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Re: CODeDOC -- launched today at artport
I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT
Christiane, you minx, you did it again! What I love the most is the
comments by other artists (I'll slap Napier upside the head for not
putting in his .02!)
As far as I am concerned there is NOT ENOUGH software art shows of
this nature. And everybody should take note, what Christiane has put
together easily could be described as the NY School of Artware
(albeit sans J Simon).
Best,
Liza
>CODeDOC
>An online exhibition
>at the Whitney Museum's artport
>http://artport.whitney.org
>http://artport.whitney.org/commissions/codedoc/
>
>Participating artists: Sawad Brooks, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, John
>Klima, Golan Levin, Kevin McCoy, Mark Napier, Brad Paley, Scott Snibbe,
>Camille Utterback, Martin Wattenberg, Maciej Wisniewski
>
>CODeDOC takes a reverse look at 'software art' projects by focusing on and
>comparing the 'back end' of the code that drives the artwork's 'front
>end'--the result of the code, be it visuals or a more abstract communication
>process. A dozen artists coded a specific assignment in a language of their
>choice and were asked to exchange the code with each other for comments. The
>results of the programming are made visible only after the code--what
>visitors to this site encounter first is a text document of code from which
>they can launch the front end of the project. CODeDOC is an endeavor to take
>a closer look at the process of this particular artistic practice, and to
>raise questions about the parameters of artistic creation.
>
>
>+ If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
>-> post: list@rhizome.org
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>+
>Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
>Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
I LOVE IT
I LOVE IT
Christiane, you minx, you did it again! What I love the most is the
comments by other artists (I'll slap Napier upside the head for not
putting in his .02!)
As far as I am concerned there is NOT ENOUGH software art shows of
this nature. And everybody should take note, what Christiane has put
together easily could be described as the NY School of Artware
(albeit sans J Simon).
Best,
Liza
>CODeDOC
>An online exhibition
>at the Whitney Museum's artport
>http://artport.whitney.org
>http://artport.whitney.org/commissions/codedoc/
>
>Participating artists: Sawad Brooks, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, John
>Klima, Golan Levin, Kevin McCoy, Mark Napier, Brad Paley, Scott Snibbe,
>Camille Utterback, Martin Wattenberg, Maciej Wisniewski
>
>CODeDOC takes a reverse look at 'software art' projects by focusing on and
>comparing the 'back end' of the code that drives the artwork's 'front
>end'--the result of the code, be it visuals or a more abstract communication
>process. A dozen artists coded a specific assignment in a language of their
>choice and were asked to exchange the code with each other for comments. The
>results of the programming are made visible only after the code--what
>visitors to this site encounter first is a text document of code from which
>they can launch the front end of the project. CODeDOC is an endeavor to take
>a closer look at the process of this particular artistic practice, and to
>raise questions about the parameters of artistic creation.
>
>
>+ If the reader will keep me company I shall be glad.
>-> post: list@rhizome.org
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Is this a YESMEN stunt?
Just wondering ...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Local - New York Daily News
Pair wants cloned baby
Tue Aug 13, 7:19 AM ET
By DAVE GOLDINER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
A childless couple took to the airwaves last night to defend their
dream to become the parents of the world's first cloned baby.
With voices disguised and faces fuzzed out, the two defiantly told
CNN's "Connie Chung Tonight" they're determined to have a cloned baby
no matter what the world thinks of the controversial procedure.
"We're on the cutting edge and the beginning of a brave new world,"
said the would-be father, identified only as Bill. "It's something
really wonderful, adventurous."
But they turned deadly serious when they vowed to end the pregnancy
if the fetus shows signs of deformities.
"We're not going to give birth to a monster or an abnormal child,"
said Bill. "If there is a serious abnormality, absolutely ... we will
abort."
The baby would be an exact genetic match of the mother, identified as
Kathy, and carried by a surrogate mom.
The camera panned from behind as the couple, who have tried to have a
baby for nine years, walked romantically on the beach and held hands
in a backyard.
Unidentified country
They plan to travel to an unidentified country next month to attempt
to conceive a child under the guidance of controversial cloning
advocate Panos Zavos. He said five other couples also are
participating in the first trial.
If all goes well, they might try again.
"God willing, if this works, maybe two years from now, we'll clone
me," said Bill, a high school teacher in his 50s.
"Why not? Instant family," added Kathy.
The couple dismissed the idea of adopting a child from overseas.
Kathy said the orphans are often "so messed up in the orphanage ...
that you're taking on a health hazard."
"There's also nothing wrong with wanting your own, and having that
right," Bill added.
Even with the risks, Zavos predicted he will "hit a home run" with
the couple. "The public will realize this is not as monstrous as it
sounds," he said. "Once they see a baby dressed in pink or blue they
will say, 'What a wonderful thing.'"
Too risky, others warn
But other doctors have a message for the couple: Don't roll the dice.
They warn that the couple, who live in the northeastern United
States, is experimenting with an untested and extremely risky
procedure that could produce a grotesquely stunted baby - or a
disease-riddled living experiment.
"We are right up to the level of barbaric experimentation," said Art
Caplan, who heads the University of Pennsylvania's Center for
Bioethics. "You simply can't risk a dead or deformed baby 50% of the
time."
Even successful cloning efforts like the one that produced Dolly the
sheep in 1997 took 200 tries before a cloned embryo was implanted.
Cloned animals have suffered major health problems, including
premature aging, rapid growth and succeptibility to heart and lung
diseases. Dolly, for instance, already has arthritis.
"People are willing to accept maimed cows, sheep or mice," said Tom
Murray of the Hastings Institute, a bioethics research group. "But I
would hope people would not accept that in a human child."
Experts also warn that most medical problems won't turn up on any tests.
Human cloning soon may be banned in the U.S. President Bush ( news -
web sites) wants a permanent ban on cloning for biomedical research
and reproduction. The House passed a similar bill last year, but
rival cloning measures are stalled in the Senate.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Local - New York Daily News
Pair wants cloned baby
Tue Aug 13, 7:19 AM ET
By DAVE GOLDINER
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
A childless couple took to the airwaves last night to defend their
dream to become the parents of the world's first cloned baby.
With voices disguised and faces fuzzed out, the two defiantly told
CNN's "Connie Chung Tonight" they're determined to have a cloned baby
no matter what the world thinks of the controversial procedure.
"We're on the cutting edge and the beginning of a brave new world,"
said the would-be father, identified only as Bill. "It's something
really wonderful, adventurous."
But they turned deadly serious when they vowed to end the pregnancy
if the fetus shows signs of deformities.
"We're not going to give birth to a monster or an abnormal child,"
said Bill. "If there is a serious abnormality, absolutely ... we will
abort."
The baby would be an exact genetic match of the mother, identified as
Kathy, and carried by a surrogate mom.
The camera panned from behind as the couple, who have tried to have a
baby for nine years, walked romantically on the beach and held hands
in a backyard.
Unidentified country
They plan to travel to an unidentified country next month to attempt
to conceive a child under the guidance of controversial cloning
advocate Panos Zavos. He said five other couples also are
participating in the first trial.
If all goes well, they might try again.
"God willing, if this works, maybe two years from now, we'll clone
me," said Bill, a high school teacher in his 50s.
"Why not? Instant family," added Kathy.
The couple dismissed the idea of adopting a child from overseas.
Kathy said the orphans are often "so messed up in the orphanage ...
that you're taking on a health hazard."
"There's also nothing wrong with wanting your own, and having that
right," Bill added.
Even with the risks, Zavos predicted he will "hit a home run" with
the couple. "The public will realize this is not as monstrous as it
sounds," he said. "Once they see a baby dressed in pink or blue they
will say, 'What a wonderful thing.'"
Too risky, others warn
But other doctors have a message for the couple: Don't roll the dice.
They warn that the couple, who live in the northeastern United
States, is experimenting with an untested and extremely risky
procedure that could produce a grotesquely stunted baby - or a
disease-riddled living experiment.
"We are right up to the level of barbaric experimentation," said Art
Caplan, who heads the University of Pennsylvania's Center for
Bioethics. "You simply can't risk a dead or deformed baby 50% of the
time."
Even successful cloning efforts like the one that produced Dolly the
sheep in 1997 took 200 tries before a cloned embryo was implanted.
Cloned animals have suffered major health problems, including
premature aging, rapid growth and succeptibility to heart and lung
diseases. Dolly, for instance, already has arthritis.
"People are willing to accept maimed cows, sheep or mice," said Tom
Murray of the Hastings Institute, a bioethics research group. "But I
would hope people would not accept that in a human child."
Experts also warn that most medical problems won't turn up on any tests.
Human cloning soon may be banned in the U.S. President Bush ( news -
web sites) wants a permanent ban on cloning for biomedical research
and reproduction. The House passed a similar bill last year, but
rival cloning measures are stalled in the Senate.
Re: Press Release: Rhizome.org Awarded $100,000 Grant from Rockefeller Foundation
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<div>Just when you thought you guys would be flat out on the street
with tin cans.</div>
<div>Good to know you'll make it into next year and<b> hopefully</b>
the next and the next and the next ...</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div>Just when you thought you guys would be flat out on the street
with tin cans.</div>
<div>Good to know you'll make it into next year and<b> hopefully</b>
the next and the next and the next ...</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Cheers,</div>
<div>Liza</div>
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