Fred Wilson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fred Wilson
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1961(1961-08-20)
Age	63
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Leo

Fred Wilson Biography

Fred Wilson is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on August 20, 1961 in Bronx, New York, United States. Entrepreneur and venture capitalist who is well-known as the co-founder with Union Square Ventures. He is also well-known for founding Flatiron Partners which serves as an investment backer to the companies Alacra, Yoyodyne, and New York Times Digital.

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Fred Wilson (born 1954) in the Bronx, New York – is an American artist and describes himself as of “African, Native American, European and Amerindian” descent. He received a BFA from Purchase College, State University of New York. Wilson challenges colonial assumptions on history, culture, and race – encouraging viewers to consider the social and historical narratives that represent the western canon. Wilson received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 1999 and the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award in 2003. Wilson represented the United States at the Biennial Cairo in 1992 and the Venice Biennale in 2003. In May 2008, it was announced that Wilson would become a Whitney Museum trustee replacing Chuck Close. Wilson is represented by The Pace Gallery in New York.

An installation artist and political activist, Wilson’s subject is social justice and his medium is museology. In the 1970s, he worked as a free-lance museum educator for the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Craft Museum. Beginning in the late 1980s, Wilson used his insider skills to create “Rooms with a View”, a series of “mock museums” that address how museums consciously or unwittingly reinforce racist beliefs and behaviors. This strategy, which Wilson refers to as “a trompe l’oeil of museum space,” has increasingly become the focus of his life’s work.

He got married Joanne Wilson who is the writer and editor of his blog, the Gotham Gal blog. Together , they have three kids.

Fred Wilson Net Worth

Fred Wilson is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Wilson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated with a qualification with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and after that, he earned the MBA in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He began his career as an associate, and later General Partner with Euclid Partners. He joined Euclid Partners in the year 1996. launched Flatiron Partners.

He is also well-known for his role as a member of the board for DonorsChoose.org where he assists in connecting people to teachers who require financial assistance.

Afro Kismet, a mixed-media installation at the US Pavilion during the 50th Venice Biennial, focused on issues and representations of race in Venice, specifically the history of black people in Venice. The installation consisted of prints, paintings, and other artifacts from the Pera Museum collections and underlined the “discarded” or “hidden” history of African people in the Ottoman Empire.

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Who is Fred Wilson Dating?

According to our records, Fred Wilson married to Joanne Solomon Wilson. As of December 1, 2023, Fred Wilson’s is not dating anyone.

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In his 1992 seminal work co-organized with The Contemporary Museum, Mining the Museum, Wilson reshuffled the Maryland Historical Society’s collection to highlight the history of Native and African Americans in Maryland. In 1994, Wilson continued in this vein with Insight: In Site: In Sight: Incite in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where, according to art historian Richard J. Powell, his “re-positioning of historical objects and manipulation of exhibition labels, lighting, and other display techniques helped reveal aspects of the site’s tragic African-American past that (because of the conspiratorial forces of time, ignorance, and racism) had largely become invisible.”

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Fred Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Wilson celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

At the 2003 Venice Biennale Fred Wilson represented the United States. A series of works was a reworking of Shakespeare’s Othello that consisted of various objects such as mirrors and chandeliers that were used to comment on the text. These works have been extended on in the exhibition, Fred Wilson: Sculptures, Paintings, and Installations, 2004–2014. These objects are made of black Murano glass, which indicates how Wilson has transferred the context of Othello into a world were race is not ignored and is instead is a crucial central focus.

Top Facts about Fred Wilson

1. Fred Wilson (born 1954) is an American artist of African, Native American, European and Amerindian descent.
2. He received a BFA from Purchase College, State University of New York in

1976. 3. Wilson primarily uses museology as his medium and his subject is social justice.
      4. He received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 1999 and the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award in 2003.
      5. Wilson represented the United States at the Biennial Cairo in 1992 and the Venice Biennale in 2003.
      6. He worked as an artist in East Harlem as part of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act’s (CETA) employment of artists.
      7. His 1992 seminal work co-organized with the Contemporary Museum Baltimore was Mining the Museum.
      8. In 2003, Wilson created a multi-media installation Speak of Me as I Am at the Venice Biennale.
      9. In 2009, Wilson was awarded the Cheek Medal by William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art.
      10. In 2011 saw the publication of Fred Wilson: A Critical Reader by Ridinghouse, edited by Doro Globus.
      11. In 2017, Wilson was invited to be a part of the Indianapolis, Indiana, Cultural trail.
      12. Wilson’s approach is to examine, question, and deconstruct the traditional display of art and artifacts in museums.
      13. His notable solo shows include Primitivism: High & Low (1991), Metro Pictures Gallery, New York; Mining the Museum (1992-1993), Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, and Contemporary Museum Baltimore; Fred Wilson: Objects and Installations 1979-2000 (2001-2003), originating at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, Baltimore; Speak of Me as I Am (2003), American pavilion, 50th Venice Biennale.
      14. In 2020, Wilson participated in NGV Triennial in Group exhibitions.
      15. From 1988 to 1992, Wilson served on the board of directors at Artists Space in TriBeCa, New York. He currently serves on the board of trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

What did Fred Wilson do?

Fred Wilson is renowned for his interdisciplinary practice that challenges assumptions of history, culture, race, and conventions of display. By reframing objects and cultural symbols, he alters traditional interpretations, encouraging viewers to reconsider social and historical narratives.

Where does Fred Wilson live?

Wilson is married to Joanne Wilson, a prominent angel investor and author of the Gotham Gal blog. They have three children and live in New York City and Venice Beach.

Where was Fred Wilson born?

Bronx, New York, NY

What unusual items did Fred Wilson add to the typical show of antique

silverware?

Elsewhere in the exhibition, Wilson placed an elaborate high-polished antique silverware set around a set of dark wrought iron wrist shackles commonly used on slaves sold in the Baltimore, MD slave markets.

What does conceptual mean in art?

Conceptual art is art for which the idea (or concept) behind the work is more important than the finished art object.