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Ben Grosser investigates how the design of platform interfaces—from AI chatbots to digital artworks—shapes human behavior, desire, and culture. His work includes tactics of software recomposition, interface reduction, and radical reimagination. Grosser's artworks expose the hidden politics of software and propose alternatives to restore user agency. His recent exhibitions include prestigious venues such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Somerset House in London, ZKM in Karlsruhe, the SXSW festival in Austin, and the Japan Media Arts Festival in Tokyo. His projects have been featured in prominent publications like The New Yorker, Wired, The Atlantic, Le Monde, and Der Spiegel. The Guardian described his film 'ORDER MAGNITUDE' as the definitive artwork of the 21st century, calling it 'a mesmerizing monologue, story times.' RTÉ has dubbed him an 'antipreneur,' and Slate referred to his work as 'creative civil disobedience in the digital age.' His artworks are frequently cited in books that investigate the cultural effects of technology, including 'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism,' 'Metainterface,' and 'Investigative Aesthetics.'
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Collaborates on research and projects concerning the impact of digital technologies on society.
University of Illinois • Champaign, IL
Teaches and conducts research in the field of New Media.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).