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Jennifer Johung<\/h2>\n

C21 Director<\/strong>
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Jennifer Johung<\/strong> is Professor of Contemporary Art and Architectural History. Her book, Vital Forms: Biological Art, Architecture, and the Dependencies of Life<\/em> (University of Minnesota, 2019), focuses on the ways in which contemporary biological art and architecture actively engage in formulations of life. She is also the author of Replacing <\/em>Home: From Primordial Hut to Digital Network in Contemporary Art<\/em> (University of Minnesota, 2012) which considers modes of dwelling and belonging in an ever-changing world, and the co-editor of Landscapes of Mobility: Culture, Politics and Placemaking<\/em> (Ashgate, 2013). She has published widely on topics across performance, visual, and urban studies as well as bio-art and biotechnology. In addition to her research, she has curated exhibitions in Milwaukee, New York, LA, and Australia. With a background in performance studies, she teaches courses in contemporary art, new media, performance, and art museum studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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