"Franklin Furnace's first full season as a virtual presenting
institution was entitled THE FUTURE OF THE PRESENT, and it took place
every other week on Fridays at 5 pm from September 1998 to July 1999 in
collaboration with Pseudo Programs' performance channel, Channelp.com.
Each artist received a total of six hours of pre-production time from
Pseudo; this isn't very much time to produce a work of art, and so many
of the netcasts are regarded by the artists as works in progress.
Additionally, the "live" show included a "chat" feature which enabled
viewers around the world to ask questions or make comments; this
interactive feature is also not a component of these archival netcasts.
With all of these provisos, I am nevertheless extremely proud of the
work that was created by 22 artists hailing from as near
and far as Brooklyn and Bucharest. Enjoy!"
Martha Wilson, Founding Director of Franklin Furnace, April 20, 2000
http://www.franklinfurnace.org/
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These performances are now accessible online through Walker Art
Center's Gallery 9 | Digital Arts Study Collection:
http://www.walkerart.org/gallery9/dasc/franklinfurnace/
Rae C. Wright: ART THIEVES
Gillian Dyson: SINE
Rafael Sanchez: LITTLE PRAYERS and other works
Davide Bramante: SERIAL KILLER PART II and other works
Sarah East Johnson: GROUNDWORK and other works
Marilena Preda Sanc: MINDSCAPE and other works
Dance Kumikokimoto: memoryscan
Standard & Poor: THE RED CARPET ROLLERS
Irina Danilova & Steven Ausbury: MIR is HERE!
Anita Ponton: SAY SOMETHING and other works
Kathy Westwater: THE FORTUNE COOKIE DANCE
Doorika: THE FORGERY
Andrea Kleine: JOSEPHINE and other works
Mark Fox & David Zaza: THE KISS
Teresa Konechne: folding prairie
Paul Granjon: Z FOOD IN NEW YORK
Dahn Hiuni: ART HISTORY 487: Late 20th Century Art
Romy Achituv: abacusparts
Laure Drogoul: THE NIPPLE PROJECT
Joshua Fried: HEADSET SEXTET
Michael Bramwell: FORMALBALL
Stacy Makishi: SUICIDE FOR BEGINNERS