Boris Groys

Boris Groys is a philosopher and cultural theorist. He was born in Leningrad and graduated from the Mathematical Logic department in Leningrad State University in 1971. Starting from the mid-1970s, he published articles on philosophy and theory in “samizdat” journals and participated in apartment seminars on underground art. In 1981 he migrated to Germany. He is a professor of Philosophy, Art and Media Theory at the Karlsruhe College of Arts and Design and a visiting professor at New York University.