Aaron Richmond

Aaron Richmond is a predoctoral Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) and a PhD candidate in the History and Theory of Architecture program at McGill University. His research explores the intersections of art, architecture, and medical discourses within the post-WWI French avant-garde, particularly through the periodical L’Esprit nouveau (1920–1925). At the MPIWG, he investigates the critical reception of German empathy theory in France and its relevance to human energetics as a conceptual framework for understanding avant-garde commitments.

• Education
  • BA, University of King’s College
  • MPhil, University of Cambridge
  • MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art

His research spans disciplines like the history of science, visual culture, and transnational modernism. He has received grants from the Fonds de Recherche du Québec and the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. His critical art writing has appeared in the Brooklyn Rail and e-flux.

Scientific Awards & Grants:

• Milton and Sally Avery Fellowship (2015)
• Robert Motherwell Fellowship (2016)
• Fonds de Recherche du Québec grant
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship