5 9 ▁in ▁S aar bru cken , ▁Germany . ▁He ▁is ▁German ▁and ▁British ; ▁his ▁mother ▁is ▁Belg ian . ▁Hum m ▁did ▁his ▁Bac cal aur é at ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Franco ▁Al lem and ▁in ▁S aar br ücken . ▁After ▁studying ▁philosophy ▁and ▁business ▁administration ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁S aar land , ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁USA , ▁Hum m ▁received ▁an ▁M BA ▁with ▁distinction ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁from ▁the ▁I MD ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Art ▁Hum m ▁is ▁an ▁Art ist ▁and ▁Film ▁director ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Philipp ▁Hum m ’ s ▁transition ▁from ▁CE O ▁to ▁artist ▁and ▁‘ ir onic - n arr ator ’ ▁of ▁modern ▁life ▁has ▁been ▁less ▁than ▁orth odox . ▁Hum m ’ s ▁work ▁has ▁attract ed ▁considerable ▁media ▁attention ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁show ▁making ▁the ▁front ▁page ▁of ▁The ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal . ▁ ▁His ▁art ▁travers es ▁soci etal ▁norm s ▁and ▁directly ▁questions ▁human ▁nature ▁and ▁what ▁lies ▁ahead ▁as ▁we ▁blind ly ▁purs ue ▁techn ological ▁adv ancement ▁with ▁sometimes ▁shock ing ▁al ac r ity . ▁The ▁acc laimed ▁art ▁critic ▁Edward ▁Lucy ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁" Pop ▁Expression ism " ▁on ▁Hum m ' s ▁early ▁works ▁on ▁paper . ▁ ▁Hum m ▁studied ▁at ▁London ’ s ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Studio ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 /