Ido Govrin (b. 1976) is a multidisciplinary artist and scholar whose practice includes sound, installation, printmaking and text. Govrin has studied art and philosophy in Israel, Holland and Canada. He holds a BA in philosophy from Tel-Aviv University (2012), an MFA from the University of Toronto (2014) and a PhD (2019) in Visual Arts from Western University (Canada). Recent solo exhibitions include
Philosophical Archeology Space 2009-2019 (2019),
Not Quite the Highest Point (2017),
I knew, but didn't believe it and because I didn't believe it, I didn't know (2017),
Silent Maps (2016),
To return to a place, is, like dying (2015), and
Vaalbara (2014). He regularly exhibits across North America, Europe and Israel. In addition to his work as an artist, he has curated a series of five contemporary art exhibitions under the title
Laptopia (2005-11) and the group exhibition
Mother, Ravens! (2012). Between 2008 and 2012, he was the director of
Musica Nova ensemble, which has been at the forefront of Israel’s experimental music scene since the 1980s. Govrin has released three full-length studio albums,
Erratum (2017),
The Revisit (2011) and
Moraine (2010), as well as various other EPs. Since 2005, he has run the record label
Interval Recordings.
Contact Email: mail [at] idogovrin [dot] net
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