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

Kunstkritikerverband_AICA_zeichnet__"Games._Compu terspiele_von_Kunstlern"_aus


> From: Tilman Baumgartel <mail@tilmanbaumgaertel.net>
> Date: Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:13:01 AM US/Eastern
> To: tilman@thing.de
> Subject: Kunstkritikerverband AICA zeichnet "Games. Computerspiele
> von Kunstlern" aus
>
> Hallo!
>
> Unsere Ausstellung "Games. Computerspiele von Kunstlern", die ich
> zusammen mit den guten Menschen von hARTware in Dortmund kuratiert
> habe, ist von der AICA zur "besonderen Ausstellung" des Jahres gekurt
> worden. Anbei die DPA-Meldung.
>
> Weitere Informationen zur Ausstellung unter:
>
> http://www.hartware-projekte.de/programm/inhalt/games.htm
>
> Gruesse,
> Tilman Baumgaertel
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> - english version -
>
> Hi!
>
> Our Exhibiton "Games. Computerspiele von KunstlerInnen", which was
> curated by Medien Kunst Verein hARTware and moi in Dortmund, was
> awarded a honorary mention by the german chapter of the art critic's
> orgainzation AICA. (Actually it is better than a honorary mention, but
> I do not know how to translate "besondere Ausstellung" (special
> exhibition?)). The other title as "exhibition of the year" went to the
> exhibiton "Kunst der DDR" (Art of the GDR) in Berlin.
>
> The jury pointed out that they especially wanted to recognize the work
> of hARTware-founders and -curators Iris Dressler und Hans D. Christ,
> because of their highquality "in an area that the art world does not
> pay much attention to."
>
> More information on the show at:
>
> http://www.hartware-projekte.de/programm/inhalt/games.htm
>
> Yours,
> Tilman Baumgaertel
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>

DISCUSSION

Wireless at EYEBEAM - Oct. 30


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> From: info@eyebeam.org
> Date: Tue Oct 28, 2003 6:34:57 PM US/Eastern
> To: <list@eyebeam.org>
> Subject: Wireless at EYEBEAM - Oct. 30
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DISCUSSION

Against e-valencia.org closing


> From: Technologies To The People <tttp@irational.org>
> Date: Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:39:51 AM US/Eastern
> To: rachel@rhizome.org
> Subject: Against e-valencia.org closing
>
> Against e-valencia.org closing
> (adhesions: http://www.e-valencia.org/)
>
> The e-valencia.org website is an artistic project that Daniel G.
> Andujar presented on 30th November as part of his one-man show, The
> Power of Security. It was conceived as a cultural news magazine and
> file for the Valencia area, hosted by the Universidad de Alicante-MUA
> Museum server. Easy access was its key characteristic, meaning that
> anyone should be able to communicate their opinions in public, without
> intermediaries, creating a space for reason and critique where
> ordinary people have a chance to make their voice heard.
> As a proposal of freedom, it was set up progressively, in response to
> the actions of certain public institutions. It was diametrically
> opposed to the increasing politicisation of how culture is used. It
> hosted heated debates over the arbitrary nature of certain
> interventions in the national heritage and shortcomings in public
> education. It denounced town-planning disputes and an incoherent
> cultural policy focussed on creating infrastructures without any
> content. It was where the paradoxes of the Encuentro Mundial de las
> Artes (World Art Encounter) and the Valencia Biennial were disclosed;
> where the opposition was organised against closing the Centre del
> Carme, denouncing the deterioration in the IVAM programming.
>
>
> After the debates in the meeting, Realitats de la ciutat, organised by
> CIUTADANS PER UNA CULTURA DEMOCRATICA I PARTICIPATIVA, whose goal was
> to provide a reasoned critique of the cultural policies of our Region,
> a campaign was begun to pressure and undermine supporters of the
> initiative. Attempts at coercion targeted different artistic and
> educational institutions in Valencia, Barcelona and Alicante, which
> were directly contested by the authorities, including the IVAM
> management. Some months later, as the 2nd Valencia Biennial was
> ending, the pressure was stepped up on the e-valencia.org project,
> until the Universidad de Alicante was persuaded to stop the service.
> This decision cast doubt on the independence of universities and
> established a serious precedent.
>
>
> The closure of e-valencia is the outcome of imperialistic action
> stemming from the most absolute institutionalised obscurantism. It
> forms part of the political opacity that has become the guiding
> principle behind Valencian cultural institution's behaviour. This form
> of action displays a two-sided discourse of power. Firstly, we hear
> the public voice referring to tolerance, democracy and dialogue. Then
> we perceive the hidden voice of coercion, which silences any
> discrepancy. This kind of political attitude needs to be changed.
>
>
> As citizens committed to culture and democratic participation in
> public affairs, we consider this closure to be an action showing an
> extremely grave lack of social responsibility, without any ethical
> legitimacy, infringing the rights of artistic authorship, whilst
> trying to limit free thought. There can be no real freedom of thought
> unless society facilitates suitable channels for communication.
>
> It is an absolute priority for the general public and the artistic
> community in particular, to mobilise together, in order to preserve
> the small spaces of freedom that guarantee at least an incipient
> participation by citizens in public affairs. The disappearance of
> Daniel G. Andujar's artistic project is not just comparable to the
> destruction of any other artwork in more conventional format, but also
> represents an irreparable loss for society, condemning to silence the
> over 750,000 users who have employed its pages to make their voice
> heard.
>
> The development of civil society and democracy require a social
> liberty that encourages different ways of thinking and reasoning to
> live together in peace, that makes room for discrepancy and
> theoretical conflict. Progress is impossible if we fail to take a
> critical look at the present.
>
> That is why we feel we must request Mr. Gonzalez Pons, Regional
> Minister for Culture in Valencia, to fulfil his promises to promote
> the implementation and development of new technologies. He must put an
> immediate stop to such coercive activities, imposing respect towards
> authors and towards the freedom of creative enterprise and
> untrammelled dissemination of thought. In a nutshell, what we are
> demanding is a transparency that raises any cultural policy pursued
> from now on above any hint of suspicion.
> adhesions:
> castellano
> http://www.e-valencia.org/guestbook/
> jax_guestbook.php?page=1&language=spanish
>
> catalan
> http://www.e-valencia.org/guestbook/
> jax_guestbook.php?page=1&languageEtalan
>
> english
> http://www.e-valencia.org/guestbook/
> jax_guestbook.php?page=1&language=english
>
> french
> http://www.e-valencia.org/guestbook/
> jax_guestbook.php?page=1&language=french
>
> german
> http://www.e-valencia.org/guestbook/
> jax_guestbook.php?page=1&language=german
>

DISCUSSION

Fwd: Digital Africa


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> From: EAI NEWS <news@eai.org>
> Date: Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:42:27 AM US/Eastern
> To: rachel@rhizome.org
> Subject: Digital Africa
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DISCUSSION

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