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Alexandra Murray-Leslie

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Alexandra Murray-Leslie

Professor
Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
Faculty of Architecture and Design

alexandra.n.murray-leslie@ntnu.no
+4748406971‬ Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, Innherredsveien 7, Inngang A, 7014 Trondheim
MUSIC CHICKS ON SPEED & COLLABORATORS
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BACKGROUND AND AREAS OF EXPERTISE

From my early years as an art student in Melbourne, Australia to practicing as an artist in the vibrant scenes of Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco & Europe, my journey has never been that of a traditional academic. As a co-founder of the art band Chicks on Speed, I've collaboratively extended the domains of art, activism, fashion, pop music and technology. This path led me to pursue a Ph.D. at Creativity and Cognition Studios, Department of Engineering and IT, The University of Technology Sydney, where my focus on analogue & digital musical body-centric Instrument creation for performance has solidified my commitment to merging craft with technological sustainovation. 

Currently serving as a Professor of Digital Performance at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art, NTNU, my endeavors reach well beyond the conventional bounds of academia, interfacing directly with industry. A notable example of this is my advisory role at A Shaded View on Fashion Film, Dover St Market Paris, where I curate in the field of Artistic Research. This role exemplifies my dedication to nurturing synergies between the academic world, pop music, art, critical fashionable costume and industry, to build innovative collaborations, aiming to create a symbiotic relationship that drives forward and blurs the boundaries of each field.

Moreover, my commitment to public engagement and educational enrichment is exemplified through my honorary Professor appointment at the University of Technology Sydney's School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and IT. Here, I continue to engage with collaborative cutting-edge research and development, fostering a bridge that not only spans across scientific disciplines but also connects academia directly with the broader community.

I´m currently a member of the Global Movement to Gaza (GMTG), an international network of artists, academics, and civil society actors engaged in humanitarian solidarity.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

July. 2019—Dec. 2025 Real-Time Telematic Audiovisual Improvisation (Project code: PKU-2021/10039). Funded by the The Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education. 

April. 2020-Dec. 2024 KLIMAFORSK project MEATigation: Towards sustainable meat-use in Norwegian food practices for climate mitigation. The project is a collaboration across the Social Sciences Humanities and Art, Norwegian business and cultural actors with the aim to explore and transform Norwegian food practices towards reducing meat use. Research Council of Norway (RCN) 303698. Director: Senior Researcher Sophia Efsthatiou, (NTNU, Norway).

MEDIA COVERAGE & OUTREACH

FAZE Redaktion (2025, June). Chicks on Speed: 5LP-Box-Set inklusive neuem Album angekündigt. FAZEmag. Available at: https://www.fazemag.de/chicks-on-speed-5lp-box-set-inklusive-neuem-album-angekuendigt/

Pearis, B. (2025, June 6). Chicks on Speed prep 1st album in a decade as part of career-spanning box set, share "MEAT&drag" video. BrooklynVegan. Available at: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/chicks-on-speed-prep-1st-album-in-a-decade-as-part-of-career-spanning-box-set-share-meatdrag-video/

Sinusoidal Music (2025, January 8) ‘“TECHNO WORLDS”: Kolkata sees a one of a kind techno music exhibition’, Sinusoidal Music. Available at: https://sinusoidalmusic.com/news/techno-worlds-kolkata-sees-a-one-of-a-kind-techno-music-exhibition/

Are We on Air (2024, November) Weekly interview series by Arman Naféei [Radio Program], Los Angeles. Available at: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/ep-111-chicks-on-speed/id1509599164?i=1000677788331

Cano, S. (2024, October) ‘Chicks on Speed convierte el EACC en una fiesta multisensorial: "Simulamos un sueño, porque es el único lugar donde nadie nos controla"’, Nomepierdoniuna, 1 October. Available at: https://www.nomepierdoniuna.net/chicks-on-speed-convierte-el-eacc-en-una-fiesta-multisensorial-simulamos-un-sueno-porque-es-el-unico-lugar-donde-nadie-nos-controla/

FM4 (2024, August) ‘Fuzzstock 2024: Dort ist das Wetter immer schön und gut´, https://fm4.orf.at/stories/3043146/ 

RISIKO Magazine. (2024, January). Issue 4 Pop!. https://shop.lodownmagazine.com/product/risiko-issue-4-pop
 
Goethe Institute. (2024, January). Techno Worlds Exhibition, Chicks on Speed. https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/liv/tec/art/chi.html
 
Ocula. (2023, November). Denmark’s Louisiana Museum Ponders Humanity’s Obsolescence. https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/louisiana-museum-ponders-human-obsolescence/
 
Kunstavisen. (2023, November). Lyd og stillhet i Lofoten. https://kunstavisen.no/artikkel/2023/lyd-og-stillhet-i-lofoten
 
Art Forum. (2023, November). What are the conditions of creativity in the age of AI? https://artguide.artforum.com/artguide/louisiana-museum-of-modern-art-1629/the-irreplaceable-human-212458
 
The Quietus. (2023, February). Sound & Vision: Broken Music Vol. 2 Explores Records By Artists. https://thequietus.com/articles/32581-broken-music-vol-2-hamburger-bahnhof-berlin-review
 
Show Studio. (2023, November). Paris´Dover Street Market welcomes A Shaded View on Fashion Film. https://showstudio.com/news/paris-dover-street-market-welcomes-a-shaded-view-of-fashion-film-festival
 
WWD. (2023, November). ASVOFF’s 15th Edition to Kick Off Under Sponsorship of French Culture Ministry. https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/a-shaded-view-on-fashion-film-festival-asvoff-french-culture-ministry-1235912016/
 
Eflux. (2023, October). Museum of Sound, Maaretta Jaukkari Foundation. https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/568313/museum-of-sound/
 
Zeit Online. (2023, June). Mein letzter Wille - Künstler loten ihr Vermächtnis aus. https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-06/30/mein-letzter-wille-kuenstler-loten-ihr-vermaechtnis-aus
 
NRK. (2023, February).  The lust of the flesh: An exhibition characterized by humor and excess, delightfully free from moralistic pointing fingers. https://www.nrk.no/anmeldelser/anmeldelse_-_more-meat-less-meat_-pa-trondheim-kunstmuseum-1.16299813
 

 

 

Competencies

  • Construction of musical instruments
  • Music video
  • Performance Intelligence
  • Pop Music
  • Popular Culture
  • Queer Drag Feminism
  • Telematic performance

Research

RTAI Realtime Telematic Audiovisual Improvisation

RTAI is a multi‑year artistic research project led by Alex Murray‑Leslie that develops new frameworks, tools and pedagogies for live, networked performance across distance.

SEAR Socially Engaged Art Research

The Research Group for Socially Engaged Art (SEAR) at NTNU investigates how art and art-based methods can engage with and respond to pressing societal challenges.

Publications

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  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2026

  • Khazrik, Jessika; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Hussein, Bassam; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2026) NTNU Community - TEAM ART (Analogue/Digital Mashup!).
    Other presentation
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Dziadkiewicz, Roman; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Solberg, Tor-Ada; Glas, Kathi; Logan, Melissa E.. (2026) Intersections and nodes in the margins of UKRAINA TV’s experiment into UTOPIA by Chicks on Speed & collaborators with UKRAINA TV. Stream Art Network (SAN) Magazine
    Popular scientific article
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) TECHNO WORLDS Beijing.
    Visual Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) Fashion Intelligence.
    Film
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Dziadkiewicz, Roman; Glas, Kathi; Einarsdottir, unnur andrea; solberg, tor-ada. (2026) ORLAN & Chicks on Speed telematic and streamart performance, Museum Villa Stuck Munich.
    Performing Arts
  • Efstathiou, Sophia; Rogers, Hannah Star; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) What Curators Know Art and Science in the Museum. Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic
    Textbook
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Busch, Annett; Arigbabu, Ayodele; Suijkerbuijk, Martinus. (2026) Stochastic Dreams by Ayodele Arigbabu in collaboration with Martinus Suijkerbuijk, curated by Alex Murray-Leslie and Annett Busch.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2026) COSmos of FUNology by Chicks on Speed & Collaborators.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Busch, Annett; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2026) UTOPIA Chicks on Speed and collaborators, Museum Villa Stuck Munich.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Gangvik, Espen; Cerpina, Zane; Busch, Annett; Arigbabu, Ayodele; Kukreja, Samrridhi. (2026) Meta.Morf. Future Manifestos. Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) TECHNO WORLDS Shanghai.
    Museum exhibition

2025

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Raonic, Aleksandra; Hussein, Bassam. (2025) NTNU Community - TEAM ART (Cooking as ACTION: Art|Architecture, Anamnesis, Appetite, Aesthetics and Agency in Food-Based Artistic Research).
    Other presentation
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa E.; Efstathiou, Sophia; Busch, Annett; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Arigbabu, Ayodele. (2025) HEARandNOWtopia by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Logan, Melissa E.; Glas, Kathi; Busch, Annett; Bayesteh, Mohammad. (2025) HEARtopia BOX SET by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Chicks on Speed: On the cosmology of life of revolt and leisure, Arts of The Working Class.
    Feature article
  • Bastashevski, Mari; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Leyda, Julia. (2025) Pending Xenophora. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral dissertation

2024

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) TECHNO WORLDS Theremin Tapestry & We Don´t Play Guitars Music Video by Chicks on Speed.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; arigbau, ayodele; Busch, Annett; Sampson, Bruce Andrew; Bayesteh, Mohammad. (2024) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed & Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human: Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) Theremin Tapestry & Music Video We Don´t Play Guitars.
    Museum exhibition

2023

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; ORLAN, SAINT; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed feat. ORLAN / Live Bizarre Festival, Parq de la Vilette, Paris.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bußmann, Frédéric; M+, M; Dom, Liz; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) My Last Will. Walther Koenig Walther Koenig
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Logan, Melissa. E.; glas, kathi; Cathrine, Kramer; Tromokratisch, Kangela. (2023) More Meat, Less Meat.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2023) Sounding Footwear Compositions, Museum of Sound presented by Maaretta Jaukkari Foundation.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed & Le Tigre European Tour / live Paradiso Amsterdam.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Mustache, Captain. (2023) Shifting Baselines.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; ORLAN, SAINT. (2023) ORLAN presents le slow de l’artiste (the artist’s slow) - We are Cosmique featuring Chicks on Speed, premier CENTQUATRE Paris.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN HYBRID PERFORMANCE.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Mathias, Ussing Seeberg; Villemoes, Lise; Jorgensen, Laerke Rydal. (2023) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human – Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI,. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Duch, Michael Francis; Busch, Annett; Efstathiou, Sophia; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2023) Shared Campus presents Telematic StreamArt Improvisation.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dom, Liz. (2023) My Last Will.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Glas, Kathi; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) HOPE POP: Hybrid Togetherness.
    Musical performance
  • Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Logan, Melissa. E.; Tromokratisch, Kangela; Andrea, Unnur. (2023) MEAT & Drag.
    Musical performance

2022

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Day, Jeremiah; Einarsdottir, Unnur Andrea. (2022) Chicks on Speed EU Free Assange Rally Brussels.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Chicks on Speed Habitat.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) Shared Campus: Creative Practices Across Cultures TELEPROVISATION.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) A Shaded View on Fashion Film 14 (Fashion Moves curated selection).
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Montreal.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) COVER ART.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Portland Maine.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds New York.
    Museum exhibition
  • Weh, Mathilde; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hoffman, Justin. (2022) Techno Worlds. Hatje Cantz Verlag Hatje Cantz Verlag
    Exhibition catalogue

2021

  • Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2021) FEEDBACK: Vibrotactile Materials Informing Artistic Practice.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Duch, Michael Francis. (2021) Uploading the Human.
    Musical performance
  • Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hynsjö, Joel Olof Vide; Lewis, Amalia Wiatr; Krogstad, Mona; Rasmussen, Mette. (2021) The Things We Need Feedback!.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2021) Techno Worlds Budapest.
    Museum exhibition

2020

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Chicks on Speed presents FANTASY.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) What Would You Do For Love Of Country ?.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Speed Listening: A Copycacophony Performance.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Costuming the Foot: A Designer/Performer's Personal Artistic Methods.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Holscher, Petra; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) .Jewelery. Arnoldsche Arnoldsche
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Day, Jeremiah; Logan, Melissa. E.; Filmon, Claire; Marchand, Antoine. (2020) Si c’est pour les gens, ça doit être beau, Jeremiah Day.
    Museum exhibition

2019

  • Schnugg, Claudia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Creating ArtScience Collaboration - Bringing Value to Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan
    Popular scientific book
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2019) SCREAM APP´S COLLECTION by Chicks on Speed 2012-2013.
    Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Theatrical performances with Objet Connex 500 3d printer; making computer enhanced footwear prototypes.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Noise Bodies by Chicks on Speed.
    Museum exhibition

2018

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnston, Andrew. (2018) The liberation of the feet: De-making the high-heeled shoe for theatrical audio-visual expression.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

26

  • Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (26) Curating for Controversy: Crearation, Overidentification, Objektinstruments and Pop Sloganeering as Art-Based Strategies for Critical Controversy Studies.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Dziadkiewicz, Roman; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Solberg, Tor-Ada; Glas, Kathi; Logan, Melissa E.. (2026) Intersections and nodes in the margins of UKRAINA TV’s experiment into UTOPIA by Chicks on Speed & collaborators with UKRAINA TV. Stream Art Network (SAN) Magazine
    Popular scientific article
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Chicks on Speed: On the cosmology of life of revolt and leisure, Arts of The Working Class.
    Feature article

Artistic productions

  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) TECHNO WORLDS Beijing.
    Visual Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) Fashion Intelligence.
    Film
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Dziadkiewicz, Roman; Glas, Kathi; Einarsdottir, unnur andrea; solberg, tor-ada. (2026) ORLAN & Chicks on Speed telematic and streamart performance, Museum Villa Stuck Munich.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2026) COSmos of FUNology by Chicks on Speed & Collaborators.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa E.; Efstathiou, Sophia; Busch, Annett; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Arigbabu, Ayodele. (2025) HEARandNOWtopia by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Logan, Melissa E.; Glas, Kathi; Busch, Annett; Bayesteh, Mohammad. (2025) HEARtopia BOX SET by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; ORLAN, SAINT; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed feat. ORLAN / Live Bizarre Festival, Parq de la Vilette, Paris.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2023) Sounding Footwear Compositions, Museum of Sound presented by Maaretta Jaukkari Foundation.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Frank, Tina. (2023) Chicks on Speed & Le Tigre European Tour / live Paradiso Amsterdam.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Mustache, Captain. (2023) Shifting Baselines.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; ORLAN, SAINT. (2023) ORLAN presents le slow de l’artiste (the artist’s slow) - We are Cosmique featuring Chicks on Speed, premier CENTQUATRE Paris.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) UPLOADING THE HUMAN HYBRID PERFORMANCE.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Duch, Michael Francis; Busch, Annett; Efstathiou, Sophia; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2023) Shared Campus presents Telematic StreamArt Improvisation.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Glas, Kathi; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) HOPE POP: Hybrid Togetherness.
    Musical performance
  • Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Logan, Melissa. E.; Tromokratisch, Kangela; Andrea, Unnur. (2023) MEAT & Drag.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Day, Jeremiah; Einarsdottir, Unnur Andrea. (2022) Chicks on Speed EU Free Assange Rally Brussels.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) Shared Campus: Creative Practices Across Cultures TELEPROVISATION.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Duch, Michael Francis. (2021) Uploading the Human.
    Musical performance
  • Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hynsjö, Joel Olof Vide; Lewis, Amalia Wiatr; Krogstad, Mona; Rasmussen, Mette. (2021) The Things We Need Feedback!.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Chicks on Speed presents FANTASY.
    Musical performance
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) What Would You Do For Love Of Country ?.
    Performing Arts
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2020) Speed Listening: A Copycacophony Performance.
    Performing Arts

Books

  • Efstathiou, Sophia; Rogers, Hannah Star; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) What Curators Know Art and Science in the Museum. Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic
    Textbook
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Gangvik, Espen; Cerpina, Zane; Busch, Annett; Arigbabu, Ayodele; Kukreja, Samrridhi. (2026) Meta.Morf. Future Manifestos. Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre Trondheim Electronic Arts Centre
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bußmann, Frédéric; M+, M; Dom, Liz; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2023) My Last Will. Walther Koenig Walther Koenig
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Mathias, Ussing Seeberg; Villemoes, Lise; Jorgensen, Laerke Rydal. (2023) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed and Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human – Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI,. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Weh, Mathilde; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Hoffman, Justin. (2022) Techno Worlds. Hatje Cantz Verlag Hatje Cantz Verlag
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Holscher, Petra; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) .Jewelery. Arnoldsche Arnoldsche
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Schnugg, Claudia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Creating ArtScience Collaboration - Bringing Value to Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan Palgrave Macmillan
    Popular scientific book

Part of book/report

  • Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (26) Curating for Controversy: Crearation, Overidentification, Objektinstruments and Pop Sloganeering as Art-Based Strategies for Critical Controversy Studies.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2021) FEEDBACK: Vibrotactile Materials Informing Artistic Practice.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Costuming the Foot: A Designer/Performer's Personal Artistic Methods.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2019) SCREAM APP´S COLLECTION by Chicks on Speed 2012-2013.
    Popular scientific chapter/article
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Theatrical performances with Objet Connex 500 3d printer; making computer enhanced footwear prototypes.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Johnston, Andrew. (2018) The liberation of the feet: De-making the high-heeled shoe for theatrical audio-visual expression.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Bastashevski, Mari; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Leyda, Julia. (2025) Pending Xenophora. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral dissertation

UTSTILLING

  • Khazrik, Jessika; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Hussein, Bassam; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne. (2026) NTNU Community - TEAM ART (Analogue/Digital Mashup!).
    Other presentation
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Busch, Annett; Arigbabu, Ayodele; Suijkerbuijk, Martinus. (2026) Stochastic Dreams by Ayodele Arigbabu in collaboration with Martinus Suijkerbuijk, curated by Alex Murray-Leslie and Annett Busch.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Busch, Annett; Bayesteh, Mohammad; Johnson, Leslie Jeanne; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2026) UTOPIA Chicks on Speed and collaborators, Museum Villa Stuck Munich.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) TECHNO WORLDS Shanghai.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Raonic, Aleksandra; Hussein, Bassam. (2025) NTNU Community - TEAM ART (Cooking as ACTION: Art|Architecture, Anamnesis, Appetite, Aesthetics and Agency in Food-Based Artistic Research).
    Other presentation
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) TECHNO WORLDS Theremin Tapestry & We Don´t Play Guitars Music Video by Chicks on Speed.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; arigbau, ayodele; Busch, Annett; Sampson, Bruce Andrew; Bayesteh, Mohammad. (2024) Sleep Synthesis by Chicks on Speed & Collaborators, The Irreplaceable Human: Conditions of Creativity in the Age of AI - Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) Theremin Tapestry & Music Video We Don´t Play Guitars.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Logan, Melissa. E.; glas, kathi; Cathrine, Kramer; Tromokratisch, Kangela. (2023) More Meat, Less Meat.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Dom, Liz. (2023) My Last Will.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Chicks on Speed Habitat.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2022) A Shaded View on Fashion Film 14 (Fashion Moves curated selection).
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Montreal.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) COVER ART.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds Portland Maine.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2022) Techno Worlds New York.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2021) Techno Worlds Budapest.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Day, Jeremiah; Logan, Melissa. E.; Filmon, Claire; Marchand, Antoine. (2020) Si c’est pour les gens, ça doit être beau, Jeremiah Day.
    Museum exhibition
  • Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Noise Bodies by Chicks on Speed.
    Museum exhibition

Teaching

Courses

  • BK1164 - Analogue/Digital Mashup!
  • BK2600 - Artistic Encounter
  • BK2501 - Artistic Project
  • BK1166 - On Display: Process and Production

Outreach

2026

  • Lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) Chicks on Speed Herstory Munich. Chicks on Speed presents , Museum Villa Stuck 15.01.2026 - 15.01.2026
  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) Amnesty Journal - FEMINISTISCHES KUNSTKOLLEKTIV Aufregend uneindeutig Seit bald 30 Jahren bringt das Kollektiv Chicks on Speed Musik und Kunst, Wissenschaft und Aktivismus zusammen. Von Thomas Winkler. Amnesty Journal Amnesty Journal [Journal] 01.01.2026
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2026) COStumisation: Hybrid Bodies and StreamArt across Watermelon Studios, an Analogue/Digital collaboration between Chicks on Speed and UKRAiNATV - keynote presentation Critical Costume Conference. Critical Costume 2026, Costume interfaces and interdisciplinary entanglements , University of the Arts London 09.09.2026 - 11.09.2026
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) Real Time Telematic Audiovisual Improvisation (RTAI) keynote presentation. ARTISTIC RESEARCH FORUM Lillehammer , University of Inland Norway 16.03.2026 - 18.03.2026
  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2026) Telepathic Footwear: Collaborating with Dalí on Musical High Heels, an article commissioned by DALI NEWS: A magazine of the Fundació Gala‑Salvador Dalí. Fundació Gala‑Salvador Dalí Fundació Gala‑Salvador Dalí [Journal]

2025

  • Programme participation
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Ausstellung und neues Album: Die Chicks on Speed sind zurück. BR24 Bayerischer Rundfunk BR24 Bayerischer Rundfunk [Radio] 17.10.2025
  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Chicks on Speed prep 1st album in a decade as part of career-spanning box set, BrooklynVegan. Brooklyn Vegan Brooklyn Vegan [Internet] 05.06.2025
  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Chicks on Speed: fast and Furious. Electronic Sound Electronic Sound [Internet] 13.11.2025
  • Programme participation
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) RADIO GOETHE San Francisco - Interview with Alex Murray-Leslie (Chicks on Speed co-founder) about HEARTopia 5LP Boxset. RADIO GOETHE San Francisco RADIO GOETHE San Francisco [Radio] 15.11.2025
  • Lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Feet of Noise: From Pan Sonic to Computational Footwear (a homage to Mika Vanio). Museum of Sound , Kunsthale Charlottenburg 28.11.2025 - 28.11.2025
  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) A Quietus Interview with Alex Murray-Leslie & Anat Ben-David: The Strange World Of Chicks On Speed. The Quietus The Quietus [Journal] 14.10.2025
  • Programme participation
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2025) Guest Appearance by Alex on Beth Ditto’s BBC 6 Music Programme “Indie Forever Disco”. BBC Radio 6 music BBC Radio 6 music [Radio] 25.12.2025
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia. (2025) Slow Song Science: Methods for real-time cross-disciplinary research collaboration. 16th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research , Porto 06.05.2025 - 08.05.2025

2024

  • Programme participation
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2024) Chicks on Speed: Discussing Utopia, New Music & the Future of Art | Are We On Air ?. Are We on Air? Los Angeles Are We on Air? Los Angeles [Radio] 24.11.2024
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2024) From Affective Computing to Artistic Intelligence: Rethinking Body-Centred Devices for Musical Expression in Telematic Pop Performance. DRHA conference (Digital Research in the Humanities and Arts) 2024 BANAL DEVICES Everyday technology in globalized technocultures , University of Music and Theatre Munich 08.09.2024 - 12.09.2024
  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2024) RISIKO Magazine. Issue 4 Pop!. Japan Japan [Journal] 01.01.2024
  • Academic lecture
    Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Driessen, Clemens. (2024) Instrumentalise Me! - A logocrashing pop hit. Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S) and the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) joint meeting 16.07.2024 - 19.07.2024

2023

  • Lecture
    Efstathiou, Sophia; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2023) FACING MEAT. MATSYMPOSIUM 19.06.2023 - 19.06.2023
  • Lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Dziadkiewicz, Roman. (2023) Synthesize live by Alex Murray-Leslie & Roman Dziadkiewicz & Chicks on Speed & UKRAiNATV. 14TH SAR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2023 , Trondheim 19.04.2023 - 24.04.2023
  • Programme participation
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2023) Electric Indigo & Robert Henke in conversation with Alex Murray-Leslie & Pia van Gelder. University of New South Wales University of New South Wales [Internet] 05.04.2023
  • Lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Frank, Tina; Ferguson, Sam; Bakken, Sivert; Sivertsen, Eirik Selnæs; Johansen, Tor Arne. (2023) Deep Dark Oceans Music Video project - datavisualisation of Hyperspectral data in collaboration with Department of Engineering Cybernetics and Creativity and Cognition Studios, University of Technology Sydney. Ocean , Trondheim 02.05.2023 - 03.05.2023

2022

  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.; Zayner, Josiah. (2022) Josiah Zayner and Chicks on Speed talk biohacking and Do-It-Yourself DNA. Apple Podcasts / Podsongs Apple Podcasts / Podsongs [Internet] 17.08.2022

2020

  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Art-Science Residencies. Art-Science Residencies: Methodologies and Experience Feedbacks , IRCAM 1, place Igor-Stravinsky 75004 Paris 02.03.2020 - 03.03.2020
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Digitally Enhanced Foot-orthotics to Revolutionise Artistic Swimming. TRONDHEIM INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE FOR ART & TECHNOLOGY, METAMORPH X, DIGITAL WILD Conference , Dokkhuset, Trondheim 06.03.2020 - 07.03.2020
  • Programme participation
    Haarsaker, Nina Katrine; Sahbegovic, Nadja; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) 24 HAVNELANGS, Friske Hendelser på Nyhavna. https://www.facebook.com/events/transittgata-10/24-havnelang https://www.facebook.com/events/transittgata-10/24-havnelang [Internet] 10.10.2020
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) The network, the pandemic and telematic performance. ECOLOGY, SITE AND PLACE, PITEÅ PERFORMING ARTS BIENNIAL , PITEÅ 26.10.2020 - 27.10.2020
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) Corona Improv Sessions, experiences in Telematic Performance making. Physically distant: online talks on telematic performance , School of Music in Piteå, Luleå University of Technology 03.06.2020 - 03.06.2020
  • Lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) The Women in Media Art: Telematic Performance. Ars Electronica Festival , Kepler Gardens 11.09.2020 - 11.09.2020
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Haarsaker, Nina Katrine; González, María; PISTOUFIDIOU, ANASTASIA. (2020) Bioplastics and Biodegradable materials for sustainable and circular design. ARTEC Seminar Series , FORMlab, Department of Architecture and Technology, NTNU 06.10.2020 - 06.10.2020
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2020) costuming the foot, shoes have the potential to deliver a psychological autonomy as well as a political status in performance. Costume Agency, Critical Costume , Oslo 23.08.2020 - 23.08.2020

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Efstathiou, Sophia. (2019) Facing the Gesamtkunstwerk foot first. 'Artists, Designers and the Philosophers we Love' , Hertfordshire 20.06.2019 - 21.06.2019
  • Lecture
    Brandtsegg, Øyvind; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. (2019) Chicks on Speed ​​in conversation with Øyvind Brandtsegg. Big Challenge , Crispin Glover Records, Trondheim 18.06.2019 - 18.06.2019
  • Lecture
    Musiol, Hanna; Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Spectral Landscapes: Senses, Archives, Cocreation. ARTEC Seminar Series , Kunsthall Trondheim 14.02.2019 - 14.02.2019
  • Academic lecture
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki. (2019) Gesamtkunstwerk: Thinking Through Making and Performing (computer enhanced footwear prototypes). INDISCIPLINES , University of Barcelona 30.11.2019 - 30.11.2019

2010

  • Interview
    Murray-Leslie, Alexandra Nicki; Logan, Melissa. E.. (2010) An Interview with Chicks On Speed, Dundee Contemporary Arts, 4–5 June, 2010. THE WIRE MAGAZINE THE WIRE MAGAZINE [Internet] 01.08.2010

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