Ruby J. Thelot—Multiple Fairs Keynote

As part of Multiple Fairs BU College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts presents a lecture with artist and designer Ruby Thelot, organized by BU MFA Graphic Design.

Ruby Thelot is an artist, designer and cyberethnographer based in New York. An adjunct professor of Design and Media Theory at NYU, he's also the founder of the award-winning creative research and design studio 13101401 inc. and the author of A Cyberarchaeology of Checkpoints (Irrelevant Press, 2024) and Stonemilker (Nueoi Press, 2022). His research and artwork— which has been shown and presented internationally (The Hague, Berlin, Ljubljana, Abuja, New York City, Montreal, Toronto)—focus on the interactions between humans and artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and the implications of being-on-line.

Thelot's keynote kicks off 2025's <a href="https://multipleformats.cargo.site/">Multiple Fairs</a>, a collaboration between the organizers of Multiple Formats (Boston University) and the Boston Art Book Fair (Boston Center for the Arts).

Coming to Boston University March 20-22, 2025, Multiple Fairs brings together artists, designers, publishers, students, and artist book enthusiasts to celebrate the dynamic intersection of art, design, and publishing. Following Thelot's Thursday night keynote, Friday (March 21) will feature a day of workshops and demonstrations on topics ranging from Riso printing to calligraphy and creative coding. On Saturday, over 150 exhibitors will present their publishing practices at the Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair. The BCA is curating a concurrent slate of panels and participatory programs adjacent to the fair, in the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground.

Multiple Fairs is free and open to the public. It is sponsored in part by the Wagner Foundation, and with support from BU's School of Visual Arts.

When 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm on 20 March 2025
Building FLR, 808 Commonwealth Ave
Room 410/411