Jason Van Anden
Since 2004
Works in Brooklyn, New York United States of America

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Jason Van Anden is a new media activist, artist, inventor and robot maker. His creations are exhibited internationally, receiving recognition in the art, science, technology and gaming communities. More about Jason and his work can be found at his website www.smileproject.com.
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DISCUSSION

Neil, Iona and Farklempt! in Toronto


Hi All,

Neil and Iona (my emotive, robotic sculptures) and Farklempt! v 2.0 (my video game installation) and I are in Toronto as part of Digifest 2005. We will be at the Ontario Science Center from Thursday May 12th - Sunday May 15th. I will also be part of a panel discussing new media art at the science center on Sunday at 1 pm. If you are in Toronto, come on by! I will be one of the humans hanging out with Neil and Iona.

Best Regards,
Jason Van Anden
www.smileproject.com

DISCUSSION

Re: Boxer Match


Hi Patrick,

Very well said.

Jason

DISCUSSION

Re: Boxer


Hi Pall,

Wow - I completely missed that! My fault for blindly clicking on the colorful images online Times dished out to me on their front page. Didn't bother to check the section - and did not consider for a moment while reading it that the context was Art criticism.

Pall > So is it such a persons job to describe
Pall > what the public at large experiences?

My knee-jerk reaction to this is "duh! of course not" - but then again ... it makes me wonder who the critic is supposed to serve. Is the critic charged with teaching an otherwise ignorant public how to appreciate Art or are they to report what the public might find interesting on their terms and why?

If its the latter then I think this article does a pretty good job.

Jason

Pall Thayer wrote:

> Hi Jason,
> I took your use of the word criticism to mean criticism. But when I
> see
> an article of Sarah Boxers on the NYT web site, under the heading
> "NYTimes.com > Arts > Art & Design" and under the title "Critic's
> Notebook" it makes me think "Art Critic" and sounds like a pretty
> reasonable assumption to me. So is it such a persons job to describe
> what the public at large experiences?
>
> Pall

DISCUSSION

Re: Boxer


Good Grief Pall!

Looks like you took my use of the word "criticism" to mean "Art" criticism. Clearly the article is written as an "interactive art for idiots" piece. Even so, I do think this is a good record of how the world outside percieves new media art.

Take it or leave it.
Jason

Pall Thayer wrote:

> Well it looks to me like Sarah Boxer has managed to carve herself a
> nice
> little niche in the art critic world. Yep, right between Louis Leroy
> and
> Albert Wolff.
>
> Pall
>
> Jason Van Anden wrote:
> > I have heard this criticism of new media art before, from people who
> understand contemporary art history and are in positions to offer
> their financial and organizational support. Like it or not, this is a
> pretty accurate description of what the public-at-large experiences.
> >
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DISCUSSION

Re: Boxer


I have heard this criticism of new media art before, from people who understand contemporary art history and are in positions to offer their financial and organizational support. Like it or not, this is a pretty accurate description of what the public-at-large experiences.

I suppose that taking or leaving this kind of feedback depends on what you imagine your role as an artist to be - communicator, entertainer, teacher, trail blazer, media mogul, etc...

Jason Van Anden
www.smileproject.com