Prof. Azra Aksamija

Associate Professor of Art, Culture and Technology

Primary DLC

Department of Architecture

MIT Room: E15-231

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Transformative Mediation in Cultural or Political Conflicts
Muslims in America and Western Europe

Research Summary

Professor Aksamija's interdisciplinary projects continue to be widely published and exhibited in leading international venues. Her work was awarded Honorable Mention at the Sixth Graz Biennial on Media and Architecture in 2003. Prominent institutions or festivals that exhibited her work include the Generali Foundation Vienna (2002), the Valencia Biennial (2003), Gallery for Contemporary Art Leipzig (2003), the Liverpool Biennial (2004), the Museum of Contemporary Art Zagreb (2005), the Sculpture Center New York (2006), the Secession Vienna (2007), Manifesta 7 (2008), the Stroom The Hague (2009), and the Royal Academy of Arts London (2010), and Jewish Museum Berlin (2011), and the Fondazione Giorgio Cini as a part of the 54th Art Biennale in Venice.

Recent Work