Suzanne Treister

Suzanne Treister (b. 1958, London) has been a pioneer of digital art, new media, and net art. Throughout her body of work, Treister reveals relationships between technology, global surveillance networks, power, science and mysticism. She proposes alternative visions and interpretations of the histories that have shaped our society but that we are only now beginning to fully comprehend.  A central focus of the artist’s work is the issue of saving the world for future generations. Exploring alternative belief systems, building grassroots communities, and creating alternative worlds are just a few of the strategies Treister employs in pursuit of this goal.

Treister studied at St Martin’s School of Art, London (1978-1981) and Chelsea College of Art and Design, London (1981-1982) and currently lives and works in London. Recent exhibitions include solo and group shows at: Tate Modern, UK (2024); 14th Shanghai Biennale (2023); Helsinki Biennial (2023), High Line, New York (2022); 7th Athens Biennale; Muzeum Sztuki in Łodź, Poland (2021), Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (2020); Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; 16th Istanbul Biennial (2019); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2015). Recent Commissions and Awards include: Digital Commission, Serpentine Galleries, London, England (2019); COLLIDE International Award, CERN Geneva/FACT UK (2018); The Spaceships of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (2013-22). Treister’s work is held in private and public collections including Tate Britain; Science Museum, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, Poland and Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna.