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'''Kurt Ralske''' is an artist and composer. During the mid-eighties he was a guitarist in the band Crash. In the late eighties and early-ninties he released three albums as [[Ultra Vivid Scene]]. After his last album under the Ultra Vivid Scene moniker, he produced and engineered numerous albums for a variety of bands. In 1999 he self-released two albums on his miau-miau label, one under his own name and the other as ''Cathars'', he released another album under his own name in 2001. His last album featured several digital video clips. Since then he has focused on digital video. His video installations and performances are created exclusively with his own custom software and his work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Guggenheim Bilbao, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art.
'''Kurt Ralske''' is an artist and composer. During the mid-eighties he was a guitarist in the band Crash. In the late eighties and early-ninties he released three albums as [[Ultra Vivid Scene]]. After his last album under the Ultra Vivid Scene moniker, he produced, engineered, and performed on numerous albums for a variety of arists. In 1999 he self-released two albums on his ''miau-miau'' label, one under his own name ''Kyrie Eleison'' and the other ''<<amorpheus>>'' as ''Cathars''. In 2001 he released another two albums, Kurt Ralske ''Amor. 0 + 01'', and as Cathars ''Early Bells and Voices''. The ''Amor. 0 + 01'' album featured several digital video clips. Since then he has focused on digital video. His video installations and performances are created exclusively with his own custom software and his work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Guggenheim Bilbao, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art.


Kurt programmed and co-designed a 9-channel video installation that is permanently in the lobby of the MoMA in NYC. In 2003, his work received First Prize at the Transmediale International Media Art Festival in Berlin, as a member of the video ensemble 242.pilots. He is also the author/programmer of Auvi, a popular video software environment in use by artists in 22 countries.
Kurt programmed and co-designed a 9-channel video installation that is permanently in the lobby of the MoMA in NYC. In 2003, his work received First Prize at the Transmediale International Media Art Festival in Berlin, as a member of the video ensemble 242.pilots. He is also the author/programmer of Auvi, a popular video software environment in use by artists in 22 countries.

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Kurt Ralske is an artist and composer. During the mid-eighties he was a guitarist in the band Crash. In the late eighties and early-ninties he released three albums as Ultra Vivid Scene. After his last album under the Ultra Vivid Scene moniker, he produced, engineered, and performed on numerous albums for a variety of arists. In 1999 he self-released two albums on his miau-miau label, one under his own name Kyrie Eleison and the other <<amorpheus>> as Cathars. In 2001 he released another two albums, Kurt Ralske Amor. 0 + 01, and as Cathars Early Bells and Voices. The Amor. 0 + 01 album featured several digital video clips. Since then he has focused on digital video. His video installations and performances are created exclusively with his own custom software and his work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Guggenheim Bilbao, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art.

Kurt programmed and co-designed a 9-channel video installation that is permanently in the lobby of the MoMA in NYC. In 2003, his work received First Prize at the Transmediale International Media Art Festival in Berlin, as a member of the video ensemble 242.pilots. He is also the author/programmer of Auvi, a popular video software environment in use by artists in 22 countries.

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