Zach Scott
Chicago, IL
zachscott.org
EXHIBITIONS
2020 Exhibitionisms, Chicago, IL (postponed to October due to covid19)
2018 Rendr, Chicago, IL
2016 Loop Dreams, New York, NY
2014 Roundabout Projections, Melbourne, Australia
2014 Desktop Artists, The Lucky Jotter, Blackpool, United Kingdom
2013 Moving the Still: A GIF Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Moving the Still: A GIF Festival, Art Basel, Miami, FL
WEBSITES
2017 Doonaldjtrump.com
2015 Thirtysecondstories.com
2014 Introspections.me
2014 Conferencecall.biz
PRESS
Gossett, Stephen. “Chicago Artist’s Randomized Trump Loop Is Pure Nightmare Fuel.” Chicagoist, February 13, 2017.
“This New Website is a Digital Time-Capsule for our Terrifying Present.” Hunger Magazine, February 8, 2017.
Colburn, Randall. “Masochists, Enjoy This Nightmarish Portal into Donald Trump Clips Throughout History.” A.V. Club, February 7, 2017.
Stinson, Elizabeth. “Here’s What Happens When You Turn GIFs Into IRL Art Pieces.” Wired, October 3, 2016.
Kimball, Whitney. “GIF of the Day: Innovation with Horse Costumes.” ArtFCity, November 19, 2014.
Ryssdal, Kai. “Conference Calls: The Best and the Worst.” Marketplace interview, American Public Media broadcast, February 19, 2014.
Berkowitz, Joe. “The Awful Awkwardness of Conference Calls – Visualized.” FastCoCreate.com, January 28, 2014.
Paladin, Valentina. “This Microsite is One Endless, Creepy Conference Call.” The Verge, January 25, 2014.
Keating, Joshua. “A site that perfectly captures the existential despair of the conference call.” Slate, January 24, 2014.
Sokol, Zach. “Don’t Enter ‘The Conference Call Simulator’ if You Work in a Cubicle.” Vice Creators Project, January 13, 2014.
“This Online ‘Conference Call Simulator’ is Absolutely Terrifying.” Huffington Post UK, January 10, 2014.
Alfonoso III, Fernando. “The Morning GIF.” The Daily Dot, January 17, 2012.
COMMISSIONS
2017 Projections, video for Falease single “Come Up in a Minute”
2017 “Sticker Pack” (collection of 25 transparent GIFs designed to be overlaid on text messages) for Giphy
2015 Logo GIF animation, Rhizome Seven on Seven Conference, New Museum, New York City, NY
2014 Promotional GIF animations for “Hey USA!” web series
2014 GIF for 15 Folds web exhibition “EVOLUTION”, 15folds.com
OTHER
Participating artist in upcoming book by Silent Academy, Why Make Anything?
Off the Air, Season 6, Episode 3, “Work”. Adult Swim, November 9, 2016.
Giphy Artist, 1.8 billion views.