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marcin ramocki:
Date -> Mon, May 07
8 BIT is coming again to the NYC area!
New Jersey City University will be hosting a screeing on Monday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. in room B08 of the Visual Arts Building,
100 Culver Avenue in Jersey City. Free admission.
A mélange of a rockumentary, art expose, and culture-critical investigation, “8 BIT” explores the history of artists and video games from early hacker culture to contemporary musicians, artists, and programmers who repurpose game hardware, modify existing games, and create original games.
Filmed in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo, “8 BIT“ offers a global perspective on the artistic approaches of those who grew up playing Atari and Commodore 64.
With on-screen commentary by media critic and author Ed Halter of the Village Voice and new media curator and writer Christiane Paul of the Whitney Museum, as well as interviews with more than 20 artists and critics, these [...]

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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – Trailer JMarvel’s first family of superheroes, The Fantastic Four, meets their greatest challenge yet in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. As the Silver Surfer races around the globe wreaking havoc, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben must unravel the mystery of the Silver Surfer and confront the surprising return of their mortal
enemy, Dr. Doom, before all hope is lost.Directed by: Tim StoryStarring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon

Original post by paul and software by Elliott Back

Søren Pold:
Date -> Wed, May 09
The Aesthetic Interface
9-13 May 2007
Aarhus University, Denmark
The interface is the primary cultural form of the digital age. Here the invisible technological dimensions of the computer are given form in order to meet human perception and agency. This encounter is enacted through aesthetic forms stemming not only from the functional domains and tools, but increasingly also from aesthetic traditions, the old media and from the new media aesthetics. This interplay takes place both in software interfaces, where aesthetic and cultural perspectives are gaining ground, in the digital arts and in our general technological culture – keywords range from experience oriented design and creative software to software studies, software art, new media, digital arts, techno culture and digital activism.
This conference will focus on how the encounter of the functional and the representational in the interface shapes contemporary art, aesthetics and culture. What are the dimensions of the [...]

Original post by Søren Pold and software by Elliott Back

On the last Friday of every month, archivist Jesse Aaron Cohen ‘opens’ a new email exhibition. The shows are delivered to subscribers’ inboxes, in the form of thematized collections of digital images. (Below is the root directory for these images.) Cohen is based in New York and many of the shows in his series revolve around immigrants to the city and diaspora Jewish culture. The current one, number 28, is called ‘Dr. Z’s’ and features scans of ads for ‘health, beauty, and wellness products and practitioners as they appeared in programs from various Yiddish theaters in New York between 1890 and 1928.’ The title is inspired by dermatologist Dr. Zizmor’s (Dr. Z’s) ubiquitous subway ads, as traced in the supplementary links included in the email. Each of the exhibitions features such extra info and is contextualized by a brief curatorial statement. Number 21 was simply called ‘Myspace,’ and the statement [...]

Original post by electronic socialclub and software by Elliott Back

Date -> Sat, May 05
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New Directions from China
China new media art
05/06/07 to 06/17/07
[plug.in], Basel, Switzerland
With works by Zhang Peili, Geng Jianyi, Huang Shi, Miao Xiaochun, spylab
(Benjamin Bacon / Huang Haiyan), Wu Juehui, Jin Jiangbo, Lu Yang.
Curator: Zhang Ga
Opening / lecture
Contemporary China: art and technology
Lecture by Zhang Ga on the occasion of the opening of «New Directions from
China»
Saturday, May 5th, 6pm
Opening reception afterwards (7pm).
Panel discussion on the conditions of new media art in China.
06/15/07, 2pm (during Art Basel)
With Jin Jiangbo, Lu Yang, Wu Juehui, Zhang Peili und Zhang Ga.
Despite the boom of Chinese contemporary Art, new media art from China is
still little known. «New Directions from China» is the first group show of
its kind in Europe. It was curated by Zhang Ga, the artistic director of the
China International New Media Arts Exhibition 2008 at the National Art
Museum of China in Beijing.
“New Direction from China is the first attempt to [...]

Original post by electronic socialclub and software by Elliott Back

Date -> Sat, May 19
2007 Cassette Jockey World Championships
*** CALL FOR COMPETITORS ***
CALLING ALL: Cassette Jockies… Retro-Tech Lovers… Magnetic Media Monsters… Circuit Benders… Multi-Media DJs… Walkman Hot-Rodders… we want you at the:
2007 CASSETTE JOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at the Make Magazine Maker Faire!

http://makerfaire.com/cj/

In 2003 at a festival in Chicago, a group of retro-tech geniuses organized The Cassette Jockey World Championships. Like the popular DJ (Disk Jockey) competitions with record-toting DJs showing off their turntable skills, the CJ Championships showcases skills and styles in the venerable world of cassettes. Since CJs were encouraged to hot-rod their own equipment, eviscerated boomboxes, disembodied tape heads, and overclocked Walkmans were the weapons of choice… anything that used the standard cassette as its ammo.
Now, in 2007, we’re hijacking the battle and hauling it to the west coast!
Forget DJs, this is for the CJs: The Cassette Jockey Championship is where YOU can show off your skills [...]

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electronic socialclub:
Date -> Fri, May 04
Dutch Conceptual artist Jeanne van Heeswijk works on socially committed art projects that take place in public space. She is the 2003 Dutch representative to the Venice Biennale and is currently working in New York with Martin Lucas and the Small Change collective to initiate a public space project.
artist talk & tiltfactor Open House
Friday, May 4
3:30 – 5:30pm
@ tiltfactor lab
Hunter North 482
Hunter College
BIO
Jeanne van Heeswijk is a visual artist who creates contexts for interaction in public spaces. Her projects distinguish themselves through a strong social engagement.
With her work, van Heeswijk stimulates and develops cultural production and creates new public (meeting-) spaces or remodels existing ones. To achieve this, she often works closely with artists, software developers, governments and citizens. She regularly lectures on topics such as urban renewal, participation and cultural production.
(www.jeanneworks.net)
DIRECTIONS
Take the 6 train to 68th Street/Lexington.
Walk to the entrance [...]

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Zara Zeitountsian:
Date -> Sat, May 19
Peristalsis is Billy Reynolds’ first solo exhibition at Black Maria. The show illustrates the progression of Reynolds’ work. As a result, it has evolved into a narrative look at the characters he creates and how the pieces fit together.
Billy Reynolds’ fascination with the inner workings of the body inspired the title of the exhibition, Peristalsis, as it is the rhythmic contraction of smooth muscles. He distorts his figures, cuts into them forcing the viewer to look inside. According to Reynolds, “We are confronted with all of our internal intricacies, thus become aware of just how delicate and complex our operating systems are. And in this day and age, we often forget that we are ‘only human’.”
Gallery Director Zara Zeitountsian describes the progression of the exhibition as, “It begins with the classic story of boy meet girl, but we’re not dealing with boys or girls. To [...]

Original post by Zara Zeitountsian and software by Elliott Back

Inspired by such diverse sources as origami and jellyfish, this
remarkable ?floating? structure synthesises and channels different
kinds of technologies, from weaving to LED, to give a sharp new twist
on traditional themes. The designers have created a kind of urban
folly/cocoon that glows icy blue in the dark, like a giant, beached,
phosphorescent jellyfish. The crystalline structure is based on the
scoring and folding principles of origami, that most precise and
elegant of all traditional Japanese arts. For this ambitious,
self-build, public origami, plastic replaces paper. External walls are
fabricated from woven polyethylene cushions anchored in place by a
network of tensile members. Ribbed polycarbonate sheeting partially
enclosed the pentagon-shaped openings at either ends. Though it
resembles a floating cocoon, the structure only appears to be hovering
on the water; it is in fact moored to the base of the shallow pool. The
inside of the cocoon is a soft and enticing tunnel into which adults
and children alike can burrow and enjoy a [...]

Original post by paul and software by Elliott Back

Date -> Fri, May 04
DORKBOT TORONTO
People doing strange things
with electricity
(Toronto Franchise)
FRIDAY May 4, 2007@7:30 PM 576 Ossington Ave
PRESENTS!
LORENA SALOMÉ(electronics)
Lorena Salomé was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2003, she moved to Toronto, where she finished her Bachelor in Fine Arts at OCAD- Ontario College of Art and Design. Her work has been presented in Canada, Argentina, Colombia Mexico, Brazil, Germany and the United States. She makes use of different technologies -video, electronics and mechanics- for her artwork. She now livesin Toronto.
www.lorenasalome.com
PHILIP RAE(light bombing)
Philip has been developing what he calls Light Bombing, a digital alternative to graffiti art. In response to political issues surrounding the acceptance of traditional graffiti, a permanent painting in public view. Phil decided to push the boundaries of this acceptance and develop a less permanent but still publicly accessible form of graffiti. This has resulted in a project he calls, Light Bombing. Using traditional aesthetics and artistic [...]

Original post by Oliver Luker and software by Elliott Back

Most people have fantasized about being a spy at
one time or another. Be it after a James Bond film or like me,
throughout most of your childhood. Well, here?s your chance to make it
a reality. Well, sort of. The Science Museum in London (http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/galleries/science_of_spying.aspx) (and the Children?s Museum of Indianapolis) has opened an exhibition devoted to modern espionage. Created by Jump Studios, (http://www.jump-studios.com/)
the show?s conceptual aim is to offer an insight into spying techniques
and the issues surrounding identity in modern society. However, for the
more childlike among you, it?s the opportunity to see if you?ve got
what it takes to crack a safe and root through rubbish for clues. Built
upon various role-play situations, you?ll assume a new identity and
sleuth your way through seven zones trying to uncover a hostile threat
by the shady OSTECK Corporation. Yes, I know what you?re thinking. It?s
for kids and kids only. Wrong! The exhibition was designed for all
ages, so [...]

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Oliver Luker:
Date -> Fri, Apr 27
Dispatx Art Collective (www.dispatx.com) is now accepting proposals for full-length collaborative projects related to the theme in exploration, Appropriation in Creative Practice.
Contemporary artists regularly appeal to theory and philosophy as justification, premise, or point of departure. More recently some artists have begun to incorporate theoretical texts as a material for their work. This treatment of philosophy, as if it were cardboard or paint, questions perceived boundaries and dependencies between theoretical idea and creative practice.
How can theoretical ideation and structure be appropriated by different creative practices? What effect might this have on the development of work or on the creative method in general? Crucially, in what ways can ideas themselves be treated as material substances, rather than as jumping-off points or conceptual armatures, and does this alter their influence and status?
Full-length projects make up the majority of the Dispatx collections. The documentation of their development [...]

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Oliver Luker:
Date -> Fri, Apr 27
(Barcelona, 26/04/2007) Dispatx Art Collective announced today the inauguration of a commissions program for the creation of original work. The inaugural commission award consists of two commissions of between 750 and 2000 euros in the categories of Photography and Sculpture.
From 2004, Dispatx Art Collective (www.dispatx.com) has worked with emerging and established artists investigating the creative method – the organising process that translates creative vision into creative output. Dispatx is now a leading curatorial platform developing and presenting contemporary art and literature.
With over 100 published projects in six themed collections – comprising well over 2000 pages of original content – Dispatx Art Collective will continue to develop and investigate creative and curatorial practice via the commissions program for the creation of original work. Every six months we will commission between two and five projects investigating the theme in exploration.
For the eighth collection the theme [...]

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Moliere – Trailer22-year-old Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, also known as Moliere, is not yet the writer that history recognizes as the father & true master of comic satire, author of “the Misanthrope and Tartuffe, and a dramatist to rank alongside Shakespeare & Sophocles. Far from it. He is in fact, a failed actor. His Illustrious Theatre Troupe, founded the previous year, is bankrupt. Hounded by creditors, Moliere is thrown into jail, released, then swiftly imprisoned again. When the jailors finally let him go, he disappears.Directed by: Laurent TirardStarring: Romain Duris, Edouard Baer, Laura Morante, Ludivine Sagnier

Original post by paul and software by Elliott Back

Have you already subscribed to the video feeds of ‘Karaoke Deathmatch 100′? If not, do it now, as you don’t know what you are missing. ‘Karaoke Deathmatch 100′ is perhaps the most significant project ever from MTAA (artists M. River and T. Whid). Well-regarded within the new media community for works such as ‘1 year performance video (aka Sam Hsieh Update),’ it is with ‘Karaoke Deathmatch 100′ that they reach an audience beyond this field. Unfolding over 50 days, the ‘Karaoke Deathmatch 100′ features both artists in an ‘alcohol-fueled blood feud […] 50 rounds of sing-along fury,’ to use their own words. Taped live over an 8-hour period, these sessions are screened everyday at midnight (New York time). One sees both artists–one singing, the other seated in the back of the studio–both in front of typically cheesy karaoke videos. Viewers can post comments on the performances and vote on the [...]

Original post by ana otero and software by Elliott Back

On Saturday April 28th, Khang Le will be making an appearance at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which is being held on the UCLA Main Campus.
Khang, Mike Yamada, Felix Yoon and Scott Robertson will be on hand at 2:30 PM to sign copies of The Skillful Huntsman at booth #318 (Hi De Ho Comics & Books with Pictures), so stop by and say hello if you’re in the area!

Original post by Kean and software by Elliott Back

Kazu sits down with Newsarama to break a big announcement about a new anthology geared towards younger readers: Flight Explorer.
From the interview:
Kazu Kibuishi: I had been hearing a lot of librarians and booksellers talk about how much they wanted good comics for younger readers, and I saw how there was so little of it out there with the exception of Jeff Smith’s Bone. Flight always contained a high percentage of material that would be perfect for young readers, but the more mature content often steered parents and librarians away from sharing the books with kids…
…Up until just recently, [Flight 4] was going to [be] published as a 432-page volume that was packed to the hilt. However, it seems Random House made an error in their cost projections for the book when they gave the greenlight for the huge book, and they asked me to find a way to [...]

Original post by Kean and software by Elliott Back

This is Ruby Anemic´s personal tribute to his superheroes. The result
is the homage of a young artist to the godfather of grandiose design, Charles and Ray Eames.
His current artwork is shown beside several other of his creations
until the end of May at pool gallery (http://www.pool-gallery.com/) in Tucholskystreet 38 in Berlin.
Discover new sides, expect new sizes.

Original post by paul and software by Elliott Back

Today I had a dream during the course of which I tried, got addicted to, and vowed to quit heroin. I’m glad I got that out of the way.
Speaking of addictions, if there are any DJs slash Toy Collectors out there I have something for you..

I’m trying to clean up the studio a bit when I remembered I had these guys hiding in the corner. They are a pair of custom 10″ Trexis that I did for the show over at Toyqube last year. I think they were something like $900, but I’d rather they go to a good home than gather dust over here so they can be had for $500.
This includes both Trexi figures, a mixer (it should work, it was new when I got it for this!), two small battery operated turntables that fit in the head (might need new batteries), and two dead [...]

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Becky Cloonan has just started a new weekly webcomic called Comic Attack! It is completely autobiographical, and anyone that has actually met her in person will be able to tell you that it is all true, down to the very last detail.
 
 
 

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Artist: eric socolofsky
Rhizome Terms: Abstract, animation, audio, Conceptual, design, digital, Generative, immersion, Installation, Java, public space, Software, space, video, Visual
Artist Terms: binaural, Eyebeam, light, Max/MSP, multichannel, Processing

Spatial experience comprises several related elements. Some of these are ephemeral and difficult to isolate, such as time, context alongside adjacent spaces, and human presence or absence. However, some elements more directly affect spatial experience; in particular, sensory data such as visual changes, aural motion, and tactile input have profound impacts on the way we perceive space.
Aperture focuses on the ways sound and light affect spatial perception. Multi-channel sonic textures, generated from recordings of existing spaces, encircle the space of the installation. A rear-projected ceiling is used as a display and light source, describing arcs of motion, intensity, and color. Transitions between audiovisual textures echo transitional places in architecture, places that deal with changes in scale, use, material, and [...]

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Date -> Wed, May 09
BWA Contemporary Art Gallery Katowice
Krakow Academy of Fine Arts – Department of Intermedia
are pleased to announce
INTERFEJS INTERFACE
VI MIEDZYNARODOWE SPOTKANIA SZTUKI KATOWICE 2007
6th INTERNATIONAL ART MEETING KATOWICE 2007
BWA Contemporary Art Gallery Katowice, 9-12 May 2007
Krakow Academy of Fine Arts – Department of Intermedia, 11 May 2007
new media, net art, biotechnical and polysensory interactive device, audio-video installation, new media performance, online-performance, digital imaging, generative representation, virtual reality, broadcast and telematic communication, network and internet projects…

The artists:
Florent Aziosmanoff – France • Janusz Bakowski – Poland • Michal Baldyga – Poland • Wlodzimierz Borowski – Poland • Carol-Ann Braun – France/USA • Michel Bret – France • Wojciech Bruszewski – Poland • Józef Bury – Poland/France • Bernard Caillaud – France • Marek Choloniewski – Poland • Edmond Couchot – France • Jean Dubois – Canada • François R – France • Dorota Kleszcz – Poland/France • Wojciech Kosma – [...]

Original post by ana otero and software by Elliott Back

Date -> Sun, Apr 29
The 1st International Festival of NanoArt will be hosted by the Kotkan Valokuvakeskus Gallery in Kotka, Finland between May 4 and May 31, 2007. The show is curated by Cris Orfescu (USA) and Timo Mahonen (Finland).
This event will exhibit NanoArt works authored by 15 artists from 4 countries: Chris Marshall (Australia), Carol Cooper, Eva Lewarne (Canada), Bjoern Daempfling (Germany), A. John Valois, Abigail Kurtz Migala, Chris Robinson, Darcy Lewis, Dolores Glover Kaufman, Fred Marinello, Gregory O’Toole, Jan Kirstein, K. Elise Cohen, Lisa Black, Ursula Freer (USA).
To view the artists’ NanoArt albums please visit http://nanoart21.org/nanoart2006
NanoArt is a new art discipline related to micro/nanosculptures created by artists/scientists through chemical/physical processes and visualized with powerful research tools like Scanning Electron Microscope or Atomic Force Microscope. The monochromatic microscope images are processed further to create pieces of art that can be showcased for large audiences to educate the [...]

Original post by ana otero and software by Elliott Back

Artist: david
Rhizome Terms: access, Audio, audio, Collaborative, community, Conceptual, Database, design, digital, Documentary, education, Event, Flash, Information map, interact, interface, Internet, Participatory, performance, social spaceArtist Terms: Alastair Dant, Braga, Cooperativa de Comunicação e Cultura, Culturgest, Fundação de Serralves, Guarda, Guillermo Brown, Lisbon, Pangeiart, Porto, Portugal, soundmap
David Gunn, Teatro Municipal da Guarda, Theatro Circo, Tom Davis, Torres Vedras, Victor Gama, William Parker

Cinco Cidades is a cross-disciplinary project documenting the cultures and sounds of five cities across Portugal.
The work began with field trips to five cities in March 2007, working with local communities to record local musicians, residents and ambient sounds that represent each city.
The results of this work have been used to create a series of interactive soundmaps – where visitors can remix sounds and voices from each city to create their own compositions.
The project culminates in a live tour across Portugal in May 2007 with musicians William Parker, Victor [...]

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Date -> Sat, May 12
<a href=”http://www.receivergallery.com/shows/insidethewithin.php”><img src=”http://www.receivergallery.com /shows/images/insidethewithin/postcard.jpg” /></a>
Friends, come out to the opening reception for:
<a href=”http://www.receivergallery.co m/shows/insidethewithin.php”><b>Inside The Within</b></a>
new work by Chris Pew & Paul Urich
Saturday, May 12th, 7 – 10pm
<a href=”http://receivergallery.com”>Receiver Gallery</a>
1415 Valencia St. (@ 25th) SF, CA 94110 , (415) 550-RCVR
Also available at the opening will be a limited edition (25!) collaborative print by CP & PU!

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