Alexander Mouret

Alexander Mouret (born 14 May 1979) is a Dutch lawyer and cultural entrepreneur, with a special interest in the interplay between diversity, technology and the visual arts. He is one of the founders and director of the Leiden International Film Festival[1] and founding director of “Brave New World”; a festival that aims to bridge the gap between academia and the (visual) arts.[2]

Career

Mouret studied art history and law at Leiden University. In addition to his role as director of the Leiden International Film festival, Mouret has organized a number of other cultural initiatives, including ‘Brave New World’ (a festival that serves as a platform for both academics and artists to discuss challenges and opportunities that may arise as a result of technological advances).[3] In his capacity as manager for regional partnering at Leiden University,[4] he is involved in various other regional and national cultural events and organisations, and serves as a member of the jury for the Icarus Award (for young artists who successfully span the fields of visual arts and technology)[5] and as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Museon; a The Hague-based museum focusing on art and technology.[6] He is frequently considered one of the most influential professionals in the art and cultural sector in the Leiden area.[7]

Mouret has published or edited a number of volumes, articles and op-eds on topics that relate to subjects discussed at Brave New World, including the book Brave New Human (co-edited with Kim van den Wijngaard and Jorrit Kelder),[8] and, in 2020, “Brave New Human: Reflections om the Invisible”: on that year’s covid-19 crisis and how societies of the future may cope with similar events.[9] This book received mixed reviews, with one reviewer praising the fact that the book was freely available (online), whilst criticizing the volume’s lack of focus.[10] With Alla Vein he published a paper in The Lancet (neurology) on Anatomical peculiarities in Renaissance paintings.[11]

References
  1. Leiden International Film Festival
  2. "Home".
  3. "Home". Brave New World. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Alex Mouret". Leiden University. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Alexander Mouret - Jurylid Icarus Award". September 18, 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. "Organisation". Museon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. "Organisator Alexander Mouret: 'Wat ik mooi vind, wil ik delen'". Leidsch Dagblad. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. Wijngaard, Kim van den; Kelder, Jorrit; Mouret, Alexander. "BEYOND HUMAN". Retrieved 1 January 2020 – via www.academia.edu. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. "Brave New Human - Reflections on the Invisible". Brave New World. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  10. https://www.mareonline.nl/wetenschap/straks-is-alles-1-vol-ko-men-anders-2-gewoon-weer-hetzelfde/
  11. Vein, Alla A; Mouret, Alexander (September 2018). "Claw hand in a Renaissance portrait". The Lancet Neurology. 17 (9): 742. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30282-5. PMID 30129472.
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