Current Students

Mike Maizels

B.A., Studio art and Philosophy, University of Southern California, 2006
M.A., Art History, University of Chicago, 2008
Ph.D. student (Advisor, Howard Singerman)

Mike’s MA thesis addressed issues of spectatorship and installation art, using neuroscientific insights to elucidate the experience generated by Bruce Nauman’s Live/Taped-Video Corridor (1970). His interests include the histories of science and subjectivity, as well as critical theory.  He also enjoys running, yoga and photography.