Paul Amitai is a New York-based visual and sound artist whose work has been exhibited throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia at venues such as Scope Art Fair (New York), Art Chicago, Vidi Festi (Spain), and Manchester Exchange Square (UK). Amitai also performs electronic and improvised music in clubs and alternative spaces internationally. As both a solo performer and a member of various bands, Amitai has shared the stage with the likes of Run-DMC, The Skatalites, Califone, and Crooked Fingers, and has collaborated with VJs and live visualists such as Benton-C Bainbridge, Giles Hendrix, and Lady Firefly.
In addition to work as a practicing artist, Amitai has written on electronic arts and culture for New Art Examiner, Signal to Noise, and MTV Online. Amitai was a critic and columnist for the Shepherd Express and the A&E editor for the Milwaukee edition of The Onion. He has also curated film screenings at the Haggerty Museum of Art and created the New York Festival of Electronic Composers and Improvisers at the Knitting Factory in 2000. Amitai is currently the program manager at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center, where he curates and produces an event series called MIXER.
