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Uriel Orlow is an artist and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Westminster, London.

He is known for modular, multimedia installations that focus on the micro-histories of specific locations and problematize image and narrative regimes. Orlow’s work is concerned with spatial manifestations of memory and the “blind spots” of representation. In 2012, he received the Swiss Art Award at Art Basel. Recent exhibitions include: Aichi Triennale, Aichi, 2013; Nouvelles Vagues, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2013; Back to Back, Spike Island, Bristol, 2013; Unmade Film, Al-Ma’mal, Jerusalem, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, and Les Complices*, Zurich, 2013; Manifesta 9, Genk, 2012; Les Ateliers de Rennes – Contemporary Art Biennial, Rennes, 2012; Chewing the Scenery, 54th Venice Biennale, Venice, 2011; 8th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, 2011; and Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou, 2008. Recent publications include: Unmade Film (2013); Time Is a Place (2012); and Terrain Vague – Persistent Images (2012). Orlow lives and works in London and Zurich.