Bob Bicknell-Knight (b. 1996, Ipswich, United Kingdom) is a multidisciplinary artist and curator working with digital media to produce films, paintings, sculptures and installations. His practice explores ideas surrounding time, control and degradation, with a particular interest in the underlying mechanics of video game worlds and power structures that proliferate online and in new forms of technology. Bicknell-Knight is influenced and inspired by our pre-apocalyptic present, climate collapse, virtual worlds and 24/7 hyper-capitalism.
Bicknell-Knight is currently enrolled at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in Tallinn, Estonia, undergoing a Masters in Contemporary Art (2024 – 2027). During this time he is continuing to expand upon recent projects, digging deeper into the philosophy and minutiae behind the production of games whilst broadening his own reflections and knowledge regarding loss, decay and societal collapse in relation to the climate crisis.
Bicknell-Knight is also the founder and director of isthisit?, a platform for art that’s specialised mainly in digital art since its creation in May 2016, and has worked with hundreds of artists since its inception. Through the platform he curates online and offline exhibitions, hosts an infrequent residency programme and has designed and edited a series of books, focusing on a number of broad themes from contemporary modes of surveillance to fake news and video game culture. He has curated exhibitions at [Senne], Brussels, BE; SEAGER, London, UK; Uus Rada, Tallinn, EE; The Art Station, Saxmundham, UK; upstream.gallery; Harlesden High Street, London, UK; DAATA, London, UK; Vanity Projects, NYC, USA; Pablo’s Birthday, New York, USA; Annka Kultys Gallery, London, UK; arebyte Gallery, London, UK; State of the Art, Berlin, DE; The Muse Gallery, London, UK and Serf, Leeds, UK.
Selected solo and duo exhibitions include Scaffolding at Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, EE, (2026, upcoming); Real-Time at Cable Depot, Sofia, BG (2026, upcoming); Asset Flip at SEAGER, London, UK (2024); Logging Off, duo show with Rosa-Maria Nuutinen at The Cut, Haleworth, UK (2024); Sunday School at Number 1 Main Road, Berlin, Germany (2023); Insert Coin at CABLE DEPOT, London, United Kingdom (2023); Non-Player Character at Klaipėda Exhibition Hall, Klaipėda, Lithuania (2023); Attract Mode, duo show with Rúrí Sigríðardóttir Kommata at Kannski Gallery, Reykjavík, IS (2023); Non-Player Character at Galeria Kollektiva, Kassel, Germany (2022); Digging History at INDUSTRA, Brno, Czech Republic (2021); Eat The Rich at Galerie Sono, Paris, France (2021); It’s Always Day One at Office Impart, Berlin, Germany (2021); Bit Rot at Broadway Gallery, Letchworth, United Kingdom (2020); The Big Four, duo show with Rosa-Maria Nuutinen at Harlesden High Street, London, United Kingdom (2019); Wellness, Ltd., duo show with Erin Mitchell at Galerie Manque, New York, USA (2019); State of Affairs at Salon 75, Copenhagen, Denmark (2019) and There are already 35 server farms on Mars. It is the perfect temperature at Annka Kultys Gallery, London, United Kingdom (2018).
Bicknell-Knight has spoken on panel discussions and given artist talks at The University of Tartu Museum, Tartu, EE; Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, LT; Mezanin, Bucharest, RO; panke.gallery, Berlin, DE; Contemporary Calgary, CA; Tate Modern, London, UK; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK and Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.
His work is part of the Zuzāns Collection (LV), as well as numerous private collections around the world.
Education
2027
– Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia, Master Of Contemporary Art, September 2024 – 2027.
2018
– Chelsea College of Arts UAL, London, UK, BA Hons Fine Art, September 2015 – June 2018, First Class Honours.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2026
– Scaffolding, curated by Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo. At Draakon Gallery, Tallinn, EE, November.
– Real-Time, curated by Petia Mihaylova. At Cable Depot, Sofia, BG, July.
2024
– Asset Flip. At SEAGER, London, UK, 30th May – 1st July.
2023
– Sunday School. At Number 1 Main Road, Berlin, DE, 29th April – 23rd May.
– Insert Coin. At CABLE DEPOT, London, UK, 1st February – 19th April.
– Non-Player Character, curated by Pita Arreola-Burns and Elliott Burns (Off Site Project). At Klaipėda Exhibition Hall, Klaipėda, LT, 20th January – 19th February.
2022
– Non-Player Character. At Galeria Kollektiva, Kassel, DE, 29th July – 21st August.
2021
– Digging History, curated by Pita Arreola-Burns and Elliott Burns (Off Site Project). At INDUSTRA, Brno, CZ, 2nd December 2021 – 5th February.
– Eat The Rich, curated by Alexandre Pastor. At Galerie Sono, Paris, FR, 19th November – 4th December.
– It’s Always Day One. At Office Impart, Berlin, DE, 22nd April – 6th June.
2020
– Bit Rot, curated by Kristian Day. At Broadway Gallery, Letchworth, UK, 27th February – 26th April.
2019
– State of Affairs, curated by Theodor P. Nymark. At Salon 75, Copenhagen, DK, 9th August – 15th September.
2018
– There are already 35 server farms on Mars. It is the perfect temperature. At Annka Kultys Gallery, London, UK, 31st January – 3rd February.
2017
– Sunrise Prelude. At Dollspace, London, UK, 1st June – 1st July.
Selected Duo Exhibitions
2025
– You Forget Some Things, Don’t You? w/ Olev Kuma. At Keskpuur, Tallinn, EE, 14th June – 13th July.
2024
– Logging Off w/ Rosa-Maria Nuutinen. At The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth, UK, 27th February – 6th April.
2023
– Attract Mode w/ Rúrí Sigríðardóttir Kommata. At Kannski Gallery, Reykjavík, IS, 2nd – 10th December.
2019
– The Big Four w/ Rosa-Maria Nuutinen. At Harlesden High Street, London, UK, 14th November – 15th January.
– Wellness, Ltd w/ Erin Mitchell, curated by George Metesky. At Galerie Manque, New York, USA, 8th – 24th November.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
– Local Yokel, curated by Clare Palmier. At At The Art Station, Saxmundham, UK, 13th June – 22nd August.
– Entrance No. 4, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen and Nora Schmelter. At ARS Project Space, ARS Kunstilinnak, Tallinn, EE, 23rd May – 14th June.
– Waiting For The Light, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At [Senne], Rue de la Senne 19, 1000 Brussels, BE, 22nd April – 3rd May.
– Vaal Galerii Spring Auction, curated by Aleksander Metsamärt. At Vaal Galerii, Tallinn, EE, 7th April – 25th April.
– Spring Exhibition, selected by Cloe Jancis, Maria Valdma-Härm, Jüri Mildeberg, Madli Ljutjuk and Riivo Anton. At Lasnamäe Pavilion, Tallinn Art Hall, Tallinn, EE, 14th March – 17th May.
– What Remains in the Palm, curated by Saulė Noreikaitė. At Kaunas Artists’ House Gallery, Kaunas, LT, 6th – 28th March.
2025
– How to Reframe Monuments, curated by Linda Kaljundi, Kirke Kangro, Annika Tiko and Maris Veeremäe. At EKA Outdoor Gallery, Tallinn, EE, 1st December – 15th February.
– The Longest Night of the Year, curated by Stella Mõttus. At Kogo Gallery, Tartu, EE, 29th November – 7th February.
– Invisible Stones, curated by Lilian Hiob-Küttis, Kirke Kangro and Ruth Melioranski. At Telliskivi Green Hall, Tallinn, EE, 11th November – 7th December.
– The Path. At ArtVilnius, Vilnius, LT, 3rd – 5th October.
– Unframed, curated by Anastasia Lemberg-Lvova. At Finlayson Area, Tampere, FI, 26th September – 5th October.
– Ars Electronica Animation Festival. At the Ars Electronica Centre, Linz, AT, 7th September.
– Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition. At the University of Arts Linz, Linz, AT, 3rd – 7th September.
– Kino Club Helsinki, Sailing Boat Screening. At Capellanaukio, Kalasatama, Helsinki, FI, 31st August.
– Hidden Rivers, curated by Theresa Roth. At EKA Gallery, Tallinn, EE, 1st – 24th August.
– Unframed, curated by Flóra Gadó. At Aparaaditehas, Tartu, EE, 20th – 27th August.
– Walkthrough. At Kuressaare Castle, Saaremaa, EE, 13th July – 4th August.
– Studio Summer. At Office Impart, Berlin, DE, 2nd – 18th July.
– About The Birds, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Uus Rada, Tallinn, EE, 10th – 22nd June.
– Unframed, curated by Flóra Gadó. At Casa Silencio, Turin, IT, 6th June – 10th July.
– Terra to Form, curated by Kati Saarits, Kirke Kangro, Christiana Fissore and Enzo Fornaro. At the Mondovì Museum of Ceramics, Mondovì, IT, 7th June – 31st July.
– Unframed, curated by Flóra Gadó. At BASIS Vinschgau Venosta, Silandro, IT, 16th – 31st May.
– Kiosque de l’In-visible, curated by Adrian Preisler & Emil Torp-Rasmussen. At Captive Portal, Copenhagen, DK, 13th May – 15th September.
– Mapping Time. At The Monk’s Bunk, Tallinn, EE, 3rd – 6th March.
– Young Sculptor Award. At the Estonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Tallinn, EE, 28th February – 9th March.
2024
– Vaal Galerii Autumn Auction, curated by Lilian Hiob. At Vaal Galerii, Tallinn, EE, 20th November – 7th December.
– For Folk Sake, curated by Alexander Costello and Rebecca Riess. At The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth, UK, 12th October – 19th November.
– Art in Conversation II. At 108 Fine Art, Harrogate, UK, 6th July – 31st August.
– Respawn, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At SEAGER, London, UK, 18th April – 18th May.
– Digital Portraiture: Empathy In Virtual Worlds, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At [Senne], Brussels, BE, 25th April – 5th May.
– Respawn, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At SEAGER, London, UK, 18th April – 18th May.
– Art Düsseldorf, presented by Office Impart. At Düsseldorf, DE, 11th – 14th April.
– Character Creator, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At SEAGER, London, UK, 13th March – 13th April.
– Out Of Bounds, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At SEAGER, London, UK, 31st January – 2nd March.
2023
– Another Day at the Office. At Office Impart, Berlin, DE, 9th December – 9th January.
– Digital Worldz. At Anise Gallery, London, UK, 16th November – 6th December.
– switch 2023 / PLAY, curated by Triona Ryan, Carol Kennedy and Harald Turek. At switch, Nenagh, IE, 29th October – 5th November.
– Platforms Project Independent Art Fair, presented by Cable Depot. At Athens, GR, 26th – 29th October.
– Enter Art Fair, presented by Office Impart. At Copenhagen, DK, 24th – 27th August.
– Passages. At D Contemporary, 23 Grafton St, London, UK, 6th – 24th June.
– Raak, curated by Sacha Jongerius. At Transport Artspace, Maastricht, NL, 6th – 14th May.
– Home Collection 2023, curated by Karl Sims. At Tethered Publics, London, UK, 4th May.
– 2QUEENS 2SCREENS 2. At Two Queens, Leicester, UK, 28th April.
– Unconsumed, curated by Georgia Green and Eleanor Rodwell. At The Shoe Factory, Norwich, UK, 4th – 10th March.
– For Man is Coming Here, curated by Susan Lord. At Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre, Bury, UK, 4th March – 21st October.
– Baggage Claim, curated by Georgia Stephenson and Rosalind Wilson. At Staffordshire St, London, UK, 16th February – 5th March.
– The Advantages of Being Boneless And Incomplete, curated by Jamie Sutcliffe and Petra Szemán. At Banner Repeater, London, UK, 13th January – 30th April.
– Rabbit Hole, curated by Gemma Fantacci. At Metronom Gallery Digital Video Wall, Metronom, Modena, Italy, 10th January – 7th February.
2022
– Moving Image Booth. At The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London, UK, 20th – 23rd October.
– Digitally Specific. At Tethered Publics, London, UK, 7th October – onwards.
– Breaking the frame: CRASSH outdoor film festival, selected by Steven Connor, Julia Rone, Thomas Deyekser and Judith Weik. At CRASSH, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, UK, 30th September.
– Simultan Festival XVII: The Changing and The Intermediate. At Timișoara, RO, 10th – 18th September.
– Play During the Pandemic, curated by Jodi Kwok. At QUAD Extra Gallery Spaces, QUAD, Derby, 23rd July – 30th October.
– Saturday Morning Animation Club, curated by Petra Szemán, isthisit? and Off Site Project. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 11th June – 9th July.
– Liliya Art Gallery Open Call Exhibition, curated by Isabel Casey. At Liliya Art Gallery, London, UK, 31st May – 25th June.
– Drava Art Biennale ’21: Invisible Water, curated by Helena Kušenić and selected by Valentina Radoš, Ana Kovačić, Tanja Špoljar, Helena Kušenić and Maša Zamljačanec. At Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek, HR, 3rd March – 8th April.
– WDT 2:1. Online at http://www.wetdovetail.com/2-1, 4th February.
– The Zium Gallery, curated by Michael Berto. Online at theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-gallery, 2nd February.
2021
– Highlights Of The Year 2021. At Office Impart, Berlin, DE, 4th – 18th December.
– THE STRUGGLE IS REAL, curated by Clusterduck. Online at greencube.gallery, 25th November – 16th December.
– Pink Cloud, curated by Georgia Țidorescu. At Arad Art Museum, Arad, RO, 19th November – 19th December.
– Soft Agitators, curated by Gilles Neiens. At Saarländische Galerie, Europäisches Kulturforum, Berlin, DE, 11th November – 18th December.
– The World of Light, curated by David Yetton. Online at theworldoflight.net, 5th -14th November.
– On Labor & Affect, curated by Quote—Unquote. At Mezanin, Bucharest, RO, 29th October – 5th November.
– In Crystalized Time, curated by Anthony White. At Museum of Museums, Seattle, USA, 8th October – 27th December.
– Work Upside Down, curated by Time’s Up, Corina Bucea and Rarița Zbranca. At Casa Municipială de Cultură, Cluj-Napoca, RO, 1st October – 7th November.
– Algorithmic Bias, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At [Senne], Brussels, BE, 30th September – 10th October.
– Drava Art Biennale 2021, curated by Helena Kušenić and selected by Valentina Radoš, Ana Kovačić, Tanja Špoljar, Helena Kušenić and Maša Zamljačanec. At Koprivnica Gallery, Koprivnica, HR, 17th September – 24th October.
– Open Call Screening Programme Round Two, selected by Elsa James, Renee Vaughan Sutherland and James Ravinet. At Big Screen Southend, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, UK, 12th September – 9th January.
– Proyector Festival. At White lab, Madrid, ES, 8th – 19th September.
– Moisture Technē. At Älvsbacka, Molkom, SE, 6th – 19th August.
– Possible Futures, curated by Lauren Little. At Gnome House, London, UK, 1st – 18th July.
– Assembly House Summer Open 2021, selected by Gilly Fox, Caroline Fisher and Henry Jackson Newcomb. At Assembly House, Norwich, 4th – 10th June.
– The Internet Yami-Ichi, selected by Valentina Tanni. In Central Market, Ljubljana, SI, 22nd May.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight X Keiken. At Soundscape Park, New World Symphony, Miami, Florida, USA, 17th April.
– The Terminal: Human Shaped Whole, curated by Off Site Project. At Anonymous Gallery, New York, USA, 7th April – 2nd May.
– Lockdown Slop, curated by Slop Projects. Online at http://www.slopprojects.com, 14th March.
– Both Sides Now 6: Viral Futures, curated by Isaac Leung and Jamie Wyld. Online at videoclub.org.uk, 25th – 31st.
– VRAL, curated by Matteo Bittanti and Gemma Fantacci. Online at milanmachinimafestival.org, 1st – 14th January.
2020
– The image as a virus, 27th Slavonian Biennial, curated by Valentina Radoš and selected by Krešimir Purgar, Nataša Lah, Jasminka Babić and Matija Debeljuh. At Museum of Fine Arts, Osijek, HR, 10th December – 14th March.
– 36th Annual Open Exhibition. Online at Southwark Park Galleries, 2nd December – 31st January.
– Changemakers: Ways of Protest. At Elysium Gallery, Swansea, Wales, UK, 28th November – 6th March.
– Fun & Games: Playtime past & present, curated by James Moss. At The Portico Library, Manchester, UK, 20th November – 14th June.
– The News, curated by Lulu Nunn. Online at Hoax Publication, 17th November.
– Come Closer!, curated by Office Impart. Online at officeimpart.com, 28th October.
– Video, curated by Stamatia Dimitrakopoulos. Online at Art Athina Virtual, aavirtual.gr, 16th – 31st October.
– THE DAYS ARE JUST PACKED, curated by Marian Luft and Ece Cangüden. At THE POOL, Istanbul, TR, 18th – 20th September.
– Artist Billboard. At TRAFOHAUS, Kassel, DE, 11th August – 11th September.
– ARTBO | Fin de Semana – Sensoria, curated by Juan Covelli and Juan Cortés. Online at http://www.artbo.co/findesemana, 29th July – 29th August.
– Joyous Dystopia, curated by David Gryn & Leilani Lynch. Online at Strangelove Festival 2020, 15th – 21st June.
– HOST, curated by Boris MHL, Mano Leyrado and Paola Mattos. Online at cpucpucpu.art, 12th April.
– Well Now WTF?, curated by Faith Holland, Lorna Mills, and Wade Wallerstein. Online at wellnow.wtf, 4th April.
– Beyond the Fence, curated by Atom Chen. At Wells Projects, London, UK, 14th – 29th March.
– Video mood, curated by Davide Da Pieve, Marco Casella and Marta Trombini. At Mock Jungle, Das, Bologna, IT, 24th January – 15th February.
– Depictions of Living, curated by Roshanak Khakban and Samuel Ivan Robert. At Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London, UK, 24th – 28th January.
2019
– Airport Lounge Pavilion, curated by Owen Vince. Online at theportlounge, 1st November – 1st March.
– beneath the beach, seamless paving stones, curated by Ian Bruner and Noah Travis Phillips. Online at rhizomeparkinggarage.com, 1st November – 1st March.
– Viewing Room, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Harlesden High Street, London, UK, 6th October – 5th November.
– Humachine Flux, curated by Digital Artist Residency and OVADA. At OVADA, Oxford, UK, 20th September – 20th October.
– Portrait of Zuck, curated by George Metesky. At Galerie Manque, New York, USA, 6th – 29th September.
– Beyond the Door, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Vanity Projects, NYC and Miami locations, USA, 1st August – 1st September.
– Overtime at The Bass, curated by David Gryn and Leilani Lynch. At The Bass Museum of Art, Miami, Florida, USA, 31st July.
– Beyond the Door, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Everyman King’s Cross on the Corner, London, UK, 22nd June.
– Late Stage, curated by George Metesky. At Galerie Manque, New York, USA, 18th May – 19th June.
– Artists’ Film Screening: Emergence, curated by Kristina Pulejkova. At Lewisham Art House, London, UK, 10 May.
– Life and Beyond, curated by Kristina Pulejkova. At Lewisham Art House, London, 8th – 12th May.
– Towards the Last Unicorn, curated by no.stereo and Art Research Map. At 55SP, R. Barão de Tatuí, São Paulo, BR, 2nd April – 1st June.
– Artificial Identities. At Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK, 2nd – 3rd April.
– Cosmos Carl feat. Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at cosmoscarl.co.uk, 1st March.
– Trust Is The Ultimate Currency, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Harlesden High Street, London, UK, 22nd February – 13th April.
– GROUND ZERO EARTH, curated by Yasmine Rix in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), University of Cambridge. At Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, UK, 14th February – 22nd March.
– They Live, curated by Angela Pippo. At Platform Southwark, London, UK, 24th January – 4th February.
– To cite a body, curated by Jack Smurthwaite. At Sluice HQ, London, UK, 12th January – 2nd February.
2018
– Utopus CSR +, Time for new utopia (?), curated by Katarina Bal. At Spis Artists Gallery, Spisska Nova Ves, SK, 12th December – 31st March.
– Monitor. At AIR Gallery, Altrincham, UK, 5th – 22nd December.
– Paper Cuts, curated by Kristian Day. At Saatchi Gallery, London, UK, 16th – 18th November.
– a place for friends, curated by Jake Major. At Hartslane, London, UK, 14th – 17th November.
– New Materialities in the Digital Age, curated by Jonny Tanna. At Harlesden High Street, London, UK, 5th November – 4th December.
– Shoji: Artists Moving Image Screening, curated by Duncan Herd. At ARTnSHELTER, Tokyo, JP, 27th October.
– Total Power Exchange, curated by George Metesky. At Galerie Manque, New York, USA, 26th October – 18th November.
– Inside Intel, curated by Elliott Burns, India Murphy and Jake Charles Rees. At The Centre for Investigative Journalism, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, 16th – 20th October.
– Orbit UK Art Graduate Show. At OXO Bargehouse, Southbank, London, UK, 22nd – 26th August.
– Terms and Conditions May Apply, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Annka Kultys Gallery, London, UK, 7th – 18th August.
– Twice as Nice. At PS Mirabel, Manchester, UK, 30th June – 11th August.
– StickerSUV, curated by PANE Project. At SUV Festival, organised by BSMNT, Werkschauhalle, Leipzig, DE, 13th – 15th July.
– Duty Free, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Chelsea College of Art, London, UK, 15th – 23rd June.
– paneproject #videotutorial, curated by PANE Project. Online at http://www.aqnb.com, May.
– The Finder: Ethnography of the Personal Interface, curated by Wade Wallerstein. Online at http://www.offsiteproject.org, 31st March – 22nd April.
– pt 3 / seen. At 202 gallery, Central Saint Martins, London, UK, 21st February.
2017
– EVE, curated by Stu Burke. At Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK, 10th November.
– The 15 Cmdments, curated by Sid and Jim. Online at thewrong.org, 1st November – 31st January.
– So Many Things Have Happened Today 2, curated by Lewk Wilmshurst. At Kingsgate Project Space, London, UK, 21st October – 15th December.
– Everything is destined to reappear as simulation, curated by CURRENT. At Verona Art Fair, Verona, IT, 13th – 16th October.
– EnterCity, curated by Katarina Balounova. At Like Festival, Hall of Arts Košice, Rumanova 1, Košice, SK, 5th October.
– The Museum Has Abandoned Us, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At State of the Art, Berlin, DE, 13th – 23rd September.
– A Show About The Show, curated by Scaffold Gallery. At Bankley Gallery, Manchester, UK, 25th – 26th August.
– The Choice of a New Generation, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At The Muse Gallery, London, UK, 8th – 13th August.
– Pupa, curated by Stacey Broadbent and Klavs Kurpnieks. At Assembly House, Leeds, UK, 20th – 23rd July.
– is this real lyf??, curated by i o u a e. At Commercial Union House, Newcastle, UK, 22nd June – 2nd July.
– Black Lotus, curated by Thomas Tyler. At TAU Gaming, Middlesbrough, UK, 30th June.
– EnterCity, curated by Katarina Balounova. At Cavallerizza Reale Art Space, Turin, IT, 15th June.
– Saltaire Arts Trail ArtQuest. At Saltaire, UK, 27th – 29th May
– Xhibit 20. At Art Bermondsey Project Space, London, UK – 21st April – 14th May.
– is this it?, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Serf, Leeds, UK, 28th – 29th April.
– DVD IS DEAD. curated by Luke Nairn. Online at dvdisdead.net, 1st – 25th April.
– Glitch Art is Dead. At Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, US, 11st – 20th March.
– I miss you, Blockbuster, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At A217 Gallery, London, UK, 2nd – 17th March.
– VOS #3 – What Doesn’t Let Us Rest, curated by Roland Wegerer. Online at vos.rolandwegerer.com, 15th February.
– The Sacred 419, curated by Jonny Tanna and Morgane Wagner. At The Square Gallery, London, UK, 7th – 16th February.
– Rejected. At Bow Arts, The Rum Factory, London, UK, 2nd – 4th February.
– The Sacred Screen, curated by Morgane Wagner and Corie Denby McGowan. At The Square Gallery, London, UK, 12th – 19th January.
2016
– A Group Thing. At Thomas Young Gallery, Boston, US, 6th November – 14th January.
– an evening with isthisit?, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At Eva’s Place, Suffolk, UK, 29th – 31st December.
– artists as curators. At A217 Gallery, London, UK, 9th – 11th December.
– OUT OF THE BLUE, curated by the algorithm, Wouter Huis. At Greylight Projects, Brussels, BE, 3rd December – 26th February.
– All in one, curated by Linda Alborghetti, Marco Bellini and Leonardo Maccagnola. At Piazza Martyrs of Liberty, Chiari, IT, 25th – 27th November.
– isthisit? AFK, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight. At 32A, St Donatts Road, London, UK, 17th – 24th November.
– OH NO WHOOPS!. Online at videovideozine.com/wp, 1st – 30th November.
– Bad Art Presents Touch Me Baby, curated by Anna Choutova. At Bones & Pearl Gallery, London, UK, 19th November.
– MozEx, curated by Luca M Damiani and Irini Papadimitriou. At Mozilla Festival, Ravensbourne, London, UK, 28th – 30th October.
– OH NO WHOOPS!. At Art and Exhibition Hall UIC, 400 s Peoria st, Chicago, US, 28th October.
– Group Effort. At Bones & Pearl Gallery, London, UK, 28th – 29th October.
– Post-Everything, curated by Video Social Club. At Plymouth Athenaeum, Plymouth, UK, 23rd September.
– Digital Wasteland, curated by Sid and Jim. At Eiger Studios, Leeds, UK, 21st September.
– Fubar. At Siva Galerija, Zagreb, HR, 19th – 23rd September.
– RETHink Art Digital Festival. At Rethymno, GR, 9th – 12th September.
– TRAVELOGUE, curated by Matteo Bittanti. At Piazzetta Santa Barbara, Mantua, IT, 7th – 11th September.
– Gods Own County. At Weston Park Museum, Sheffield, UK, 16th June.
Residencies
2023
– SARUYA Artist Residency. At 3-28-8 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, JP, 3rd July – 30th August.
2022
– High House Working Residency. At Antony Gormley Estate, King’s Lynn, UK, 3rd – 30th October.
– SODAS 2123 Artist in Residence. At SODAS 2123, Vitebsko g. 23, Vilnius 11350, LT, 2nd – 29th April.
2021
– Hybrida Artist in Residence. At Älvsbacka, Molkom, Sweden, 24th June – 6th August.
2019
– Emerging Artists in Residence 2019, selected by Digital Artist Residency and OVADA. Online at digitalartistresidency.org, 1st July – 31st August.
2018
– I Doxxed Myself (And Why You Should Too). Online at http://www.offsiteproject.org, June – July.
2017
– Build A Drone. Online at http://www.add-to-basket.com, 4th – 20th December.
– WUU2 MATE?. Online at http://www.wuu2wuu2.com, 11th – 20th September.
– inhabit residency. Online at http://www.iouae.co.uk, 10th – 16th April.
2016
– Palm Island. Online at http://www.thesketchupresidency.com, 11th November – 20th December.
Selected Curatorial Projects
2026
– Waiting For The Light. Curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Cory Arcangel, Jimmy Baker, Michael Bell-Smith, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Jacob Ciocci, Alexander R. Galloway w/ Radical Software Group, Ben Grosser, Mike Kelley, Barbara Kruger, Keiu Maasik, Maya Man, Cezar Mocan, Antoni Muntadas, Motohiko Odani, Johannes P. Osterhoff, Dirk Paesmans, Dunne & Raby, Molly Soda, Subnet, Sputniko!, Nora Turato, El Último Grito, Ultralab and Angela Washko. At [Senne], Rue de la Senne 19, 1000 Brussels, BE, 22nd April – 3rd May.
2025
– About The Birds. Curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Anastasiia Krapivina, Kroplya, Denis Kudrjašov, Olev Kuma, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen, Kertu Rannula, Nora Schmelter, Aidan Timmer and Edvard Vellevoog. At Uus Rada, Tallinn, EE, 10th – 22nd June.
2024
– Digital Portraiture: Empathy In Virtual Worlds. Curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Chiho Aoshima, Cory Arcangel and Paper Rad, Myfanwy Ashmore, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Brody Condon, Jodi, Walter Langelaar, Eva and Franco Mattes, Eddo Stern, Petra Szemàn, Ubermorgen, Angela Washko and Laurie Simmons. At [Senne], Rue de la Senne 19, 1000 Brussels, BE, 25th April – 5th May.
– Respawn. Curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Roc Herms, Emily Mulenga, Léa Porré, Total Refusal, Georgie Roxby Smith and Angela Washko. At SEAGER, London, UK, 18th April – 18th May.
– Character Creator. Curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Jamie Janković, Cassie McQuater, Petra Szemán, Willem Weismann and Stacia Yeapanis. At SEAGER, London, UK, 13th March – 13th April.
– Out Of Bounds, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Aram Bartholl, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Alice Bucknell, Mario Mu, Rosa-Maria Nuutinen, Everest Pipkin, Amba Sayal-Bennett and Mathew Zefeldt. At SEAGER, London, UK, 31st January – 2nd March.
2023
– Player Piano, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Kara Chin, Kumbirai Makumbe, Catinca Malaimare, Emily Mulenga, Petra Szemán and Rafał Zajko. At The Art Station, 48 High St, Saxmundham, UK, 5th May – 2nd June.
2021
– Algorithmic Bias, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Zach Blas, Joy Buolamwini, Jacob Ciocci, Ami Clarke, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Stephanie Dinkins, Ben Grosser, Joel Holmberg, Esther Hovers, Claire Jervert, JODI and Lynn Hershman Leeson. At [Senne], Rue de la Senne 19, 1000 Brussels, BE, 30th September – 10th October.
– Mountain of the Metaverse, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Keiken. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 6th March – 17th April. Funded by Arts Council England.
– Time Out Of Joint, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Larry Achiampong, David Blandy, Stine Deja and Mimi Ọnụọha. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 23rd January – 5th March. Funded by Arts Council England.
2020
– Networked Visions, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Tamara Kametani, Maria Mahfooz and Rene Matić. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 12th December – 22nd January. Funded by Arts Council England.
– Data Fatigue, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Morehshin Allahyari, Corey Hayman, Kumbirai Makumbe, Jonathan Monaghan and Richard Whitby. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 31st October – 15th December. Funded by Arts Council England.
– to go off-screen, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Petra Szemán. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 15th July – 15th August.
– 2020 DO NOT LINK, curated by Dirk Paesmans and Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Madeleine Andersson, Michael Berto, David Blair, Nancy Buchanan, Heath Bunting, Green Cube, Inari, Peter Luining, Conall McAteer, Viktor Timofeev & Jaakko Pallasvuo, Everest Pipkin, Niko Princen, Kristina Pulejkova, Guido Segni, Petra Szemán, Krassimir Terziev, Puck Verkade & Thomas van Linge. Online at http://www.upstream.gallery, 12th – 28th June.
– Piper in the Woods, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ John Butler, Stine Deja, Emily Mulenga, Tamsin Snow and Petra Szemán. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 15th May – 15th June.
– Office Space, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Lydia Blakely, Naomi Fitzsimmons, Johnny Izatt-Lowry, Perce Jerrom and Lilli Mathod. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 25 February – 25 March.
2019
– Viewing Room, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Johanna Flato, Roxman Gatt, Avery Noyes and Rosa-Maria Nuutinen. At Harlesden High Street, 62-70, Shorts Gardens, London, UK, 6th October – 5th November.
– Beyond the Door, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Peter Burr, Kara Gut, Tom Kobialka, Cassie McQuater and Georgie Roxby Smith. At Vanity Projects, NYC and Miami locations, US, 1st August – 1st September.
– Please don’t stand in the middle of the road waiting for me to get you on camera, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Aram Bartholl, Petra Cortright, Joe Hamilton and Pilvi Takala. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 23rd June – 23rd July.
– HERE+NOW, organised by Pablo’s Birthday and OFFICE IMPART w/ ARTPIQ, AXSART, isthisit? (Bob Bicknell-Knight), PABLO’S BIRTHDAY, Jenny Brosinski, Sooyoung Chung, Joshua Citarella, Daily Collector, Johan Deckmann, Stine Deja, Anna Ehrenstein, Freud Monk Gallery, Carla Gannis, Hiroyuki Hamada, Ant Hamlyn, OFFICE IMPART, Irati Inoriza, Tahnee Lonsdale, Liz Naiden, hiato projects, THIS AIN´T ART SCHOOL, Tristan Schulze, Hannah Sophie, Jonathan Todryk, Lisette van Hoogenhuyze, Paul Weiner and Tara Wray. At Pablo’s Birthday, 57 Orchard Street, New York, US, 26th June – 3rd July.
– Beyond the Door, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Peter Burr, Kara Gut, Tom Kobialka, Cassie McQuater and Georgie Roxby Smith. At Everyman King’s Cross on the Corner, 14-18 Handyside Street, King’s Cross, London, UK, 22nd June.
– Trust Is The Ultimate Currency, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Ami Clarke, Débora Delmar, Ollie Dook, Tom Galle, Eloise Hawser, Botond Keresztesi, Erin Mitchell, Charlie Godet Thomas, Frank Wasser and Thomas Yeomans. At Harlesden High Street, 32 Newman Street, London, UK, 22nd February – 13th April.
– Flow My Tears, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Shamus Clisset, Stine Deja, Bex Ilsley, Jillian Mayer, Jonathan Monaghan, Rustan Söderling and Thomas Yeomans. At Vanity Projects, NYC and Miami locations, US, 4th February – 10th March.
2018
– Flow My Tears, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Shamus Clisset, Stine Deja, Bex Ilsley, Jillian Mayer, Jonathan Monaghan, Rustan Söderling and Thomas Yeomans. Online at daata-editions.com, 5th December in conjunction with NADA Miami.
– Terms and Conditions May Apply, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Fabio Lattanzi Antinori, Marion Balac, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Shamus Clisset, Patrick Colhoun, Alyssa Davis, Tom Galle, James Irwin, Jason Isolini, Jillian Mayer, Rosa Nuutinen, Moises Sanabria, Lotte Rose Kjær Skau, Owen Thackeray and Addie Wagenknecht. At Annka Kultys Gallery, London, UK, 7th – 18th August.
– Duty Free, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Fabio Lattanzi Antinori, Veronika Krenn & Davide Bevilacqua, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Lydia Blakeley, Toby Christian, Joshua Citarella, Elliot Dodd, Bex Ilsley, IKO, Perce Jerrom, Claire Jervert, Émilie Brout & Maxime Marion, Jillian Mayer, Jonathan Monaghan, Jake Moore, Molly Soda, Rustan Söderling, Puck Verkade, Willem Weismann, Hanae Wilke, Thomas Yeomans and Laura Yuile. At Chelsea College of Art, London, UK, 15th – 23rd June.
– I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Anne De Boer, Bora Akinciturk, Dominic Dispirito, Emma Stern, Harm van den Dorpel, Iain Ball, Jakob Kudsk Steensen, Marie Munk, Olga Fedorova, Sarah Derat & Rachel McRae, Stephan Backes, Stine Deja and Yuri Pattison. At arebyte Gallery, London, UK, 23rd March – 5th April.
– Spread the Virus, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Stine Deja, Thomas van Linge, Jake Moore, Emma Stern, Puck Verkade and Thomas Yeomans. Online at dateagle.art/spread-the-virus, 1st March – 1st August.
2017
– Why don’t we get a kickstarter going for an ISP?, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Iain Ball, James Bridle, Sebastian Burger, Constant Dullaart, Olga Fedorova, Ann Hirsch, Andy Holden, Rachel Lamot, Eva Papamargariti and Jakob Kudsk Steensen. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 22nd December – 22nd January.
– ICONIC Digital Biennale. Online at iconic.show, 1st December – 1st January.
– It doesn’t take long to find new targets, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Marc Blazel, Elliott Burns, Joseph DeLappe, Jon Haddock, Stelios Ilchouk, Claire L.Evans, Eva and Franco Mattes, Oliver Payne, Liv Preston, Michael Pybus, Stefan Schwarzer, Georgie Roxby Smith, Viktor Timofeev, Willem Weisman and Mathew Zefeldt. At The Take Courage Gallery, London, UK, 7th – 16th December.
– Life 2.0 , curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Jade Annaw, Anne de Boer and Eloïse Bonneviot, Max Colson, Juan Covelli, Naomi Fitzsimmons, Roxman Gatt, Clare Gatto, Kara Gut, Helen Hamilton, Will Kendrick, Wednesday Kim, Tom Kobialka, Thea Lazar, Emma McCarthy, Jake Moore, Olivier Pagy, Elsa Philippe, Alice Rout, Emma Stern, Petra Szeman, Tobias Williams, Yorkson Yorkson, Fengyi Zhu- ‘The Wrong – New Digital Art Biennale’ – Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com/life-2 as part of The Wrong Biennale, 1st November – 31st January.
– The Museum Has Abandoned Us, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Arvida Bystrom, Valentin Dommanget, Lara Joy Evans, Patrick Goddard, Fred Le Sueur, Jonathan Monaghan, Brad Phillips, Tom Railton, Dennis Rudolph, Molly Soda, Willem Weismann, Yorkson Yorkson and Laura Yuile. At State of the Art, Berlin, DE, 13th – 23rd September.
– The Choice of a New Generation, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bora Akinciturk, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Juan Covelli, Anne de Boer, Pippa Eason, Roxman Gatt, Gordon Holden, Joey Holder, Will Kendrick, Jake Kent, Eden Mitsenmacher, Aaron Scheer, Willem Weismann, Trystan Williams, Lewk Wilmshurst, Xim Xom, Jiyoung Yoo and Yorkson Yorkson. At The Muse Gallery, London, UK, 8th – 13th August.
– is this it?, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Jade Annaw, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Iona Bone, Ror Brown, Pippa Eason, Ed Florance, Roxman Gatt, Callum Harper, Bex Ilsley, Joe Jefford, Sid and Jim, Amanda Karlsson, Corie Denby McGowan, Jake Moore, Gabriel S Moses, Luke Nairn, Col Self, Karl Sims Owen Thackeray, Eva Tomopoulou, Thomas Tyler, Helena Kate Whittingham, Lois Williams, Neale Willis and Jiyoung Yoo. At Serf, Leeds, UK, 28th – 29th April.
– isthisit? issue 1 launch, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Marc Blazel, Hermione Cameron, Keaton Fox, Bex Ilsley, Brooke Kelty, Campbell Mcconnell, Melanie Menard, Luke Nairn, Seaneen Hartley Price, Raquelle Reeves, Leyli Salayeva, Emily Simpson, Ana Voog and Xindi Zhou. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com/issue-1-launch, 30th March.
– I miss you, Blockbuster…, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Marie Aimee, Amanda Ali, Jon Arbuckle, Miro Arva, Bob Bicknell-Knight, Pippa Eason, Juliet Fleming, Ed Fornieles, Roxman Gatt, Elliot Warren Gibbons, Bartosz Kolata, Laila Majid, Charlotte-Maëva Perret, Evelyn Privitera, Karl Sims and Jonny Tanna. At A217 Gallery, London, UK, 2nd – 17th March.
– The Evolution of Roxman Gatt, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Roxman Gatt. Online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com/the-evolution-of-roxman-gatt, 17th – 24th April.
2016
– an evening with isthisit?, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Pippa Eason, Bex Ilsley, Will Kendrick, Malcolm Litson, Sid and Jim, Gabriel S Moses, Thomas Tyler and Benjamin Warner. At Eva’s Place, Suffolk, UK, 29th – 31st December.
– isthisit? AFK, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Peter Barnard, Riley Burks, Joseph Cotgrave, Rado Daskalov, Stacey Davidson, Pippa Eason, Camilla Edström Ödemark, Naomi Ellis, Taylor Ellis, Elliot Hewgill, Bex Ilsley, Sid and Jim, Lisa Kuglitsch, Laila Majid, Will Marshall, Campbell Mcconnell, Sophie Rogers, Aidan Strudwick, Owen Thackeray, Michael Wynne and Neale Willis. At 32A, St Donatts Road, London, UK, 17th – 24th November.
Selected Books, Publications and Writing
2026
– Waiting For The Light, exhibition publication edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by [Senne], Rue de la Senne 19, 1000 Brussels, BE, 22nd April.
2024
– Digital Portraiture: Empathy In Virtual Worlds, exhibition publication edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by [Senne], Rue de la Senne 19, 1000 Brussels, BE, 25th April.
2022
– S.P.A.M. Spreads 2, selected by Sarah Bouttell, Elaine Robertson and Kara Chin. Printed publication at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, S Shore Rd, Gateshead, UK, 26th February.
2021
– Algorithmic Bias, exhibition publication edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 30th September.
– Curating Digital Art: From Presenting and Collecting Digital Art to Networked Co-Curation, edited by Annet Dekke. Printed publication at Valiz, June.
– Networked Futures: Online Exhibitions and Digital Hierarchies, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, April.
– Both Sides Now 6: Viral Futures, edited by Isaac Leung and Jamie Wyld. Available online, 4th February.
2020
– S.P.A.M. Spreads, selected by Sarah Bouttell, Okocha Obasi and Katharine Welsh. Printed publication at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, S Shore Rd, Gateshead, UK, November.
– Press release text for ferme la fenêtre, a solo exhibition by Robin Megannity. Online at Kristian Day, 28th June.
– L’Officiel Art International N°32 – The Warning Issue, edited by Pierre-Alexandre Mateos & Charles Teyssou. Available online at L’Officiel Art, 1st April.
2019
– A beginner’s guide to the world of digital art, written by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at It’s Nice That, 14th October.
– Press release text for Vistas, a solo exhibition by Mathew Zefeldt at Celaya Brothers, Mexico City, MX, 10th October.
– Press release text for W.SS//, a duo exhibition by Salomé Chatriot & Samuel Fasse at Nicoletti Contemporary, 12A Vyner St, London, UK. Available online at nicoletticontemporary.com, 4th September.
– TRAVELOGUE, edited by Matteo Bittanti. Available online at concrete-press.com, 15th May.
– State of Affairs, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight and published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, May.
– isthisit? issue 6, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com. Launched at [ space ], London, UK, 31st January.
2018
– isthisit? issue 5, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com. Launched at Annka Kultys Gallery, London, UK, 7th August.
– RUNG Magazine issue 1. Launched at East Bristol Contemporary, Bristol, UK, 1st June.
– isthisit? issue 4, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com. Launched at arebyte Gallery, London, UK, 23rd March.
– A Conversation, edited and published by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Available online at http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/8500525-a-conversation, January.
2017
isthisit? issue 3, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com. Launched at The Take Courage Gallery, London, UK, 7th December.
– Contemporary Art Working Class Hero: Dispatch From the Late-Capitalist Global Art System, edited by STIMULI. Launched at SPRINT, Independent Publishers and Artists’ Books Salon, Milano, IT, 24th – 26th November.
– isthisit? issue 2, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com. Launched at The Muse Gallery, London, UK, 8th August.
– isthisit? issue 1, edited by Bob Bicknell-Knight. Published by isthisit?. Available online at http://www.isthisitisthisit.com, 30 March.
Selected Talks and Panel Discussions
2025
– Panel Discussion at Meelis and Vyachko: Anatomy of a Myth. At University of Tartu Museum, Tartu, EE, 10th October.
2022
– Artist Talk for BA Photography and Media Arts. At Vilnius Academy of Arts, Maironio str. 6, LT-01124 Vilnius, LT, 27th April.
2021
– Open Talk – Ethics of New Technology w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Michael Bucuzzo and Anda Zahiu. At Mezanin (Palatul Universul), 23-25 Ion Brezoianu St., Bucharest, RO, 30th October.
– Gallery Surfing Session w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Dirk Paesmans and Sakrowski. Online at panke.gallery, 3rd March.
2020
– Artist Talk for Collider Artist Residents at Contemporary Calgary organised by Ryan Doherty. Online at Contemporary Calgary, 22nd May.
2019
– Artist Talk at Offprint London, organised by Luma Foundation, Offprint and Photoworks, w/ Julia Greenway and Clareese Hill. At Tate Modern, Turbine Hall, Bankside, London, UK, 17th May.
– In Conversation at Lives of Net Art, organised by Tanya Boyarkina and Rebecca Sinker, w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight and Ruth Catlow, chaired by Rebecca Sinker. At Tate Modern, Tate Exchange, Blavatnik Building, Level 5, Bankside, London, UK , 4th April.
– Panel Discussion at GROUND ZERO EARTH, organised by Yasmine Rix in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), University of Cambridge w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, David Lisser, Beth Singler, and Lauren Holt, chaired by Adrian Currie. At Alison Richard Building, Cambridge, UK, 14th February.
– Artist Talk for MA Book Arts. At Camberwell College of Arts, London, UK, 16th January.
2018
– Artist Talk at Digital Art’s Exit Strategies, organised by Helen Pritchard w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight, Ami Clarke and Suhail Malik. At Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK, 5th May.
2017
Artist Talk at Futurity Now: Against the Slow Cancellation of the Future, organised by COMPILER. At Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK, 16th June.
– Panel Discussion at Loading, organised by UAL Design for Art Direction w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight and Keiken Collective. At Copeland Gallery, London, UK, 24th May.
Selected Teaching
2025
– Contractual lecturer for Industrial and Digital Product Design BA. At the Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, EE. 8th September – 4th December.
Awards
2025
– Awarded Funding from the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, March.
2023
– Shortlisted for the Andrew Stewart Award.
– Selected for Zabludowicz Collection Masterclass.
2021
– Awarded Jerwood Arts 1:1 FUND w/ Rosa-Maria Nuutinen.
2020
– Awarded Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant, 15th August.
– Awarded Arts Council England Emergency Funding for individuals, 1st May.
Selected Press
2026
– A Familiar Cluster at ‘What Remains in the Palm’, written by Dovilė Morkūnaitė-Žilinskė. Online at Echo Gone Wrong, 1st April.
2025
– Technocapitalist Worldbuilding: Modular asset kits and rapid datacentre expansionism, written by Paul Nolan. Online at unthinking.photography, 14th May.
2023
– The best galleries in Berlin: These are curator Fousieh Mobayen’s 8 favourite addresses, written by Maria Hunstig. Online at Vogue, 10th May.
– Interview on BBC Radio Suffolk: Jon Wright, Future Female Society Takeover. Online at BBC Sounds, 9th May.
– Away from the Gallery Weekend 2023 – 16 tips for art exhibitions in Berlin, written by Anna Meinecke. Online at galleytalk.net, 20th April.
– But we don’t do things because they are easy, hm? We do them because they are profitable!, written by Elliott Burns. Online at Medium, 17th March.
– Everyone’s a winner at Bob Bicknell-Knight’s latest exhibition Insert Coin, written by Robert Good. Online at FAD Magazine, 10th March 2023.
– Interview with Bob Bicknell-Knight, written by Gemma Fantacci. Online at Generazione Critica, 10th February.
– Blessed are the characters not controlled by the player and the world they own, written by Rosana Lukauskaitė. Onine at Artnews.lt, 10th February.
– An AI Werewolf in Large Language Models, written by Pita Arreola-Burns and Elliott Burns. Online at Medium, 8th February.
– The NPCs shall Inherit the Earth, written by Rosana Lukauskaitė. Online at Echo Gone Wrong, 6th February.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight’s “Sleep Made Simple” on Metronom’s Digital Video Wall. Online at Modena Today, 11th January.
2022
– GAME ART: BOB BICKNELL-KNIGHT NON-PLAYER CHARACTER (2022), written by Matteo Bittanti. Online at GameScenes, 17th July.
– F.U.V. with Bob Bicknell-Knight of isthisit?, interview by Off Site Project w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Medium, 26th June.
2021
– Disrupting Webs: In Crystallized Time at Museum of Museums, written by Julia Monte. Online at Whitehot Magazine, December.
– Going Down the Rabbit Hole of In Crystallized Time, written by Jas Keimig. Online at The Stranger, 9th December.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Julia Monte w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Julia Monte, 5th November.
– La storia di isthisit?, la galleria online di Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Matteo Lupetti w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Artribune, 3rd June.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Pietra Galli w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at COEVAL Magazine, 31st May.
– Internet Culture Black Market: An event that explores the boundaries between online and offline. Online at RTVSLO.si, 22nd May.
– isthisit?, interview by Moogz w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at FAD Magazine, 7th May.
– Kunst in Quarantäne #24 Dystopien, Utopien und Metaverse, written by Quirin Brunnmeier. Online at galleytalk.net, 9th March.
– Is there anyone? #12 Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Anna Meinecke w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at galleytalk.net, 15th January.
– VRAL, interview by Matteo Bittanti w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at milanmachinimafestival.org, 1st January.
2020
– PICTURE AS A VIRUS – MLU Osijek: Topics are Zuckerberg as a trophy hunter, “female” Pietà and virus pills, written by Patricia Kiš Terbovc. Online at Jutarnji list, 15th December.
– Art in Quarantine # 8 Play, click, listen, written by Carolin Kralapp. Online at galleytalk.net, 3rd November.
– Anthropocene relics & digital decay in the artificial interventions of Bob Bicknell-Knight’s real world objects. Online at AQNB, 3rd August.
– Office Space & The Corporate Gothic, written by Remote Reviews. Online at http://www.instagram.com/remote_reviews, 26th April.
– Online GIF show Well Now WTF is a strong start for a net art revival, written by Paddy Johnson. Online at http://www.theartnewspaper.com, 17 April.
– Well Now WTF? – Online Exhibition, written by Kim Neudorf. Online at akimbo.ca, 17th April.
– ISTHISIT? : A platform for post-internet art online before pandemic and art crisis, interview by Eleonora Angiolini w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at http://www.rotundamagazine.com, 16th April.
– Predominantly Online, written by Paula Thomaka. Online at http://www.pw-magazine.com, 1st April.
– No more dreary viewing rooms – How to make a good online exhibition, interview by Anna Meinecke w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at galleytalk.net, 26th March.
– Quarantine Art # 1, written by Anna Meinecke. Online at galleytalk.net, 17th March.
– This Muddy Eden reviewed, written by Jane Fae. Online at Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation, 3rd March.
2019
– Revista – ARTA: 38-39 Art & Digitality. Online at Revista – ARTA, November.
– There’s Something About Mark, written by Marcus David. Online at ARTEIDOLIA, 20th September.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight tackles data hacking, Mark Zuckerberg and dystopic digitalisations, written by Jyni Ong. Online at It’s Nice That, 14th August.
– A contemporary art museum in Miami Beach is hosting an exhibition solely on Instagram, written by Andrea Smith. Online at Lonely Planet, 8th August.
– A Miami Museum Is Launching an Exhibition Exclusively Made for Instagram. It’s Called ‘Joyous Dystopia,’ of Course, written by Caroline Goldstein. Online at artnet News, 31st July.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight interviewed by David Upton. Online at The Computer Arts Society, 1st July.
– LATE STAGE @ Galerie Manqué, written by Marcus David. Online at ARTEIDOLIA, 20th June.
– Late Stage – Exhibition by Galerie Manqué. Online at Eve Leibe Gallery, 13th June.
– Tom Milnes interviews Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Tom Milnes w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Modern Art Oxford, 26th April.
– KILLER KOMBO: BOB BICKNELL-KNIGHT’S BEYOND THE DOOR, written by Matteo Bittanti. Online at Gamescenes, 20th April.
– Trust Is The Ultimate Currency. Online at Tique | art paper, 8th April.
– Trust is the Ultimate Currency @ Harlesden High Street, written by Yasmine Rix. Online at Kunst Review, 8th April.
– Artipoeus Episode 62 – Rosebud, produced and written by Susie Kahlich. Online at Singe Network, 24th March.
– The latest issue of isthisit? seeks to answer why the news has become untrustworthy, written by Jyni Ong. Online at It’s Nice That, 13th March.
– A Conversation With Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Brett Wallace w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Conversation Project NYC, 9th January.
2018
Inside Intel investigates technology’s influence on conspiratorial thinking, written by Jyni Ong. Online at It’s Nice That, 5th October.
– In conversation with… Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Elliott Burns w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Curating the Contemporary, 14th June.
– isthisit? explore digital death and the rise of artificial intelligence in group show I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch that at arebyte. Online at AQNB, 24th April.
– Forth issue of the isthisit? Book Interview [Ft. Bob Bicknell-Knight], interview by Sid and Jim w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Artists and Friends, 22nd March.
– The Top 7 Art Exhibitions to see in London this week, written by Tabish Khan. Online at FAD, 4th February.
– Interview with Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Marilyn Roxie w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at VIDEO HOOK-UPS, 15th January.
– Caras del Futuro. Rachel Lamot, written by Mit Borrás. Online at Neo2, 8th January.
2017
– Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by David McLeavy w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Young Artists in Conversation, 10th October.
– Artist-run space 2017 | CURRENT | Bob Bicknell-Knight, Larsen Albedo. Online at ATP Diary, 24th August.
– Enter The Picture – Interview with Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Kristina Pulejkova w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Enter the Picture, 17th August
– The power of the meme in isthisit?’s magazine launch group show. Online at AQNB, 7th August.
– People like us, written by Kevin Hunt. Online at a-n, 26th May.
– Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Jeff Ko w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at KoProjects. Online, May.
– Captured, hoarded and forgotten in Stored in the Depths at IsThisIt?. Online at AQNB, 2nd May.
– Tabitha Steinberg interviews artist, Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Tabitha Steinberg w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at FAD, 3rd April.
– Interview with Bob Bicknell-Knight, interview by Sid and Jim w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at Artists and Friends, 10th February.
– These artworks ask you to choose between IRL and URL, written by Ashleigh Kane. Online at Dazed and Confused, 4th January.
2016
– Every Day We Replicate The Idea Of What Life Should Be Like, interview by Matteo Bittanti w/ Bob Bicknell-Knight. Online at TRAVELOGUE, 12th September.
– Game Art: Bob Bicknell-Knight’s Simulated Ignorance, written by Matteo Bittanti. Online at Gamescenes. Art In The Age Of Videogames, 3rd March.
– Game Art: Bob Bicknell-Knight’s Endless Confinement, written by Matteo Bittanti. Online at Gamescenes. Art In The Age Of Videogames, 22nd January.
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