Adam Basanta

Adam Basanta

Adam Basanta (b. 1985) is an artist, composer, and performer of experimental music. Born in Tel-Aviv (ISR) and raised in Vancouver (CAN), he currently lives and works in Montreal (CAN).

His installation and sculptural works have recently been exhibited in galleries and institutions such as Fotomuseum Winterthur (CH), Galerie Charlot (FRA), Tokyo National Art Center (JPN), 5th Moscow Biennale for Young Art (RUS), Carroll / Fletcher Gallery (United Kingdom) ) American Medium Gallery (NYC), New Media Gallery (CAN), Serralves Museum (POR), Edith-Russ-Haus-fur fur Mediakunst (GER), Villa Brandolini (ITA), Vitra Design Museum (GER ), York Art Gallery (UK) ), and the Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Art (USA).

His work has been awarded several international prizes, including the Japan Media Arts Prize (2016) and the Aesthetica Art Prize (2017). In 2018 he was selected for the Sobey Art Award. He is currently represented by the Ellephant Gallery (Montreal, CAN).

His experimental concert music has been performed around the world, including appearances at the MATA Festival (NYC), Gaudeamus Musicweek (NL), CTM Festival (GER), Akousma Festival (CAN) and Mutek Festival (CAN), and have been honored with multiple national awards. and international awards. His music has been released on Kohlenstoff Records (Montreal), Farmacia901 (Italy), Important Records / Cassauna (USA) and Tsuko-Boshi (FR).