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RHIZOME DIGEST: 03.31.06

RHIZOME DIGEST: March 31, 2006 ++ Always online at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/digest">http://rhizome.org/digest</a> ++ Content: +note+ 1. Marisa Olson: Net Art News now Rhizome News 2. Lauren Cornell: Rhizome Commissions program 06-07 deadline extended to April 7th +opportunity+ 3. Sherry Hocking: Summer Workshop at ETC - May 31 - June 11, 2006 4. Melanie Crean: Eyebeam seeks Studio Technical Director 5. Sachiko Hayashi: Call for Articles and Net Art +announcement+ 6. Lauren Cornell: In Conversation with artists in Media Miniature 7. // jonCates: New Media in Mexico City! 8. Leonardo/ISAST: Leonardo and SFAI co-sponsor Raqs Media Collective/Steve Cisler Artists' Salon 9. ela.kagel@iconclub.de: Mobile Studios - a nomadic multimedia platform hits the road 10. Cary Peppermint: Wild Info Action + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome is now offering Organizational Subscriptions, group memberships that can be purchased at the institutional level. These subscriptions allow participants at institutions to access Rhizome's services without having to purchase individual memberships. For a discounted rate, students or faculty at universities or visitors to art centers can have access to RhizomeÂ?s archives of art and text as well as guides and educational tools to make navigation of this content easy. Rhizome is also offering subsidized Organizational Subscriptions to qualifying institutions in poor or excluded communities. Please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/info/org.php">http://rhizome.org/info/org.php</a> for more information or contact Lauren Cornell at LaurenCornell@Rhizome.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1. From: Marisa Olson <marisa@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 26, 2006 Subject: Net Art News now Rhizome News Dear Rhizome Readers, I'm writing with excitement to announce that we've just changed the name of Net Art News to Rhizome News. You may recall that I posed the question of a name change to you, last Fall. We wanted to change it because the editorial focus of Net Art News had expanded to cover a more diverse range of new media practices, both online and offline, in order to offer a more accurate and supportive reflection of the field. Anyway, I'd like to thank those of you who made suggestions for the name change. As I recall, the discussion was as entertaining and witty as it was an interesting register of our community's shared vocabulary and passion. The name change, itself, took a bit longer than anticipated to roll into effect because we wanted to get past the challenges of implementing an ambitious redesign and training a new Director of Technology. But in any case, we're Rhizome News now! Thanks, again, for your input and ongoing support. While I've got your attention, let me point you to our many feed & syndication options: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/syndicate/">http://rhizome.org/syndicate/</a> All the best, Marisa + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 2. From: Lauren Cornell <laurencornell@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 27, 2006 Subject: Rhizome Commissions program 06-07 deadline extended to April 7th Hello, Just a note that we've extended our deadline for proposals to April 7th! <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rhizome.org/commissions">http://www.rhizome.org/commissions</a> If you have any questions about the submission process, feel free to write me on or off list. All best, Lauren Executive Director Rhizome.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Support Rhizome: buy a hosting plan from BroadSpire <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/hosting/">http://rhizome.org/hosting/</a> Reliable, robust hosting plans from $65 per year. Purchasing hosting from BroadSpire contributes directly to Rhizome's fiscal well-being, so think about about the new Bundle pack, or any other plan, today! About BroadSpire BroadSpire is a mid-size commercial web hosting provider. After conducting a thorough review of the web hosting industry, we selected BroadSpire as our partner because they offer the right combination of affordable plans (prices start at $14.95 per month), dependable customer support, and a full range of services. We have been working with BroadSpire since June 2002, and have been very impressed with the quality of their service. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 3. From: Sherry Hocking <etc@experimentaltvcenter.org> Date: Mar 25, 2006 Subject: Summer Workshop at ETC - May 31 - June 11, 2006 The Experimental Television Center International Summer Workshop 2006 May 31 - June 11, 2006 The Experimental Television Center International Summer Workshop 2006 is a collaborative video and sonic arts opportunity, sponsored by the Center and the Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) at Alfred University. Academic credit is available through Alfred University. This 10 day intensive practicum is held at the ETC studio. The ISW website <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.etcisw.com">http://www.etcisw.com</a> has all the information you need to register, plus a look at past Workshops complete with video clips and photos, as well as biographies of the instructors. Since 1996, ETC and the Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) have sponsored the International Summer Workshop (ISW), a two-week collaborative video and sonic arts opportunity. A primary goal of ETCISW is the exploration of video as a contemporary electronic arts medium and the promotion of collaborative art practice. Activities are balanced between the making and study of the electronic moving image. Lectures on technical aspects of equipment operation are supplemented with lab times for independent and collaborative art-making. The ETC studio is an immersive environment where artists interact with the Center's hybrid toolset and collaboration is encouraged by the very nature of the open architecture of the system. The image processing system is a hybrid tool set which facilitates interactive relationships between older historically important analog instruments and new digital technologies including: custom built equipment by David Jones, Dan Sandin, Nam June Paik, and others; new and vintage analog audio and video processors and synthesizers; Max/MSP and Jitter; multiple computers; keyers, switchers, colorizers, and other hardware; numerous studio cameras; and dozens of other tools; all of which are connected through a sophisticated patch bay. This rich electronic environment encourages artists to explore boundaries and intersections within narrative, documentary and social issue traditions as well as more experimental forms. Study resources include a custom-designed manual for each participant, which includes both technical and arts-related texts. The Center's unique collection of video and new media works dating from the early 1970s to the present is available as well. Other activities include screenings and critiques of participants' works, collaborative art practices, and visiting artists' lecturers. Past visiting artists include Kristin Lucas, David Jones, Sara Hornbacher, Peer Bode, Andrew Deutsch, and Torsten Burns. Collaborative cooking is a part of the workshop experience. Undergraduate and graduate credit is available through the School of Art and Design at Alfred University. You don't need to be an enrolled student to participate. Please visit www.etcisw.com for fee and registration information. Please note that there is a deadline for registration. Faculty: Pamela Hawkins and Hank Rudolph. Instructors: Aaron Miller, Matt Underwood, Annie Langan, Monica Duncan. Please pass this along to interested students. Contact: Pamela Hawkins at hawkinsp@alfred.edu + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4. From: Melanie Crean <melanie@eyebeam.org> Date: Mar 27, 2006 Subject: Eyebeam seeks Studio Technical Director Eyebeam seeks a full time Production Studio Technical Director to work on artists' projects at its Chelsea, Manhattan studio. 2 years commercial CG TD experience with rigging, particles and MEL scripting in Maya, as well as programming knowledge in Java or C required. Video editing and advanced compositing knowledge a plus. Projects include computer graphic fine art, public art, data visualization, game art and new forms of media work that are exhibited internationally. Eyebeam works with range of artists, designs its own in house projects, and authors open source software for artists' tools. The organization encourages artists to apply and for employees to pursue their own creative projects. For more information about the position, please see <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eyebeam.org/about/about.php?page=jobs">http://www.eyebeam.org/about/about.php?page=jobs</a> or about the Production Studio's programs, please see <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eyebeam.org/production/production.php?page=mis">http://www.eyebeam.org/production/production.php?page=mis</a>. International applicants welcome. Applicants should email cover letters and resumes to Melanie Crean at melanie at eyebeam dot org by 4.17.06. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome ArtBase Exhibitions <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/art/exhibition/">http://rhizome.org/art/exhibition/</a> Visit "Net Art's Cyborg[feminist]s, Punks, and Manifestos", an exhibition on the politics of internet appearances, guest-curated by Marina Grzinic from the Rhizome ArtBase. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.rhizome.org/art/exhibition/cyborg/">http://www.rhizome.org/art/exhibition/cyborg/</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 5. From: sachiko hayashi <look@e-garde.com> Date: Mar 30, 2006 Subject: Call for Articles and Net Art Call for Articles and Net Art On-line journal Hz (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hz-journal.org/">http://www.hz-journal.org/</a>) is looking for articles on New Media, Net Art, Sound Art and Electro-Acoustic Music. We accept earlier published and unpublished articles in English. Please send your submissions to hz-journal@telia.com Hz is also looking for Net Art works to be included in its virtual gallery (www.hz-journal.org/netg). Please send your URLs to hz-journal@telia.com Dead-line: 10 May Hz is published by the non-profit organization Fylkingen in Stockholm. Established in 1933, Fylkingen has been known for introducing yet-to-be-established art forms throughout its history. Nam June Paik, Stockhausen, Cage, etc. have all been introduced to the Swedish audience through Fylkingen. Its members consist of leading composers, musicians, dancers, performance artists and video artists in Sweden. For more information on Fylkingen, please visit <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.fylkingen.se/fylkeng.html">http://www.fylkingen.se/fylkeng.html</a> or <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.hz-journal.org/n4/hultberg.html">http://www.hz-journal.org/n4/hultberg.html</a> Sachiko Hayashi/Hz + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Rhizome.org 2005-2006 Net Art Commissions The Rhizome Commissioning Program makes financial support available to artists for the creation of innovative new media art work via panel-awarded commissions. For the 2005-2006 Rhizome Commissions, eleven artists/groups were selected to create original works of net art. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://rhizome.org/commissions/">http://rhizome.org/commissions/</a> The Rhizome Commissions Program is made possible by support from the Jerome Foundation in celebration of the Jerome Hill Centennial, the Greenwall Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support has been provided by members of the Rhizome community. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 6. From: Lauren Cornell <laurencornell@rhizome.org> Date: Mar 31, 2006 Subject: In Conversation with artists in Media Miniature Hi: To those in the NYC area: please join me and artists in the Media Miniature exhibition this Saturday April 1 at 2pm in the Pratt gallery (144 West 14th Street). We'll be discussing their works, the exhibition and any other relevant topics that come to mind. The release for the exhibition follows and can also be found here: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.pratt.edu/exhibitions/">http://www.pratt.edu/exhibitions/</a> Best, Lauren 'Media Miniature' March 17-April 20, 2006 Pratt Manhattan Gallery 144 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011 Gallery hours: Tuesday Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. NEW YORK, N.Y., March 2, 2006 Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present an exhibition titled Â³Media Miniature,Â² on view from March 17 through April 20, that tests the conceptual frame of narrative, film, text, and visual art with the work of seven artists who create intentionally miniature work with monumental implications. The exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public. 'Media Miniature' charts a specific line through the last ten years of art and technology experiments during which an extraordinary group of artists working in digital moving image and sound, some for portable devices, have a accomplished an astonishing range of new work, according to Christina Yang, guest curator for the exhibition. The artists whose work will be represented in the exhibition are Marc Lafia, Lev Manovich, Jane Philbrick, Charlene Rule, Dave Simonds, Grahame Weinbren, and the-phone-book Limited. 'This exhibition aligns itself with a discourse on older forms of literary invention such as the printing press. What was once a mass social experience, whether in cathedrals or theaters, became possible to carry in a pocket,' says Yang. 'Equally, laptops, cell phones, and iPods have become the matrix of expanded social networks nevertheless human in scale and contact,' she adds. Visitors to the exhibition will interact with the installations to see and hear pioneering Internet mini-movies from the 1990s, films and ring tones on cell phones, a voice recording reconstructed using speech synthesis techniques, and an artistÂ¹s Internet diary, among other works. A 'Philmphest' of cell phone films made by Pratt students in a workshop with the-phone-book Limited will be shown during the opening reception. A talk by artist Lev Manovich will be held in conjunction with the exhibition at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 7 in Room 213, adjacent to the gallery. It is free and open to the public. – Lauren Cornell Executive Director, Rhizome.org New Museum of Contemporary Art 210 Eleventh Ave, NYC, NY 10001 tel. 212.219.1222 X 208 fax. 212.431.5328 ema. laurencornell@rhizome.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 7. From: // jonCates <joncates@criticalartware.net> Date: Mar 30, 2006 Subject: New Media in Mexico City! New Media in Mexico City! a panel discussion with: Eusebio BaÃ±uelos, ArcÃ¡ngel Constantini and Mario de Vega on Wednesday 2006.04.05 4:30 PM [FRAY] - Film, Video and New Media Department The School of the Art Institute of Chicago 112 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60603 Free New Media in Mexico City, a panel discussion with Mexico City based curators and organizers Eusebio BaÃ±uelos (Video artist and Moving Image curator at The CENTRO MULTIMEDIA), ArcÃ¡ngel Constantini (Net Art, Web Art and New Media curator, organizer and artist) and Mario de Vega (New Media, Sound artist and musician). Join us to hear from and engage in conversation with hese accomplished and active young curators and learn about the dynamic and very different ways in which New Media manifests in Mexico City! * Eusebio BaÃ±uelos is the Moving Image and Video curator at The CENTRO MULTIMEDIA (the Multimedia Center) in Mexico City. The CENTRO MULTIMEDIA is a major hub of New Media arts in Mexico City if not the premier venue and institution for New Media art. * ArcÃ¡ngel Constantini curates Net Art, Web Art and New Media projects and is the director of the encuentros efimeros (ephemeral encounter) project. Constantini also curates the inmerso cyberlounge museo tamayo (cyberlounge museum tamayo) space for New Media, Net Art and Sound projects. As an artist, Constantini is a part of the internally recognized New Media collectives and collaboratives hell.com, no-such.com and khora.org. * Mario de Vega is a New Media and Sound artist working collaboratively in the f4rm project. Mario de Vega is based in Mexico City and has participated widely in international digital arts events such as the OPEN AIR - A RADIOTOPIA project at ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 2002 and mutek. * (A) MEXICAN r4WB1t5 macro.Fest brings these artists, organizers and curators and 6 of their peers from Mexico City to Chicago to organize, participate and perform these decentralized events. This r4WB1t5 macro.Fest runs for 4 days from THURSDAY 2006.04.06 until SUNDAY 2006.04.09 in 4 spaces. The CHI-TOWN ARENA (a Mexican wrestling venue in Pilsen), EN3MY (Chicago's most recent art space dedicated to sound and art in Wicker Park), BUSKER (audio/visual projects and new media programming in East Village) and POLVO (Pilsen's alternative art space) will all host individual micro.Fests on each day of the expanded macro.Fest. These free and open events are organized and curated by Eusebio BaÃ±uelos, ArcÃ¡ngel Constantini, David Somellera, Rogelio Sosa and Mario de Vega from Mexico City and facilitated in Chicago by Amanda Gutierrez, jon.satrom and jonCates. * [FRAY] The New Media in Mexico City panel discussion is a part of the distributed [FRAY] New Media series in the Film, Video and New Media Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. * Upcoming [FRAY] screening at Conversations at the Edge: Thursday 2006.05.04 @ 6:00 PM CALCULATIONS: Pioneers of Computer Animation * Upcoming [FRAY] Conference in the Department of Film, Video and New Media: Saturday, 2006.05.13 @ 2:00 - 6:00 PM Discussions with Annette Barbier (UNREAL-ESTATES and Interactive Arts and Media Department Columbia College), Ryan Griffis (The Temporary Travel Office, YOUgenics and The School of Art & Design University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana), Mark Hansen (Professor in English Language & Literature, Cinema & Media Studies; University of Chicago), Lynn Marie Kirby (California College of the Arts), PILOT TV, Rob Ray (DEADTECH and dorkbot Chicago), Lincoln Schatz (OPEN-NODE and The Upgrade! Chicago) and Daniel Tucker (AREA Chicago). * Links: Eusebio BaÃ±uelos: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cnca.gob.mx/cmm">http://www.cnca.gob.mx/cmm</a> ArcÃ¡ngel Constantini: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.infomera.net">http://www.infomera.net</a> inmerso cyberlounge museo tamayo: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.museotamayo.org/inmerso">http://www.museotamayo.org/inmerso</a> hell.com: http:/www.hell.com no-such.com: http:/www.no-such.com khora.org: http:/www.khora.org Mario de Vega: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.f4rm.org">http://www.f4rm.org</a> (A) MEXICAN r4WB1t5 macro.Fest: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://r4wb1t5.org/2006.04.05-2006.04.08">http://r4wb1t5.org/2006.04.05-2006.04.08</a> [FRAY]: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://fvnm.info/fray">http://fvnm.info/fray</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 8. From: Leonardo/ISAST <isast@leonardo.info> Date: Mar 30, 2006 Subject: Leonardo and SFAI co-sponsor Raqs Media Collective/Steve Cisler Artists' Salon The Strange Destiny of Open Source in the Nation State Artists' salon co-sponsored by Leonardo and the San Francisco Art Institute Center for Media Culture featuring the Raqs Media Collective of New Delhi, India and Steve Cisler of San Jose, CA, USA Thursday, April 6, 2006, 7 P.M. San Francisco Art Institute CafÃ© 800 Chestnut Street San Francisco, CA 94133 Leonardo, The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, is pleased to co-sponsor with the San Francisco Art Institute Center for Media Culture a lively evening salon with the Raqs Media Collective and Steve Cisler. Drinks and supper will be served before the presentations, and dessert will follow. The Raqs Media Collective (Monica Narula, Jeebesh Bagchi, Shuddhabrata Sengupta) from Delhi, India, investigates the technological forms that underwrite contemporary urban experiences and the social practices through which the city is acted upon and imagined. The collective is the co-initiator of Sarai: The New Media Initiative, a program of interdisciplinary research and practice on media, city space and urban culture. Currently acting as Spring 2006 Fellows for the SFAI Center for Media Culture, the Raqs Media Collective will intersect with several of SFAI's degree, community education and public programs. At the April 6 salon, Raqs will initiate a discussion on the topic of Â?The Strange Destiny of Open Source in the Nation State.Â? Steve Cisler is a librarian by training who began using computers when he was middle-aged. Starting in 1985 Cisler ran a WELL forum on information and libraries. In 1988 at Apple Computer library he started a grant program called Apple Library of Tomorrow, through which he made dozens of grants to U.S. and Canadian museums and libraries. Cisler worked on the de-regulation of the radio frequencies and standards that became known as 802.11 or Wi-Fi. Over the past 7 years Cisler has consulted in Latin America, Thailand, Jordan and Uganda on short-term projects involving telecenters, school computer labs and indigenous groups. Cisler is Chair of the Â?Piracy and the Pacific Working GroupÂ? at the upcoming Pacific Rim New Media Summit, a pre-symposium to ISEA2006. Cisler will give a presentation at the April 6 salon on intellectual property issues. San Francisco Art Institute's Center for Media Culture links artistic practice and the study of culture. Students explore the ways in which different media, including film, video, photography, sound and technology, shapeÂ?and are shaped byÂ?concepts of identity and community. The Center offers students opportunities to foster agility in their artistic practice through the study of the cultural and aesthetic shifts that characterize diverse societies. The results are technically informed media practitioners and comprehensive critical thinkers prepared for a broad variety of career and artistic opportunities. Leonardo, The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, serves the international arts community by promoting and documenting work at the intersection of the arts, sciences and technology and by stimulating collaboration between artists, scientists and technologists. As Leonardo/ISAST nears its 40th anniversary, its programs and activities have expanded to include print and online publications, an awards program, involvement in workshops, conferences and symposia (including the Pacific Rim New Media Summit, a pre-symposium to ISEA2006, August 2006, in San Jose), and collaborative projects focused on twenty-first-century media involving art, science and technology. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sfai.edu">http://www.sfai.edu</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.leonardo.info">http://www.leonardo.info</a> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 9. From: ela.kagel@iconclub.de <ela.kagel@iconclub.de> Date: Mar 30, 2006 Subject: Mobile Studios - a nomadic multimedia platform hits the road Mobile Studios a project by Public Art Lab Berlin – This nomadic multimedia platform travels from Belgrade over Bratislava, Budapest to Sofia and functions as a temporary production laboratory for young artists, cultural producers, performers and researchers. Duration: April- May 2006, tour schedule see below Website: www.mobile-studios.org Free and open to the public Press contact: Ela Kagel / Susa Pop / press@mobile-studios.org HOTLINE: +49-30-20896381 // +49-171-5348207 // +49-163-391 2291 *Mobile Studios - A nomadic multimedia platform hits the road* >From April to May 2006 the Mobile Studios travel as a nomadic multimedia platform from Belgrade to Bratislava, Budapest and Sofia, and will temporarily possess the urban spaces in these cities. With today`s opening in Belgrade, this production laboratory for young artists, performers and cultural programmers starts its adventurous journey across Southeastern Europe and the Balkans. The three exhibition modules of the Mobile Studios are like a 'no man's land', that settles into an urban context. It temporarily acts as a neutral ground which offers the opportunity for collaborations with artists, grass-roots groups and cultural institutions. The Mobile Studios function as an experimental field in which structures that do not yet exist can be tested and discussed with the public within a short period of time. Mobile Studios: Editorial, Talk and Live Studio This internationally networked pilot project is a mobile, autonomous laboratory for artists and cultural producers. In a subsequent programme, they will be invited to recreate the studios as directors. Mobile Studios are consisting of three corresponding units: Editorial, Talk and Live Studio. The installations and urban interventions that take place in the Live Studio, as well as the conversations and discussions of the Talk Studios, will be transformed and broadcast in the Editorial Studio in various formats. The production and broadcast processes will be made visible at the same time. Art contents - instantly processed and highly visible The Editorial Studio is the largest exhibition module: Here, daily reports from the Talk and Live Studios will be editorially processed, archived and published in various multimedia formats. Comprehensive content will be transmitted to editors and media partners for further use in online editorial, web, TV and radio, press, magazines, etc. Mobile Studios talks & wireless conferences Interviews and discussion rounds will take place in the Talk Studio with the host city's cultural producers and audiences. All these talks will be live streamed and will be available as a video download on our website. Please see the tour schedule on www.mobile-studios.org for our wireless conferences, where artists, cultural operators and scholars from Europe and the United States will discuss with our partners of the different host cities. The Laznia Center of Contemporary Art in Gdansk provides a Mobile Webcast Studio that will transmit to corresponding issues regularly. Tour schedule: Belgrade Opening: April 11 / 6pm Exhibition dates: April 11-April 18 2006 Location: Republic square Belgrade Curatorial partner: Remont Gallery / Maja Ciric & Miroslav Karic www.remont.co.yu Bratislava Opening: April 24 / 6pm Exhibition dates: April 24-April 29 2006 Location: Place of the Rebels, Bratislava Curatorial partner: 13kubikov - www.13m3.sk Budapest Opening: May 7 / 4 pm Exhibition dates: May 7-May 13 2006 Location: House of Future (Jovo haza) Curatorial partner: A38 - www.a38.hu / Edit Blaumann Sofia Opening: May 21 / 12pm Exhibition dates: May 21-May 28 2006 Location: "Alexander Battenberg Square" Curatorial partner: www.brainstoreproject.com & InterSpace - www.i-space.org & Goethe Institut www.goethe.de/sofia Gdansk - Mobile Webcast Studio Transmissions: each Friday in April / each Saturday in May Curatorial partner: Laznia Center for Contemporary Art - www.laznia.pl For the complete program and list of artists please check: www.mobile-studios.org + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 10. From: Cary Peppermint <cp70@restlessculture.net> Date: Mar 30, 2006 Subject: Wild Info Action Wild Info Action: A Digital Media, Database Performance Saturday April 8th, 2006 - 8pm Ottawa, Canada at ClubSAW Featured as part of the Artengine Electronics Amnesty Fundraiser ————————————- <IMG src="<a rel="nofollow" href="http://restlessculture.net/downloads/images/wildinfoaction.jpg&quot">http://restlessculture.net/downloads/images/wildinfoaction.jpg";</a>;> Wilderness Information Action or Wild-Info-Action is the first in a series of live performances initiated by Cary Peppermint that experiment with the creation of a 'performative poetics of the database.' 'f the world appears to us as an endless and unstructured collection of images, texts, and other data records, it is only appropriate that we will be moved to model it as a database. But it is also appropriate that we would want to develop a poetics, aesthetics, and ethics of this database.' -Lev Manovich, The Language of New Media Martina Anderson a.k.a. DJ Sitegeist (Ph.D., University of Minnesota) and Christine Nadir a.k.a. DJ WorldCat (Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia University) will each engage in research into the keywords of the performance: 'Wilderness,' 'Information,' and 'Action.' Projections will display the DJs' online research as they browse, search, copy, cut, drag, burn, paste, rename, assemble, and disseminate digital information through a multitude of both public and password-protected internet databases, such as Google, WorldCat, Project Muse, JSTOR, Art Index, EconLit, Lexis Nexis, and Science Direct. Cary Peppermint a.k.a. MintSevenZero will provide a digital audio score that seeks neither to complement nor detract from the live research but instead aims simply to be user-accessible and to share the same performance space, existing as another modular, digital media object. Peppermint's audio will be mixed live from laptops, PDAs, and automatic drip coffee-makers and will include samples from birds, dogs, coyotes, six-lane highways, Middle Eastern percussion, and assorted software-simulated analogue synthesizers and drums. "Which is more musical, a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?" - John Cage ————————————- Artengine Press Release ————————————- On April 8th 2006 Artengine will be hosting a Fundraising event at ClubSAW to raise money for the Artengine's future projects. In the weeks leading up to the event our doors are open to collect any unwanted electrical goods. These items will then be available to the general public via silent auction at the event. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this unique spring cleaning opportunity and a chance to find some new electrical treasures. For each item donated you will receive one 'Artengine buck', redeemable at the event. We will ensure that any unsold items that we cannot put to good use in the Artengine lab will be properly recycled. We will be accepting items at the event as well. We also welcome your collections of used batteries at the lab and at the event. We will be making a trip to a recycling depot after the event so you can safely dispose of your old batteries and save on gas too. We are now accepting items every Tuesday from 9 to 4. We are located at 233 Argyle between Bank and O'Connor. (No old computer monitors pretty please) Please contact Christie Watson at Artengine to arrange for an alternated drop off time if need be. Our number is 230-5490. The party will feature over a dozen local and international artists including, Wild Info Action, a new digital media, database performance by New York's Cary Peppermint, www.restlessculture.net >From Montreal comes a musical blend of turntableism and homespun electronics by Blake Hargreaves. Local electronic music label SULPONT will be on hand with merchandise and we will hear from Olivier Fairfield and Paris Hilton. www.sulpont.ca Video artist Ryan Stec will team up with photographer Aaron Mckenzie Frazer to bring you live video mixing. Fresh new media work by up and comers Ross Birdwise, Darsha Hewitt, Andrew O'Malley, Jason Derouin and Stephanie Brodeur to see and take part in. Underscoring the whole evening with his "off the grid" sound system will be Ottawa's own DJ Michael Caffrey. To top off the evening there will be a cash bar and we will be serving hot pancakes fresh from the pan to take care of those midnight munchies. 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