Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art will host an artist talk by Shezad Dawood on Thursday, July 15 at 7:00 pm. Dawood is currently a visiting artist for Plug In ICA’s Summer Institute in which eight other artists are currently participating.

Dawood’s work has been exhibited internationally, including as part of Altermodern - curated by Nicolas Bourriaud at Tate Britain, and the 53rd Venice Biennale (both 2009). And his further extensive exhibitions include projects in cities such as: Dubai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Fribourg, Hamburg, Sydney and Singapore. Upcoming projects include the Busan biennale in Korea (2010), collaboration with contemporary dance choreographer Jasmin Vardimon at Sadlers Wells in London (2011), and a feature-length sci-fi film, which will go into production in the summer of 2011. He currently lives and works in London, where he is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in Experimental Media at the University of Westminster.