Mareike Schwarz works as an art scholar and curator on practices of commoning and politics of belonging in modern and contemporary art – in other words: who is included in art history and under what conditions is art shared. At present she teaches at the Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Previously, she was a research associate in the ERC project METROMOD at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. After studying art history, literature and economics, she received the University Award of the City of Munich in 2021. She has curated exhibitions in varying collaborative contexts, including the group exhibition SUCK MY CODE! (2025/26), which artistically explores digital physicality between exploitation and emancipation.