Pierre Gervois
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| Born | July 7, 1969 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| 🏳️ Nationality | French-American |
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| 🌐 Website | pierregervois |
Pierre Gervois (born July 7, 1969) is a French-American artist, documentary producer, and adjunct professor at New York University.[1][2][3][4][5] He is known for his contributions to text-based conceptual art and digital artworks, exploring social interactions and power dynamics through language.[6][7][8][9]
Early life and education
Pierre Gervois was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. He completed his studies in Philosophy of Art at Paris Nanterre University in 1995 and received a degree in Political Science and Constitutional Law from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris in 1997.[2][10][1][11]
Career
In 1998, Gervois was appointed as a Foreign Expert by the Chinese Ministry of Industry (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) in Beijing.[11] He served as Chief of Staff to Laurent Fabius, the former French Prime Minister, in 1999.[11] Subsequently, in 2000, he became Head of Chinese affairs at ACFCI, negotiating with the Chinese government.[10]
In 2004, Gervois began working in the private sector, focusing on international investment in China's tourism and hospitality industry.[10]
In 2013, Gervois immigrated to the United States and pursued a career as a media entrepreneur.[12][10][1][13]
In 2017, he founded Legit Productions, a company specializing in documentary films promoting U.S. destinations and cultural heritage.[14][15][10][16][17][18][19]
In 2020, Gervois received the George Stoney Social Impact Award for "The Face of America" from BRIC Arts Media.[15][10][16][17]
Since 2020, he has served as an adjunct professor at New York University, teaching Public Relations and Media.[3][7][19][13]
Gervois has lectured on text-based conceptual art and crypto poetry at New York University.[3][19]
Artistic career
Pierre Gervois started his career as a visual artist in 1988, incorporating language into his work in 2000. From 1990 to 2021, he practiced traditional painting before transitioning to creating digital artworks minted on the blockchain.[6] Since 2019, his works reflect American society anxieties neutrally, avoiding judgment, emotion, or explicit viewpoints.[12][20][9][13]
Since 2021, Gervois has been represented by The Verse Verse Gallery.[12] His works are held in institutions like the Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art (NYC), the Tezos Foundation, and the NFT Museum of Newberry.
Personal life
Pierre Gervois currently resides in New York City.[21]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Muck Rack".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pierre B Gervois". sps.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Faculty Spotlight: Tisch Hospitality Pierre Gervois". sps.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ Productions, Legit. "Pierre Gervois Awarded Prestigious George Stoney Social Impact Award for his TV show The Face of America". PRLog. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ Pierre Gervois, Artist and Adjunct Professor at NYU, talks about the role of #NFT for Public Art. Retrieved 2024-04-03 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Pierre Gervois". MY SITE. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pierre Gervois | New York University - Academia.edu". nyu.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ "Pierre Gervois – theVERSEverse". 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Curator Convos 01: Pierre Gervois. Retrieved 2024-04-03 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Pierre Gervois". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "NOTEBOOK Pierre Gervois".
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Pierre Gervois – theVERSEverse". 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Hospitality Industry and the Metaverse". sps.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ "Pierre Gervois". www.slideshare.net. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Pierre Gervois – Pierre's Bio, Credits, Awards, and more". Stage32. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Pierre Gervois". Entice affluent Chinese tourists. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Pierre Gervois – Chinese tourists in America". Chinese tourists in America. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ "Georgetown to be featured in Amazon Prime docuseries – City of Georgetown Texas". Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "NYU SPS Emerging Technologies Team". sps.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ ""Income I" by Pierre Gervois | Rattle: Poetry". www.rattle.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ↑ "Pierre Gervois". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
External links
- Official website
- Pierre Gervois discusses the future of decentralized news media with NFTs at NFT.NYC 2022.
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