Ali Hossaini

Ali Hossaini (b. West Virginia) is an American artist, philosopher and businessperson. In 2010 the New York Times described him as a "biochemist turned philosopher turned television producer turned visual poet"[1] in reference to a body of work which spans art, science and philosophy. He has served as an executive in a number of media and technology-oriented businesses, where he has been responsible for introducing innovations in content, interaction and distribution that developed into industry standards.

The son of an Iraqi father and American mother,[2] Hossaini came of age during the Reagan Era, when he became a producer for Alternative Views, a television program that offered progressive news, commentary and interviews.[3] He also produced short films that were distributed by Deep Dish Television. He went on to write for the Village Voice and other publications.[4] In 1994 he received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin, then became involved with academic publishing and the Internet. He launched The Surrealist Revolution at the University of Texas Press, a book series whose inaugural volume, Surrealist Woman, revealed the suppressed histories of female artists. He also published one of the first electronic books, Istanbul Boy, in 1996.[5] and produced one of the first public webcasts, Come to Me, that same year.[6]

Hossaini left Texas to join the staff of The Site, a San Francisco-based television newsmagazine on MSNBC, as a producer and commentator. His focus was on involving audiences in television broadcasts. He moved to ZDTV where he continued to develop interactive projects that integrated audience tools like chat and webcams into television programs.[7] As vice president for community at Oxygen Media, he developed applications for video sharing and managed presence to integrate numerous corporate acquisitions into a single network.[8] He served as executive producer and director of programming for Equator HD, high-definition television channel devoted to travel, culture and natural history until 2009.[9]

As executive producer of LAB HD, Hossaini fostered the creation of several dozen films in avant-garde and experimental genres, including the Voom Portraits Robert Wilson, a project that became well known after Vanity Fair[10] featured one of its subjects, actor Brad Pitt, on its cover.[11] The series of HDTV videos feature performances by Hollywood stars, European and Persian royalty and notable artists.[12] The Voom Portraits Robert Wilson exhibition opened in 2007 at Paula Cooper Gallery and Philips de Pury Gallery in New York City.[13] His productions have also been featured in the Whitney Biennial,[14] the Tribeca Film Festival,[15] Brooklyn Academy of Music[16] and other venues.[17]

In 2011 Hossaini became CEO of CAN: Cinema Arts Network, a UK-based consortium of cinemas and art centers, launching the company with a live broadcast of the London Symphony Orchestra from the Barbican Centre.[18] Cinema Arts Network completed a national broadband "Network for the arts" in 2014, and in 2015 Hossaini announced CAN 2.0, an initiative to engage audiences via smartphones in sixteen UK arts venues.[19]

Exhibitions

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Filmography

2012

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2002

1995

1989:1994

1986

References

  1. ↑ For 3-D Travelers, A Cosmic Journey
  2. ↑ Beyond the multicultural ghetto. openDemocracy (2004-09-28). Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  3. ↑ By Douglas Kellner PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION: ALTERNATIVE VIEWS (PDF)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050926002937/http://www.pantar.com/bio.html. Archived from the original on September 26, 2005. Retrieved February 20, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Nesin, Istanbul Boy, University of Texas Press. Utexas.edu. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  6. ↑ Elaine Dove in A Million Miles Away. Cyberopera.org (1996-10-23). Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  7. ↑ Ali Hossaini. infonortics.com
  8. ↑ Ali Hossaini. opendemocracy.net
  9. ↑ NHK docs head for Equator. c21media.net
  10. ↑ Colacello, Bob. (2011-08-01) The Subject as Star | Culture. Vanity Fair. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  11. ↑ HD takes still life to next level for artist Robert Wilson. Broadcastengineering.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ Kalb, Jonathan. (2007-01-30) Robert Wilson, Beckett and a Celebrity From the Neck Up – New York Times. Nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  14. ↑ TRANS>arts.cultures.media. Transmag.org (2006-06-28). Retrieved on 2012-01-29.
  15. ↑ Robert Wilson Video Portraits: Isabelle Huppert & Brad Pitt. tribecafilmfestival.org
  16. ↑ BAM Blog
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ The Journal
  19. ↑ Art for Tomorrow
  20. ↑ Art Lab
  21. ↑ Time Out
  22. ↑ New Yorker
  23. ↑ Oceanic Verses
  24. ↑ Illusory Production
  25. ↑ Mediations Biennale
  26. ↑ Music is mostly compelling
  27. ↑ The Mediterranean Sea, Singing Along in Italy
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