I have completed a European PhD in History of Art with the highest mark possible, given unanimously by an international jury. My dissertation was about the silence and the void in art and it will be published soon in a book format, along with other publications that you can be updated on here. I was a Visiting Scholar at Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV) and I completed a MA degree at Sotheby’s Institute London/University of Manchester with a dissertation about the Preliminary Course of the Bauhaus. I have also received degrees from the University of the Arts London, both FdA and BA (Hons). Having been part of the Learning Department at Tate Modern/Tate Britain, I also keep an active participation in diverse academic and creative areas, that have included collaborations with museums, art fairs and global galleries such as Victoria & Albert Museum, Saatchi Gallery, Frieze Art Fair/Frieze Masters and magazines — namely Wallpaper and Arkitip. Along with participating regularly in international conferences and artistic residences, I was Assistant Editor at the newspaper Arts London News.
About me.
I am interested in cycling, skateboarding, design, architecture, urbanism, traveling and history. I have organized book clubs (Highbury Book & Camera Club), cycling clubs (Magic Mountain Cycling Club) and football games for creatives (Lisboa FC) and taken part in similar community clubs elsewhere. Having founded Organic Anagram Industries, as creative director I have overseen and designed a diverse array of products from skateboards, zines, clothing, a bookholder and many others including graphic design for book covers, posters and print advertisements. I have also released three records and I like to enrich my knowledge with short courses, from art criticism to black and white photography, from finances and management in art to philosophy.
I was born in Quinta das Lameiras and I have lived in Lisboa, London, Paris and Los Angeles. Being fluent in 5 languages (Portuguese, Spanish, German, French and English), I can also understand a few others, so I am always communicating, teaching and learning by sharing knowledge. I have a clear and practical mindset, being very organized and methodical, so I work well under pressure with imagination and coherence, bringing an engaging attitude and strong innovative and creative ideas across a range of disciplines.
Contact me.
If you want to ask anything, request a full CV including short courses, seminar participation, conference papers published and so on, or just stay in touch, please use the form bellow or email hello@miguelmeruje.com
References and Portfolio available on request.
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