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Eric Schmid
NationalitySwiss-American
Alma materNew York University, DePaul University
Occupation(s)Mathematician, artist, curator
Known forApplied topology, interdisciplinary art

Eric Schmid is a Swiss-American mathematician, artist, and curator whose work explores intersections between mathematics, contemporary art, and philosophy. He has exhibited in European galleries, with a group exhibition at a Swiss institutional venue in Zurich as part of the artist collective FPBJPC. His curatorial projects have primarily taken place in the United States and Oslo, curating a solo exhibition of Bjarne Melgaard[1] and group exhibitions including notable contemporary artists such as Simon Denny,[2] Ser Serpas,[3] Sam Lewitt,[4] Rochelle Goldberg,[5] Robert Bittenbender, Stefan Tcherepnin,[6] Stephan Dillemuth[7] and Mattin.[8] He established a project space gallery titled Kavita B Schmid in 2014. Art critic Andrew Russeth drew comparisons between Schmid's gallery and the historically significant experimental space operated by Peter Nadin and Christopher D'Arcangelo.[9][10]

Education

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Schmid earned a BA in Individualized Study from New York University (2013) with concentration in Continental Philosophy and Visual Art with a minor in Mathematics.[11] After brief studies at the University of Chicago, he completed an MS in Applied Mathematics at DePaul University (2025).[12] He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Global Center for Advanced Studies under Fernando Tohmé, Neil Ghani and Toby St Clere Smithe.[13]

Career

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Schmid has exhibited at venues including Kunsthalle Zürich, Vilma Gold (London), and Galleria Federico Vavassori (Milan).[14] In 2014, he established a project space in Queens called Kavita B Schmid.[15]

He was a member of the collective FPBJPC, noted by The New York Times for their presence in contemporary art.[16]

His curatorial projects include exhibitions at Centralbanken (Oslo),[17][18][19] Triest (Brooklyn),[20] Graham Vunderink Gallery, What Pipeline/Cave Gallery (Detroit), and M. LeBlanc (Chicago).[21] Schmid has organized academic events at the Emily Harvey Foundation combining art with mathematical and philosophical discourse.[22]

His sound work has been released on experimental music labels including FPBJPC and Mille Plateaux (record label).[23]

He has performed at Artists Space, Cafe Oto and Bortolami (gallery).[24][25][26]

Publications

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Schmid's publications include "Prolegomenon to a Treatise" (Bauer Verlag, 2022),[27] "Dub Langlands: Art Theory Texts on Cybernetics" (Graham Vunderink Gallery, 2025),[28] and "A Very Short Introduction to Topos Theory" (preprint, 2024).[29]

Research

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Schmid's mathematical research focuses on abstract algebra, category theory, and algebraic topology, with applications to artificial intelligence and multi-agent reinforcement learning systems.[30]

Selected Exhibitions

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  • From whose ground heaven and hell compare, Croy Nielsen, Vienna (2014)[31]
  • Speak, Lokal, Kunsthalle Zürich (2017)[32]
  • Life is Good, Galleria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2018)[33]
  • Artist's Artist, Rue Américaine 13, Brussels (2024)[34]

References

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  1. ^ "Solo Exhibition". Oslo Art Guide. Oslo Art Guide. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Eric Schmid is an Idiot at CAVE, Detroit". Contemporary Art Library. Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "Eric Schmid is an Idiot at CAVE, Detroit". Contemporary Art Library. Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "Sam Lewitt". Miguel Abreu Gallery. Miguel Abreu Gallery. 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  5. ^ "Eric Schmid is an Idiot at CAVE, Detroit". Contemporary Art Library. Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  6. ^ Sarah Rose Sharp (January 27, 2017). "When an Exhibition Leaves You Feeling Like an Idiot". Hyperallergic. Hyperallergic Media Inc. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  7. ^ "Platform Diving". The Reader. June 30, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  8. ^ "Platform Diving". The Reader. June 30, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  9. ^ Andrew Russeth (October 2, 2013). "From Suzanne Duchamp to Trash in Queens, a Stroll Through New York". ARTnews. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Randy (July 3, 2011). "Peter Nadin's Art Among the Piglets". The New York Times. p. MM24. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  11. ^ "Eric Schmid – Official Website". Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "Eric Schmid".
  13. ^ "GCAS Student Researchers". Global Center for Advanced Studies. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  14. ^ "Speak, Lokal". Kunsthalle Zürich. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  15. ^ "From Suzanne Duchamp to Trash in Queens: A Stroll Through New York". ARTnews. April 10, 2025. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  16. ^ "FIAC Paris Coverage". The New York Times. October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  17. ^ "Axiomatic Method curated by Eric Schmid". Oslo Art Guide. Santolarosa. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  18. ^ "Solo Exhibition 42". Oslo Art Guide. Santolarosa. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  19. ^ "Homotopy Type Theory". Oslo Art Guide. Santolarosa. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  20. ^ "Detailz – Triest". triest.es. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  21. ^ "Group Exhibition at M. LeBlanc". Artforum Artguide. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  22. ^ "Logic, Methodology of Science & its Applications" (PDF). Emily Harvey Foundation. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  23. ^ "Eric Schmid". Discogs. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  24. ^ "A Festival at the Borderlands of Music and Language". ArtForum. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  25. ^ "Eric Schmid". Café OTO. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  26. ^ "Ben Schumacher at Bortolami". Mousse Magazine. 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  27. ^ "Prolegomenon to a Treatise". Seminary Co-op Bookstore. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  28. ^ Schmid, Eric (March 16, 2025). Dub Langlands: Art Theory Texts on Cybernetics. Graham Vunderink Gallery. ISBN 979-8314371695.
  29. ^ Eric Schmid (June 13, 2024). "A Very Short Introduction to Topos Theory (adapted from Prof. Pettigrew's notes)". arXiv:2406.19409.
  30. ^ "Eric Schmid – Official Website". Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  31. ^ "From whose ground heaven and hell compare". Croy Nielsen. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  32. ^ "Speak, Lokal". Kunsthalle Zürich. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  33. ^ "Life is Good". Galleria Federico Vavassori. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  34. ^ "Artist's Artist at Rue Américaine 13, Brussels". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
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