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: ISEA2004: Experience the hub of all things electronic


Begin forwarded message:

> From: iseainfo@lume.fi
> Date: June 3, 2004 10:57:41 AM EDT
> To: rachel@rhizome.org
> Subject: ISEA2004: Experience the hub of all things electronic
>
> ISEA2004: YOUR CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE CUTTING-EDGE OF RESEARCH,
> TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC ARTS
>
> 'The ISEA conference remains a premier venue that brings together the
> visual, performing arts and sounds arts professionals, but also the
> theorists, scientists and engineers that are involved in the emerging
> disciplines.'
> Roger Malina, executive editor, Leonardo / The MIT Press
>
>
> ISEA2004 CRUISE: AUGUST 15-17
> ISEA2004 TALLINN: AUGUST 17-19
> ISEA2004 HELSINKI: AUGUST 19-22
>
>
> ISEA2004 Symposium (http://www.isea2004.net) creates the most exciting
> hub
> of new media technology, research and art this August in Helsinki,
> Tallinn
> and on the amazing cruiser ferry connecting these Northern capitals.
> Finns
> and Estonians have joined forces to throw what may well be the coolest
> conference ever.
>
> The interdiscpilinary symposium presents the latest technological and
> artistic innovations by the most advanced media labs from all over the
> world building unique interface for future products and businesses.
> ISEA2004 is the key happening for those working with digital media,
> content
> production, wireless applications and mobile technologies. It brings
> together almost two thousand top professionals: developers of new
> technologies, scientists, artists, journalists and curators. At the
> same
> time the spectacular cruise on the Baltic Sea serves as a forum for
> pleasant networking and leisure; it is also a perfect opportunity to
> figure
> out what the Finns are up to in the future;-)
>
> Joining ISEA2004 is easy and the registration costs are low. Your FULL
> EXPERIENCE event package includes not only two nights' accomodation on
> the
> ferry, but also breakfasts, luxurious buffet dinners with wine and
> beer,
> the funky club programme on 3 stages over 2 nights with 25 djs and live
> gigs and of course the major conferences in Tallinn and Helsinki. IT IS
> REALLY HARD TO BEAT THAT! Book your tickets for the fast-selling event
> at
> http://www.isea2004.net/tickets - we recommend booking soon as the most
> popular cabins are filling up. See more information on who's coming and
> what the programme will be like below and at
> http://www.isea2004.net/programme.html.
>
> For group bookings, contact Mika Minetti, mika@isea2004.net, +358 40
> 719
> 2280.
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
>
> ISEA2004
> http://www.isea2004.net
>
> The multi-venue ISEA2004 cruise on the Baltic Sea, conferences in
> Tallinn
> and Helsinki (where you will have six simultaneous streams to choose
> from),
> exhibitions and electronic music clubs unite the leading media labs of
> the
> world, researchers, developers of new technologies, designers and
> artists
> during the one-week symposium. More than 300 leading innovators,
> artists
> and scholars have been selected to present their work from altogether
> 1200
> proposals received by the ISEA2004 International Programme Committee (
> http://www.isea2004.net/programme/index.html#IPC).
>
> NETWORKING AND CLUBBING DURING THE ALL-INCLUSIVE CRUISE
>
> COllaboration between researchers, artists, scientists and businesses
> is an
> essenstial part of this year's ISEA2004 symposium. In fact, ISEA has
> never
> been organised on this scale before. The Silja Opera cruiser ferry
> alone
> will host 20 installations, around 10 performances, interactive games
> and
> numerous dj and live acts. The entire ship turns into an arena for
> networking meetings, poster sessions, panels, workshops and seminars
> while
> sailing through the beautiful archipelago from Helsinki to Stockholm
> and on
> to Tallinn via the Aland islands.
>
> Networking sessions offer business units, artists and journalists the
> chance to pitch their products and share ideas. Because of the great
> scale
> of the event, you will not only become absorbed into the inspiring
> networking sessions, but will find it hard to resist joining the
> numerous
> clubs on the luxury boat while eating five star buffee dinners with
> wines
> and beers, all included in the most affordable price!
>
> The ferry programme streches from lifts to swimming pools, pushing the
> limits of technological and artistic creation. KELLY DOBSON (MIT Media
> Lab,
> USA) brings along her MACHINE THERAPY project to the ferry's gym. The
> locative sound installation FLOAT by TUOMO TAMMENPAA (Finland) and
> TAMAS
> SZAKAL (Hungary) will turn the ship into a play-head and the route
> into the
> track by translating GPS coordinates, distance to islands, depth,
> direction
> and speed to a slowly developing soundscape.
>
> In the game project FLOATING TERRITORIES by LEON CMIELEWSKI and
> JOSEPHINE
> STARRS (Australia), renowned throughout the world for their animations,
> ISEA2004 participants receive swipe cards that arbitrarily assign a
> tribal
> allegiance, after which migration and participants' family history are
> being explored. ICOLS STRATEGY DEFENSE AND ARMS FAIR maps out relations
> between the new media technology that artists use and modern warfare,
> such
> as GPS, augmented reality systems and VR-technologies. Icols presents a
> modified 'arms fair' in Mariehamn, capital of the demilitarized zone of
> Aland.
>
> After the cruise, ISEA2004 continues in Tallinn and Helsinki with
> conferences and a wide range of other events. The conferences offer
> networking possibilities for almost 2000 top professionals. Top
> speakers
> present future trends and latest innovations in their own fields.
> Design,
> technology and research have never been brought together like this
> before.
> The topics range from wearable technologies to wireless and mobile
> applications. In Tallinn, KATHERINE MORIWAKI from NTRG (Networks and
> Telecommunications Research Group, Ireland) presents her project and
> design
> concepts related to fashion and technologies, emerging communication
> infrastructures, networks and the body.
>
> Tallinn and Helsinki keynotes include ARTURO ESCOBAR (University of
> North
> Carolina, USA), SARAH KEMBER (Goldsmith College, UK), JOANNA BERZOWSKA
> (Concordia University, UK), MICHEL MAFFESOLI (Sorbonne, France),
> SHUDDHABRATA SENGUPTA (Sarai New Media Initiative, India), ERKKI
> HUHTAMO
> (UCLA, USA), WENDY HUI KYONG CHUN (Brown University, USA) and MATTHEW
> FULLER (Piet Zwart Institute, the Netherlands).
>
>
> Tickets and more information at http://Www.isea2004.net/tickets and
> http://www.isea2004.net/programme.html.
>
> For group bookings contact Mika Minetti, mika@isea2004.net, +358 40 719
> 2280
>

DISCUSSION

Tomorrow - Book Party for Internet Art by Rachel Greene


Hi Friends in the New York area:

Please come to an event in honor of the publication of my book,
Internet Art, a title in Thames & Hudson's World of Art series:

Tomorrow, Thursday, June 3, 6:00-8 pm at the New Museum of Contemporary
Art Bookstore -- 583 Broadway (between Houston and Prince Sts)

This will be one of the last events at the New Museum on Broadway
before the staff, exhibitions and bookstore are moved to The Chelsea
Art Museum (a transitional venue while the new New Museum is built).
There will be lots of bargain books on sale!

DJ Scott (Other Music) will providing our soundtrack for the evening.
Hope to see you there.

Thanks, Rachel

DISCUSSION

Fwd: [CTHEORY] Announcement: Support Steve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble


Begin forwarded message:

> From: ctheory@lists.uvic.ca
> Date: June 1, 2004 5:52:21 PM EDT
> To: ctheory@lists.uvic.ca
> Subject: [CTHEORY] Announcement: Support Steve Kurtz and the Critical
> Art Ensemble
> Reply-To: ctheory@lists.uvic.ca
>
> _____________________________________________________________________
> CTHEORY THEORY, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE VOL 27, NOS 1-2
> *** Visit CTHEORY Online: http://www.ctheory.net ***
>
> Announcement 04/06/01 Editors: Arthur and Marilouise Kroker
> _____________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Announcement:
> Support Steve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble
> =========================
=========================
>
> Dear CTheory Readers,
>
> We recently received the following news which is really
> disturbing in terms of civil rights and artistic freedom in the
> present political climate spawned by the so-called "War on
> Terrorism."
>
> We strongly encourage everyone to read the full announcement and
> to support Steve Kurtz and the Critical Art Ensemble.
>
> Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, Editors
>
> =========================
============
>
> Dr. Steven Kurtz, professor of art at SUNY Buffalo and members of
> the Critical Arts Ensemble are facing indictment at a grand jury
> trial in Buffalo, NY, June 15.

DISCUSSION

Re: more on steve kurtz


What do you think we can do to support Steve? Has anyone seen an FBI
address where we can send letters of support or some such? A judge? I
will see what I can find out from the folks at rtmark. - Rachel

On Jun 2, 2004, at 9:56 AM, Joy Garnett wrote:

>
>
> found this morning via reBlog
> http://www.eyebeam.org/reblog/
>
> orig. from: http://joi.ito.com/
>
>>
> June 02, 2004
> Email from artist suspected by FBI of bioterrorism
> 08:25 JST Art - Health and Medicine - US Policy and Politics
>
> In the comments on an earlier post on this blog about an artist
> suspected by the FBI of bioterrorism, there was a great deal of
> speculation about the incident and the facts. (Read the link above to
> my previous post for the background.) I emailed the artist, Steven
> Kurtz, asking him for the facts, and here is his reply.
>
> Posted with permission.
>
> Steve Kurtz
> Hi Joi,
>
> Its a long and complex story.
>
> To shorten it:
>
> I was detained for 22 hours by the FBI
> They seized my wife's body, house, cat and car.
> These items were released a week later
> In the house they seized computers, science equipment, chunks of
> my library, teaching files,
> I-D, and all my research for a new book.
> The only thing I have gotten back is my wife's birth certificate
> On Sunday, two members of CAE got summons to appear before a Grand
> Jury. (This is bad. It
> means I will be charged. Grand Jury is a closed court--only the
> FBI gets to present its case).
> The Grand Jury will meet on June 15
> In all proabability, I will be arrested shortly thereafter.
>
> Best,
> Steve/CAE
>
> more:
> http://joi.ito.com/archives/2004/06/02/
> email_from_artist_suspected_by_fbi_of_bioterrorism.html
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DISCUSSION

Fwd: [ The Thing ] Anna Munster + Michele Barker // Sunday, June 6, 2004 7 PM @ THE THING


Begin forwarded message:

> From: THE THING <events@thing.net>
> Date: June 1, 2004 3:59:49 PM EDT
> To: events@bbs.thing.net
> Subject: [ The Thing ] Anna Munster + Michele Barker // Sunday, June
> 6, 2004 7 PM @ THE THING
> Reply-To: events@thing.net
>
> Join us for an evening with the Australian media theorist Anna Munster
> and
> media artist Michele Barker as they discuss the relevance and
> irrelevance of
> biology for new media art, theory and artists.
>
> Sunday, June 6, 7pm
>
> THE THING
> 601 West 26th Street
> New York, New York 10001
> Tel: 212-937 0443
> Email: events@thing.net
>
> In this short presentation, artists and writers Michele Barker and
> Anna Munster
> (Sydney, Australia), will look at the entanglement of new media art
> and theory
> with the life sciences from the 1990s to the present. Barker's work
>


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