July 09, 2021
Maria Kozak featured in Cool Hunting
In June, the Microsoft Garage Gallery opened its virtual doors to an inaugural exhibit intended to uplift the spirits of attendees. The Garage is Microsoft’s experimental R&D facility in Lower Manhattan, and the gallery is an extension of its work. In partnership with the cultural agency Hatchers, they brought six pioneering, multidisciplinary artists—Sadie Clayton, Uttam Grandhi, Beatie Wolfe, Stuart Semple, JGoldcrown and Maria Kozak—together for the immersive experience, aptly entitled Spirit of Being. Each artist has embraced technology as a fundamental component in their practice, but in the easy-to-navigate exhibit (which can be viewed on desktop, mobile or even through a VR headset) a sense of whimsy and wonder connects the works.
July 03, 2021
Maria Kozak Featured in K–Mag
We don't really know what awaits us in 10, 50 or 100 years. The climate crisis will sweep us off the face of the Earth? The advancement of technology will lead to an era in which work becomes scarce? Will the "technological singularity" make AI take further development into its own hands and leave us far behind? In Anthropocene, such questions are not something alone, and for many people, thoughts about the future are synonymous with stress. But for the artists who have attended the Microsoft Garage exhibition and Hatchers, these issues are a source of inspiration, and curiosity becomes a driving force in trying to better understand who we are and what our place is in a changing world. One of these artists is Maria Kozak - a Polish artist who told us about her art and how technology allows us to get rid of shyness and why we live in the trap of fiction.
June 25, 2021
SPIRIT OF BEING Featured on Microsoft In Culture
What does it mean to be alive in an era where technology, media, economic disparity, diversity, global health, and the climate crisis are part of our everyday lives and conversations? Meet six pioneering artists who are using technology to explore these themes in Spirit of Being, a virtual and in-person immersive art experience hosted by The Microsoft Garage in partnership with cultural agency Hatchers.
June 25, 2021
SPIRIT OF BEING exhibition launched with Microsoft
Visit the exhibition curated by Heather Falconer of Hatchers in Microsoft’s new virtual gallery THE GARAGE.The artists involved in SPIRIT OF BEING explore what it means to be present in relation to current times; technological advancements, disparity, diversity, economic depression, media consumption, global health and climate crisis. Embodying the mediums of visual art, sound, sculpture, and incorporating technology, each utilize their work as a means of expression, education and communication to uplift the heart, mind, body and spirit, of themselves, and others.
April 7, 2021
ELECTRIC FEELINGS at One Mile Gallery
Curated by Maria Kozak
With the advent of the internet and the onslaught of the pandemic, reality has increasingly taken place online. Electric Feelings explores our newfound connections and ways of communication. Employing an array of digital technologies, the artists involved show that it is possible to convey their moods, emotions, and experiences across a wire.
October 11, 2020
!BANANAS! puzzle launched with ARTXPUZZLES
This last year was BANANAS! Commemorate it with one of my puzzles. Wall mounted and collector’s editions available. Partial proceeds go to Black Lives Matter