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Boris Groys is a philosopher, art critic and media theorist. The originality and solidity of his research on the Russian avant-garde and contemporary art, the relations between art and politics and between the artist and society earned him international recognition. Born in the former German Democratic Republic, he grew up in the Soviet Union, studied philosophy, mathematics, logic and linguistics. He later emigrated to the Federal Republic of Germany, obtaining a doctorate in Philosophy at the University of Muñster. Between 1994 and 2009 he was a professor at the important Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. He now teaches at New York University's College of Arts and Sciences.