Answer the following question: Facts:   - known for: kickstarter      - awards: time 100 -lrb- 2013 -rrb-    - name: perry chen    - website: -lsb- http://www.perrychenstudio.com perry chen studio -rsb-    - birth place: new york city   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of perry chen .
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perry chen is a new york city-based artist best known for being the creator of the funding platform kickstarter , which he launched in 2009 along with co-founders yancey strickler and charles adler .chen co-founded the southfirst gallery in brooklyn , new york in 2001 , was a ted fellow in 2010 , and a resident of laboratorio para la ciudad in mexico city in 2014 .in december 2014 , he exhibited `` computers in crisis '' for the new museum 's first look program , co-presented by rhizome and creative time reports .the exhibition included the event y2k +15 , an exploration of the phenomenon and legacy of y2k , held at the new museum .in 2013 , he was honored on the annual list of `` time 's '' 100 most influential people .he is an alumnus of hunter college high school in new york city .