Career
He lives in Germany and the United States. His novels include Venusia (2005), which was honor"s listed for the James Tiptree, Junior. Award, Mercury Station (2009) and Sundogz (2015). He works regularly as an international art writer
Projects from recent years include writing The Lepidopters (2012-2014), a comic book/rock opera originating in Yogyokarta, Indonesia, co-curating the exhibition Dystopia at the CAPC Bordeaux in 2011, and scripting the Ben Rivers film Slow Action (2010).
His father was sculptor David von Schlegell and his mother is poet Susan Howe.