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BIO
Marc Garrett is co-director and co-founder, with artist Ruth Catlow of the Internet arts collectives and communities – Furtherfield.org, Furthernoise.org, Netbehaviour.org, also co-founder and co-curator/director of the gallery space formerly known as 'HTTP Gallery' now called the Furtherfield Gallery in London (Finsbury Park), UK. Co-curating various contemporary Media Arts exhibitions, projects nationally and internationally. Co-editor of 'Artists Re:Thinking Games' with Ruth Catlow and Corrado Morgana 2010. Hosted Furtherfield's critically acclaimed weekly broadcast on UK's Resonance FM Radio, a series of hour long live interviews with people working at the edge of contemporary practices in art, technology & social change. Currently doing an Art history Phd at the University of London, Birkbeck College.
Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.
Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
Net artist, media artist, curator, writer, street artist, activist, educationalist and musician. Emerging in the late 80′s from the streets exploring creativity via agit-art tactics. Using unofficial, experimental platforms such as the streets, pirate radio such as the locally popular ‘Savage Yet Tender’ alternative broadcasting 1980′s group, net broadcasts, BBS systems, performance, intervention, events, pamphlets, warehouses and gallery spaces. In the early nineties, was co-sysop (systems operator) with Heath Bunting on Cybercafe BBS with Irational.org.
Our mission is to co-create extraordinary art that connects with contemporary audiences providing innovative, engaging and inclusive digital and physical spaces for appreciating and participating in practices in art, technology and social change. As well as finding alternative ways around already dominating hegemonies, thus claiming for ourselves and our peer networks a culturally aware and critical dialogue beyond traditional hierarchical behaviours. Influenced by situationist theory, fluxus, free and open source culture, and processes of self-education and peer learning, in an art, activist and community context.
The Rise of the Fortress Continent
Well, it could have been true.
That's what Senator Hillary Clinton had to say after finding out that five
Pakistani men did not actually sneak into the United States through Canada
so they could blow up New York on New Year's Eve. Because they were never in
the United States at all, and they weren't terrorists, and the whole thing
was dreamed up by a man who forges passports for a living.
At the height of the search for the professional liar's imaginary
nonterrorists, Clinton blamed Canada and its "unpatrolled, unsupervised"
border. But even when the hoax came to light, she didn't rescind the
accusation: Because the Canadian border is so porous, she reasoned, "this
hoax seemed all too believable."
It was, in other words, a useful hoax, helping US citizens to see how unsafe
they really are. And that is useful, especially if you are among the growing
number of free-market economists, politicians and military strategists
pushing for the creation of "Fortress NAFTA," a continental security
perimeter stretching from Mexico's southern border to Canada's northern one.
A fortress continent is a bloc of nations that joins forces to extract
favorable trade terms from other countries--while patrolling their shared
external borders to keep people from those countries out. But if a continent
is serious about being a fortress, it also has to invite one or two poor
countries within its walls, because somebody has to do the dirty work and
heavy lifting.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i 030203&s=klein
That's what Senator Hillary Clinton had to say after finding out that five
Pakistani men did not actually sneak into the United States through Canada
so they could blow up New York on New Year's Eve. Because they were never in
the United States at all, and they weren't terrorists, and the whole thing
was dreamed up by a man who forges passports for a living.
At the height of the search for the professional liar's imaginary
nonterrorists, Clinton blamed Canada and its "unpatrolled, unsupervised"
border. But even when the hoax came to light, she didn't rescind the
accusation: Because the Canadian border is so porous, she reasoned, "this
hoax seemed all too believable."
It was, in other words, a useful hoax, helping US citizens to see how unsafe
they really are. And that is useful, especially if you are among the growing
number of free-market economists, politicians and military strategists
pushing for the creation of "Fortress NAFTA," a continental security
perimeter stretching from Mexico's southern border to Canada's northern one.
A fortress continent is a bloc of nations that joins forces to extract
favorable trade terms from other countries--while patrolling their shared
external borders to keep people from those countries out. But if a continent
is serious about being a fortress, it also has to invite one or two poor
countries within its walls, because somebody has to do the dirty work and
heavy lifting.
http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i 030203&s=klein
Re: moving to nyc
Don't move to New York David!
Come over to London...
marc
hi all-
moving to nyc in a couple of months. any advice on where to live would b=
e appreciated. i'm thinking of the area near NYU (or some other university=
area) because i think it will be easier to find roommates. also, if you k=
now of a good live performance newmedia artists performing in nyc then plea=
se let me know. thanks.
david goldschmidt
Come over to London...
marc
hi all-
moving to nyc in a couple of months. any advice on where to live would b=
e appreciated. i'm thinking of the area near NYU (or some other university=
area) because i think it will be easier to find roommates. also, if you k=
now of a good live performance newmedia artists performing in nyc then plea=
se let me know. thanks.
david goldschmidt
Notes from a rookie antiwar protester
Tomgram: Notes from a rookie antiwar protester
When it comes to Sunday's demonstrations, my favorite headline was from the
British Independent, "A World Against the War"; my favorite image, the
"Human peace sign from Antarctica" ("Today people from McMurdo Station in
Antarctica joined with the millions of others around the world in calling
for peace not war. With the Antarctic Mt Range in the background we laid on
the ice in a symbolic call for peace. Seven continents united." Click here
to see these images My least favorite "question" was on CNN's call-in Sunday
night ten o'clock news: "Are antiwar protests unpatriotic?"
It's all a matter of how you frame things, after all. My hometown paper, the
New York Times, had a front-page photo, "Antiwar Rally in Washington," but
the actual story was on page 12, headlined "Thousands Converge in Capital to
Protest Plans for War," even though paragraph one made it clear that "tens
of thousands" were there. Perhaps it's understandable that the editors
tucked the article on the largest peace march since the late 1960s (maybe
larger) away inside, what with "Gains on Heart Disease Leave More Survivors,
and Questions" or "Fearful Saudis Seek a Way to Budge Hussein" panting for
front-page attention. Imagine, however, this front-page headline: "Fearful
Americans Seek a Way to Budge Bush." (Nor, by the way, was there an
editorial about the demonstrations, though on the editorial page was "Along
With a Super Bowl, the N.F.L. Needs a Farewell Bowl.")
http://www.nationinstitute.org/tomdispatch/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid12
When it comes to Sunday's demonstrations, my favorite headline was from the
British Independent, "A World Against the War"; my favorite image, the
"Human peace sign from Antarctica" ("Today people from McMurdo Station in
Antarctica joined with the millions of others around the world in calling
for peace not war. With the Antarctic Mt Range in the background we laid on
the ice in a symbolic call for peace. Seven continents united." Click here
to see these images My least favorite "question" was on CNN's call-in Sunday
night ten o'clock news: "Are antiwar protests unpatriotic?"
It's all a matter of how you frame things, after all. My hometown paper, the
New York Times, had a front-page photo, "Antiwar Rally in Washington," but
the actual story was on page 12, headlined "Thousands Converge in Capital to
Protest Plans for War," even though paragraph one made it clear that "tens
of thousands" were there. Perhaps it's understandable that the editors
tucked the article on the largest peace march since the late 1960s (maybe
larger) away inside, what with "Gains on Heart Disease Leave More Survivors,
and Questions" or "Fearful Saudis Seek a Way to Budge Hussein" panting for
front-page attention. Imagine, however, this front-page headline: "Fearful
Americans Seek a Way to Budge Bush." (Nor, by the way, was there an
editorial about the demonstrations, though on the editorial page was "Along
With a Super Bowl, the N.F.L. Needs a Farewell Bowl.")
http://www.nationinstitute.org/tomdispatch/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid12
The Stolen Presidency.
The Stolen Presidency.
The BBC's _Newsnight_ report on it can be seen at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/newsnight/palast.ram
Transcript at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1174000/1174115.stm
There's also one on the Bush/Bin Laden (remember him?!) family connections:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/newsnight/attack22.ram
The truth is always hard to swallow - it seems that America's media likes
its own
civilians to no nothing other than Hollywood dreams.
The BBC's _Newsnight_ report on it can be seen at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/newsnight/palast.ram
Transcript at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/newsnight/newsid_1174000/1174115.stm
There's also one on the Bush/Bin Laden (remember him?!) family connections:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/newsnight/attack22.ram
The truth is always hard to swallow - it seems that America's media likes
its own
civilians to no nothing other than Hollywood dreams.
Laughable democracy...
George W. Bush's Dubious Friends
Texas governor George W. Bush's campaign to become the Republican candidate
in this November's presidential ballot could shortly run into turbulence
because of new information about his past. Indeed, among the figures Bush
dealt with indirectly when he ran oil companies was Saudi banker Khaled Bin
Mahfouz who, Intelligence Newsletter has learned, is currently under house
arrest in a hospital in Taef at the behest of the American authorities. The
latter are looking into contributions Mahfouz is said to have made to
welfare associations close to terrorist Ussama Bin Laden. Considered as the
"king's treasurer," Mahfouz was recently forced to sharply reduce his stake
in the National Commercial Bank, one of the biggest in the kingdom. Many in
Arab financial circles see this as a harbinger of his disgrace. Mahfouz's
name was linked to the scandal involving the Bank of Credit and Commerce
International (BCCI) , in which he held a 20% interest between 1986-1990.
The BCCI was accused in senator John- Kerry's report of money-laundering and
of financing terrorist groups and covert spy operations before it was wound
up on July 5, 1991, with a $ 12 billion loss to its customers. Mahfouz was
also linked to a case involving fake passports in Ireland in 1997 that
forced Irish foreign minister Ray Burke to resign.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/INL110A.html
Texas governor George W. Bush's campaign to become the Republican candidate
in this November's presidential ballot could shortly run into turbulence
because of new information about his past. Indeed, among the figures Bush
dealt with indirectly when he ran oil companies was Saudi banker Khaled Bin
Mahfouz who, Intelligence Newsletter has learned, is currently under house
arrest in a hospital in Taef at the behest of the American authorities. The
latter are looking into contributions Mahfouz is said to have made to
welfare associations close to terrorist Ussama Bin Laden. Considered as the
"king's treasurer," Mahfouz was recently forced to sharply reduce his stake
in the National Commercial Bank, one of the biggest in the kingdom. Many in
Arab financial circles see this as a harbinger of his disgrace. Mahfouz's
name was linked to the scandal involving the Bank of Credit and Commerce
International (BCCI) , in which he held a 20% interest between 1986-1990.
The BCCI was accused in senator John- Kerry's report of money-laundering and
of financing terrorist groups and covert spy operations before it was wound
up on July 5, 1991, with a $ 12 billion loss to its customers. Mahfouz was
also linked to a case involving fake passports in Ireland in 1997 that
forced Irish foreign minister Ray Burke to resign.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/INL110A.html