Keti Chukhrov

Prof. Dr. Keti Chukhrov is an Acting Professor of Art History and Media Philosophy at the Karlsruhe Academy of Art and Design (HfG Karlsruhe), where she contributes to the Department of Art History and Media Philosophy. Previously, she was a Professor at the School of Philosophy & Cultural Studies at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow) until November 2022 and the Danielsson Visiting Professor at Linköping University (2023–2024). She holds a PhD in Philosophy and was a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow (2017–2019).

• Current Role: Acting Professor at HfG Karlsruhe
• Prior Roles: Professor at Higher School of Economics (Moscow), Danielsson Visiting Professor at Linköping University
• Awards: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship, Danielsson Visiting Professorship

Research Interests: Her work spans the philosophy of performativity, comparative epistemologies of capitalist and non-capitalist societies, and art as a global institution. She integrates these themes into her academic work and film pieces.

• Key Themes:
  • Critique of Soviet Socialism
  • Media Philosophy and Technology
  • Political Economy in Art

Recent Publications: Includes film works such as Undead (2022) and Communion (2016), which have been exhibited internationally at venues like Steirischer Herbst and the James Gallery. Her latest book, Practicing the Good: Desire and Boredom in Soviet Socialism (2020), addresses the epistemic impact of socialist economies.

Honors: Recognized through prestigious fellowships, including the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship and the Danielsson Visiting Professorship.

Departments: Affiliated with the Department of Art History and Media Philosophy at HfG Karlsruhe, aligning with her media theory expertise. She previously led the Department of Theory and Research at the National Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow.