Rachel Greene
Since the beginning
Works in New York, Nebraska United States of America

BIO
Rhizome is friends and family for Rachel, who has been involved with the org. in one capacity or another since 1997 when it was rhizome.com!!
Rachel wrote a book on internet art for thames & hudson's well-known WORLD OF ART series: it was published in June 2004. She was a consultant and catalogue author for the 2004 Whitney Biennial. She has also written for publications including frieze, artforum, timeout and bomb.
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DISCUSSION

Fwd: You are cordially invited to the opening of Personal Space on Wednesday June 16


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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Gigantic Artspace <info@giganticartspace.com>
> Date: June 10, 2004 6:09:26 PM EDT
> Subject: You are cordially invited to the opening of Personal Space on
> Wednesday June 16
>
> Gigantic ArtSpace
> 59 Franklin Street, New York, NY, 10013
> T 212 226-6762
> www.giganticartspace.com
> Tue

DISCUSSION

Fwd: Art Interactive update


Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Robyn Whittington" <Robyn@mail2Art.com>
> Date: May 12, 2004 11:50:05 PM EDT
> To: <robyn@mail2Art.com>
> Subject: Art Interactive update
>
> Art Interactive reports:

DISCUSSION

JUNE 15 DEMOS AGAINST GRAND JURY IN CAE "BIOTERROR" CASE


Begin forwarded message:

> From: CAE Legal Defense Fund <caedefense@caedefensefund.org>
> Date: June 9, 2004 9:35:28 PM EDT
> To: "rachel-rhizome.org" <rachel@rhizome.org>
> Subject: JUNE 15 DEMOS AGAINST GRAND JURY IN CAE "BIOTERROR" CASE
>
> PROTEST TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE END TO THE INVESTIGATION OF STEVE KURTZ
> AND THE CRITICAL ART ENSEMBLE
>
> WHEN: 9 AM, June 15, 2004
>
> WHERE: Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York, near the courthouse (see
> "Driving Directions" below for map)
>
> PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS CALL AS WIDELY AS YOU CAN.
> Check http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html for updates.
>
> For background, please visit http://caedefensefund.org/overview.html
> and http://caedefensefund.org/press.html.
> For PDFs of signs that you can print out, please visit
> http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html#signs
> For information on June 15 protests in Amsterdam, San Francisco,
> London and Paris, please visit
> http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html#world
>
>
> SUPPORT FREE SPEECH AND FREEDOM OF KNOWLEDGE
>
> Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) is a collective of internationally
> recognized artists who work in public, educational, academic and art
> contexts. For the past few years, their principal aim has been to help
> the general public to understand biotechnology. By making scientific
> research accessible to laypeople through participatory performance
> experiences, CAE aims to demystify what is safe and clarify what is
> dangerous about today's biotech industry.
>
> CAE always undertake their work in a safe and considered way. The
> materials they use are strictly non-hazardous, can be legally obtained
> by anyone, and are commonly found in undergraduate-level biology labs.
> For more on CAE's projects and the biological agents and equipment
> they work with, please visit http://www.caedefensefund.org/.
>
> A federal grand jury will convene on June 15 in Buffalo, New York, to
> consider bioterrorism charges brought by the Joint Terrorism Task
> Force against CAE member and University at Buffalo professor Steve
> Kurtz. The grand jury is the latest installment in a bizarre
> investigation in which members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force seem
> to have mistaken CAE's latest art project for a biological weapons
> laboratory.
>
> According to the subpoenas served to at least seven artists, the
> charges fall under Section 175 of the US Biological Weapons
> Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, which has been expanded by the USA PATRIOT
> Act to prohibit the possession of "any biological agent, toxin, or
> delivery system" without the justification of "prophylactic,
> protective, bona fide research, or other peaceful purpose"
> (http://caedefensefund.org/faq.html#law). Those served with subpoenas
> include two founding members of CAE (Steven Barnes, Dorian Burr,
> Beverly Schlee), two artists who have collaborated with CAE (Beatriz
> da Costa, Paul Vanouse), and at least two other artists.
>
> Many worry that the case could set a dangerous precedent by silencing
> a group of artists for work that stimulates vital public discussion.
> Many feel that with this case and others, the government is wildly
> overreaching its mandate to protect the public from terrorism.
>
> "Groups like CAE stimulate the public debate that is necessary to a
> healthy democracy," said Claire Pentecost, an artist who has
> collaborated with CAE in the past. "This isn't a case of one artist
> fighting for the freedom to express him or herself with images or
> speech that some of the public might find offensive. This is a case of
> a group of artists using performance to educate the public on issues
> that affect all of us in our daily lives. The government's actions
> suggest a criminalization of a citizen's right to acquire knowledge by
> completely legal means. This goes to the very heart of democracy."
>
> A number of other recent cases suggest that that the PATRIOT Act and
> other recent "security" measures have made freedom of speech
> increasingly fragile in the U.S. A list of such cases will be
> available shortly at http://www.caedefensefund.org/
>
>
> ABOUT THE DEMONSTRATION: Please bring signs and banners if you can
> (see http://caedefensefund.org/demonstration.html#signs). This is a
> peaceful demonstration. As in all demonstrations, it's best to bring
> personal identification (driver's license, passport, student id, proof
> of address, etc.). Let someone know where you're going to be. Stick
> with a buddy.
>
> DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From Interstate 90 take 33W into downtown all the
> way to the end. It will put you onto Oak St. Continue on Oak for 2
> long blocks to Broadway. Go right on Broadway which runs right into
> Court St. The first square is Lafayette and then comes Niagara Square.
> There are paid parking lots all around this downtown area. Information
> on possible housing will be on the website shortly.
> http://mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?
> address

DISCUSSION

Fwd: Marotta & Russo: Netopia is On Line


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Avatar Project Staff <info@avatarproject.it>
> Date: June 10, 2004 8:40:51 AM EDT
> To: - Staff - Avatar Project <info@avatarproject.it>
> Subject: Marotta & Russo: Netopia is On Line
>
> E' stata messa in linea sul nostro sito (www.avatarproject.it) la
> scheda dell'animazione digitale intitolata "Netopia".
>
> Il lavoro e stato recentemente presentato all'interno dell'happening=

> "Every / Body", curato da Sabrina Zannier, che faceva parte degli
> eventi inaugurali del nuovo Centro d'Arte Contemporanea di Villa Manin =

> di Passariano (Ud) diretto da Francesco Bonami.
>
> La scheda, contenente anche una versione dell'opera adattata per il
> web, e raggiungibile cliccando la voce "Netopia" contenuta nella news=

> piu recente sulla home page del sito.
>
> Per la visione del video in streaming, a causa del suo peso rilevante =

> (23 MB), e necessaria una connessione a banda larga . Per le
> connessioni analogiche e disponibile, a parziale alternativa, la
> versione in formato MP3 della colonna sonora
> (4MB).
>
> Marotta & Russo
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------=

> ------------
> AVATAR PROJECT - DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
> via Isonzo 45 - 33100 Udine - tel. 0039 0432 486061
> www.avatarproject.it

DISCUSSION

CAE stuff


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Sera Tonin <neurotransmitter@mail.com>
> Date: June 8, 2004 8:54:27 AM EDT
> To: rachel@rhizome.org
> Subject: CAE stuff
>
> --------------------------
>
> Hello all,
>
> A group of us in NYC are organizing a bus for 2 days up to Buffalo in
> support of CAE. The plan is to leave on the evening of the 14th and
> return the
> following evening. We are currently exploring options as to the type
> of bus and would like to gauge how many people will be traveling from
> the NYC
> area. The cost could run anywhere from $45 - $70 each based on the
> amount of travelers. If you are interested please contact us ASAP as
> reservations must be made soon.
>
> Please pass this request on to your mailing lists as we'd like to
> bring as many people as possible up to Buffalo.
>
> best, Valerie
>
>
> Sharon Hayes purpleshaze@yahoo.com
> Valerie Tevere neurotransmitter@mail.com
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The following comes from the CAE defense fund website:
> http://caedefensefund.org/
>
> CALL FOR DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL ART ENSEMBLE AND FREE
> SPEECH RIGHTS
> The committee to organize CAE Defense is calling for a peaceful
> demonstration of support outside the Grand Jury hearings on the case
> of Steve Kurtz
> (CAE), beginning on June 15th.
>
> WHERE: County Court House, 138 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY.
> WHEN: 9 AM, June 15, 2004
> CONTACT: organize@caedefensefund.org
>
>
> ARTISTS SUBPOENAED IN USA PATRIOT ACT CASE
> On May 30, members of the performance art collective Critical Art
> Ensemble were subpoenaed by the FBI. The FBI is planning to indict
> Steve Kurtz, a
> member of CAE before a grand jury on June 15, on unknown charges. CAE
> is under investigation for their use of scientific equipment to
> produce art
> projects that question the relationship between commerce, politics and
> biotechnology. Critical Art Ensemble have been producing performances
> and
> theory that merge political realities with technology and theater
> since 1987. Thus far six subpoenas have been issued to: Adele
> Henderson, Chair of
> the Art Department at UB; Andrew Johnson, Professor of Art at UB; Paul
> Vanouse, Professor of Art at UB; Beatriz da Costa, Professor of Art at
> UCI;
> Steven Barnes, FSU; and Dorian Burr.
> Your help is needed to fight the criminalization of their work.
>
>
>
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