Hito Steyerl is one of the leading artists working in video today. Her work explores the divisions between art philosophy and politics.

She has has solo exhibitions at, amongst others, MOCA, L.A.; Reina Sofia, Madrid; ICA, London; as well as participated in the Venice Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Documenta and Manfesta. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Tate Modern.

She is the author of The Wretched of the Screen and writes in numerous periodicals. She is currently a professor of New Media Art at the Berlin University of the Arts.

David Freedberg is Pierre Matisse Professor of the History of Art at Columbia University and Director of its Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America

Massimiliano Gioni is Edlis Neeson Artistic Director at the New Museum.