The Temporary Travel Office produces a variety of services relating to tourism and technology aimed at exploring the non-rational connections existing between public and private spaces. The Travel Office has operated in a variety of locations, including Missouri, Chicago, Southern California and Norway.
Is MySpace a Place?
Networked Performance pointed me toward an interview (download in PDF)with Networked Publics speaker Henry Jenkins and Networked Publics friend danah boyd about Myspace. The site, popular with teenagers, has become increasingly controversial as parents and the press raise concerns about the openness of information on the site and the vulnerability this supposedly poses to predators (Henry points out that only .1% of abductions are by strangers) and the behavior of teens towards each other (certainly nothing new, only now in persistent form). In another essay on Identity Production in Networked Culture, danah suggests that Myspace is popular not only because the technology makes new forms of interaction possible, but because older hang-outs such as the mall and the convenience store are prohibiting teens from congregating and roller rinks and burger joints are disappearing.
This begs the question, is Myspace media or is it space? Architecture theorists have long had this thorn in their side. "This will kill that," wrote Victor Hugo with respect to the book and the building. In the early 1990s, concern about a dwindling public culture and the character of late twentieth century urban space led us to investigate Jürgen Habermas's idea of the public sphere. But the public sphere, for Habermas is a forum, something that, for the most part, emerges in media and in the institutions of the state:
The bourgeois public sphere may be conceived above all as the sphere of private people come together as a public; they soon claimed the public sphere regulated from above against the public authorities themselves, to engage them in a debate over the general rules governing relations in the basically privatized but publicly relevant sphere of commodity exchange and social labor. The medium of this political confrontation was peculiar and without historical precedent: people's ...
SWITCH: Issue 22
HI everyone. Just wanted to announce the new issue of SWITCH:
SWITCH : The online New Media Art Journal of the CADRE Laboratory for
New Media at San Jose State University
http://switch.sjsu.edu switch@cadre.sjsu.edu
SWITCH Journal is proud to announce the launch of Issue 22: A Special
Preview Edition to ISEA 2006/ ZeroOne San Jose.
As San Jose State University and the CADRE Laboratory are serving as
the academic host for the ZeroOne San Jose /ISEA 2006 Symposium,
SWITCH has dedicated itself to serving as an official media
correspondent of the Festival and Symposium. SWITCH has focused the
past three issues of publication prior to ZeroOne San Jose/ISEA2006
on publishing content reflecting on the themes of the symposium. Our
editorial staff has interviewed and reported on artists, theorists,
and practitioners interested in the intersections of Art & Technology
as related to the themes of ZeroOne San Jose/ ISEA 2006. While some
of those featured in SWITCH are part of the festival and symposium,
others provide a complimentary perspective.
Issue 22 focuses on the intersections of CADRE and ZeroOne San Jose/
ISEA 2006. Over the past year, students at the CADRE Laboratory for
New Media have been working intensely with artists on two different
residency projects for the festival – “Social Networking” with Antoni
Muntadas and the City as Interface Residency, “Karaoke Ice” with
Nancy Nowacek, Marina Zurkow & Katie Salen. Carlos Castellanos,
James Morgan, Aaron Siegel, all give us a sneak preview of their
projects which will be featured at the ISEA 2006 exhibition. Alumni
Sheila Malone introduces ex_XX:: post position, an exhibition
celebrating the 20th anniversary of the CADRE Institute that will run
as a parallel exhibition to ZeroOne San Jose/ ISEA 2006. LeE
Montgomery provides a preview of NPR (Neighborhood Public Radio)
presence at ...
Art & Mapping
The North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) has released a special issue of their journal, Cartographic Perspectives:
Art and Mapping
Issue 53, Winter 2006
Edited by Denis Wood and and John Krygier
Price: $25
The issue includes articles by kanarinka, Denis Wood, Dalia Varanka and John Krygier, and an extensive catalogue of map artists compiled by Denis Wood.
[-empyre-] Liquid Narrative for June 2006
Christina McPhee:
hi all, I am not sure we got this message out to Rhizome!
Please join our guests this month, Dene Grigar (US), Jim Barrett
(AU/SE), Lucio Santaella (BR), and Sergio Basbaum (BR) , with
moderator Marcus Bastos (BR), for a spirited discussion of "Liquid
Narratives" ----- digital media story telling with a dash, perhaps,
of 'aura' .
Here's the intro from Marcus:
The topic of June at the - empyre - mailing list will be Liquid Narratives. The concept of 'liquid narrative' is interesting in that it allows to think about the unfoldings of contemporary languages beyond tech achievements, by relating user controlled applications with formats such as the essay (as described by Adorno in "Der Essay als Form", The essay as a form) and procedures related to the figure of the narrator (as described by Benjamin in his writings about Nikolai Leskov). Both authors are accute critics of modern culture, but a lot of his ideas can be expanded towards contemporary culture. As a matter of fact, one of the main concerns in Benjamin's essay is a description of how the rise of modernism happens on account of an increasing nprivilege of information over knowledge, which is even more intense nowadays. To understand this proposal, it is important to remember how Benjamin distinguishes between an oral oriented knowledge, that results from 'an experience that goes from person to person' and is sometimes anonymous, from the information and authoritative oriented print culture. One of the aspects of this discussion is how contemporary networked culture rescues this 'person to person' dimension, given the distributed and non-authoritative procedures that technologies such as the GPS, mobile phones and others stimulate.state of the planet infographics
a small collection of beautiful information graphics documenting the current state of the planet.
see also gapminder & 3d data globe.
[seedmagazine.com]
Fwd: AV.06
> AV.06: FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
>
> AV.06: the second audiovisual festival
> March 2006
> NewcastleGateshead, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, UK
> http://www.avfest.co.uk/
>
>
> Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 27 May 2005
> http://www.avfest.co.uk/interest.html
>
> The AV Festival is a new bi-annual international festival of digital
> art,
> moving image, music and new media convergence which takes place in the
> North East of England. The second AV festival - AV.06 - will take place
> across three cities in the North East of England during the first two
> weeks
> of March 2006. It will examine one of the key issues within creative
> and
> scientific practice - life.
>
> AV.06 will include internationally renowned artists, filmmakers,
> researchers, technicians and musicians as well as emerging
> practitioners.
> Concerts, performances and exhibitions will be complemented by a
> conference
> and an education programme.
>
> AV.06 will feature:
>
> - new commissions of film, digital arts, music and games
> - outdoor projects which will transform landmark public buildings
> or
> spaces
> - live performance events at the Sage Gateshead and other concert
> venues
> - a major strand of activity focussing on computer games
> - a screening programme
> - exhibitions and installations
> - an international conference
> - an education programme of workshops, seminars and lectures
> - a programme of club events and parties
> - a radio station broadcasting on-air and online
> - digital projects for the region's public transport system
>
> AV.06 is providing creative practitioners with an opportunity to
> contribute
> ideas to the programme. If you have an existing project which could
> fit the
> thematic context of the programme, or an idea for a new work, we would
> like
> to hear about it.
>
>
>
> ___AV.06 : thematics
>
> The theme of AV.06 is Life. The festival will explore the interplay
> between digital and biological life as explored by audiovisual
> practitioners from all disciplines.
>
> In an increasingly technologised society, we find ourselves surrounded
> by,
> and immersed in, virtual and artificial worlds. Evolutionary
> computational
> techniques and genetic algorithms correlate the processes of the
> computer
> with the processes we observe in biology. Digital technology has
> allowed
> for entire environments to be modelled within the computer. The
> internet
> has created a culture, where societies of users can inhabit these
> synthetic
> environments. Games, online communities and immersive interactive
> environments have become worlds within worlds.
>
> At the same time, genetic engineering is allowing for the creation of
> synthetic biological worlds, which are constructed in the laboratory.
> Biotechnology raises passions, hopes, fears and fascinations. On the
> cutting edge of science and ethics, it offers many promises, but
> prompts
> anxiety also. Fields such as stem cell research, genetic modification
> and
> reproductive cloning intrigue and perturb us, provoking questions
> about the
> status of life itself.
>
> The North East of England has become a bioresearch centre of
> international
> repute, with scientists at the Centre for Stem Cell Biology and
> Developmental Genetics at the University of Newcastle engaged in human
> embryonic stem cell research, and medical researchers at the James Cook
> Hospital in Middlesbrough working on reproductive treatments for
> patients.
> The often troubling ethical and political implications of this work are
> considered and communicated by organisations such as the Policy,
> Ethics and
> Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALs) and the Centre for Life.
>
> Artists also have a role to play in considering the changing nature of
> life. Artificial life and emergent systems have long been subjects for
> new
> media artists, exemplified by the work of Kenneth Rinaldo (USA),
> William
> Latham (UK/USA) and Jon McCormack (Australia). Now, practitioners such
> as
> the Critical Art Ensemble (USA) and Oron Catts & Ionat Zuur
> (Australia),
> are beginning to work directly with living biological systems. With
> artists and scientists alike fabricating new life-forms and ecologies,
> our
> understanding of what life is and where it can happen is shifting,
> evolving
> and mutating.
>
> AV.06 will explore and present new ways of thinking about Life. The
> festival will interrogate the boundaries of what is 'natural' and what
> is
> 'synthetic' in this context, aiming to extend and rework these
> notions. It
> will probe digital and biological 'lifeforms' and 'living systems',
> and ask
> such questions as: what do these 'creations' look, sound and feel like?
> What is it like to 'inhabit' these systems? Who are the demiurges of
> the
> artificial age?
>
> Areas which may inform the exploration of Life within AV.06 include
> (but
> are not restricted to):
>
> - bioscience and biotechnology
> - artificial life
> - evolutionary computation and genetic algorithms
> - technologically mediated ecosystems, ecologies and environments
> - virtual or networked spaces as social 'living' environments
> - life processes as tools for discovery and learning
> - evolutionary approaches to narrative within film
> - algorithmic techniques within music composition and audio
> environments
> - philosophical and ethical explorations of the boundaries of
> nature
>
> AV.06 will also include a major strand on gaming, which will explore,
> as
> part of its focus, the way that multi-player games, are increasingly
> evolving into highly complex social "living" environments
>
>
>
> ___AV.06: submissions
>
> AV will be commissioning new works especially for the festival, as
> well as
> presenting creative work which has already been produced. AV is now
> calling for expressions of interest from artists, filmmakers,
> musicians,
> DJs, VJs, designers, games developers, theorists, technologists,
> scientists, philosophers and others interested in this field.
>
> You are invited to submit a short proposal for:
>
> - a new work which you would like to make specifically for the
> festival
> - an existing project which you would like to present at the
> festival
>
> The Application Form and Guidelines document are available on the AV
> website:
> http://www.avfest.co.uk/interest.html
>
> Expressions of Interest must be sent via email.
>
> Please include: "expression of interest: AV.06" in the subject line.
>
> Examples of work can be sent via post, if necessary, as per the
> Guidelines
> on the website.
>
> DEADLINE: 27 MAY 2005
>
> Email proposals to:
>
> info@avfest.co.uk
>
>
> ___AV: the story so far
>
> The first AV Festival was held in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and
> Sunderland,
> 8 - 22 November 2003, organised by the Tyneside Cinema, Middlesbrough
> Council, the University of Teesside and Sunderland City Council.
> The festival delivered over one hundred events across three towns in
> two
> weeks, and included performances by the Cinematic Orchestra, DJ Food,
> Tina
> Frank and General Magic, screenings of Matthew Barney's Cremaster
> Cycle, a
> Mike Figgis film retrospective, onedotzero screenings and a lively
> programme of workshops and lectures. Over 35 new works were
> commissioned,
> including new pieces by filmmaker, Richard Fenwick and The Light
> Surgeons.
>
> AV.03 proved to be one of the biggest new media, digital arts and
> digital
> music festival in the UK, and is the only festival event to occur in
> each
> major population centre in the North East region. The AV.03 website is
> archived at: http://www.avfest.co.uk/new/index4.html
>
>
> ___AV: collaborators
>
> AV brings together some of the most creative people and organisations
> in
> the region. The North-East's top universities have joined forces with
> three City Councils and an independent cinema with an eye firmly on the
> future. AV is in partnership with:
> - Middlesbrough Council <http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk> and their
> Arts Development team
> - Sunderland City Council <http://www.sunderland.gov.uk> and their
> Arts
> Development team
> - Tyneside Cinema <http://www.tynecine.org/>, the key independent
> cinema in the North East region.
> - University of Teesside <http://www.tees.ac.uk/>, an important
> centre
> for teaching, learning and research, based in Middlesbrough.
> AV is also working with the Sage Gateshead
> <http://www.thesagegateshead.com/>, a new home for music that is
> bringing
> about a widespread and lasting enrichment of music in the North of
> England,
> as well CultureLab at the University of Newcastle
> <http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/culturelab/> and the University of
> Sunderland.
>
>
> ___AV: supporters
>
> The development of the AV festival is supported by:
> - The Arts Council of England
> - Codeworks
> - Newcastle City Council
> - Northern Film and Media
> - Northern Rock Foundation
> - UK Film Council
> http://www.avfest.co.uk/support.html
>
>
> ___AV.06: contacts
>
> Honor Harger
> Consultant Director
>
> AV Festival
> c/-Tyneside Cinema
> 10 Pilgrim Street
> Newcastle Upon Tyne
> NE1 6QG
> UK
>
> Tel: +44 (0)191 2328289, ext 112
> Email: honor@avfest.co.uk
> http://www.avfest.co.uk/contact.html
Fwd: April 17 Benefit Auction; new bioterrorism charges likely
>
> April 13, 2005
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> Contact: mailto:auction@caedefensefund.org
>
> MASSIVE ART AUCTION WILL SUPPORT INDICTED ARTIST
> STEVEN KURTZ AS
> BIOTERRORISM CHARGE THREAT RETURNS
> More benefits and donations needed
>
> An April 17 benefit auction at Paula Cooper Gallery in
> NYC has
> attracted donations from some of the biggest names in
> the
> contemporary art world, including Hans Haacke, Richard
> Serra, Cindy Sherman, Martha Rosler, Sol LeWitt, Ruben
> Ortiz Torres, Kiki Smith, Lorna Simpson, Chris Burden,
> and many others. (See details at bottom or at
> http://www.caedefensefund.org/auction/PaulaCooperGallery.html.)
>
> Organizers of this Sunday's auction expect to raise at
> least a
> six-figure sum to help artist Steven Kurtz and
> scientist Robert
> Ferrell defend themselves against
> politically-motivated federal charges of mail and wire
> fraud--and, it now seems likely, bioterrorism charges
> as well.
>
> If convicted of the wire and mail fraud charges,
> Kurtz, a founding member of the Critical Art Ensemble
> (CAE) and Professor of Art at the University of
> Buffalo, and Ferrell, a Professor of Human Genetics at
> the University of Pittsburgh, could face up to 20
> years in prison.
>
> But worse is possible. On March 17, Steven Barnes,
> also a founding member of the Critical Art Ensemble,
> was served a subpoena to appear before a Federal Grand
> Jury in Buffalo on April 19. According to the
> subpoena, the FBI is once again seeking charges under
> Section 175 of the US Biological Weapons
> Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, as expanded by
> the USA PATRIOT Act--charges which a previous Grand
> Jury appeared to reject when they handed down
> indictments of mail and wire fraud last summer. (See
> http://www.caedefensefund.org for full details.)
>
> The addition of bioterrorism charges will add to the
> heavy financial and emotional burden of the
> defendants. But the rising cost to taxpayers is
> significant too. Although the New York State
> Department of Health quickly deemed that the materials
> used by Kurtz in his art posed no threat to public
> health or safety, and the FBI's own field and
> laboratory tests showed that they were not used for
> any illegal purpose, the U.S. District Attorney
> continues to waste vast sums of public money
> prosecuting this outlandish, politically motivated
> case.
>
> Since June 2004, public events in support of the CAE
> Defense Fund in the US, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Latin
> America and Australia, as well as thousands of
> individual contributions, have met the rising defense
> costs. But as the case moves to trial, Kurtz and
> Ferrell's expenses will increase dramatically, and
> more fundraisers and donations will be needed. The
> April 17 auction organizers hope the
> auction will serve as a spur for people worldwide to
> organize new benefit events and contribute to the
> fund. Please visit
> http://caedefensefund.org for more information about
> how you can help publicize this auction, organize your
> own event, donate funds, or otherwise help support
> Kurtz and Ferrell in this exceedingly important case
> that could widely impact freedom of expression and
> more in the US.
>
> AUCTION DETAILS:
>
> When: Sunday, April 17, 2005 (viewing and silent
> auction 2-8pm, live auction 5-7pm)
>
> Where: Paula Cooper Gallery, 521 West 21st Street, NYC
> 10011, tel: 212-255-1105 / day of auction:
> 212-255-5247
>
> Master of Ceremonies: Wallace Shawn
>
> Artists who have donated work: Acconci Studio, Dennis
> Adams, Carl Andre, The Atlas Group, Nayland Blake, Mel
> Bochner, Cecily Brown, Chris Burden, Paul Chan, Jeremy
> Deller, Mark Dion, Sam Durant, Tony Feher, Andrea
> Fraser, Joseph Grigely, Hans Haacke, Ann Hamilton,
> Rachel Harrison, Emily Jacir, Mike Kelley, Barbara
> Kruger, William
> Pope L., Louise Lawler, Zoe Leonard, Sol LeWitt, Glenn
> Ligon, Sharon Lockhart, Brice Marden, Allan McCollum,
> Julie Mehretu, Arnold Mesches, Donald Moffett, Dave
> Muller, Vik Muniz, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara,
> Cathy Opie, RubIn Ortiz Torres, Laura Owens, David
> Reed, Alexis Rockman, Martha Rosler, Christy Rupp,
> Carolee Schneemann, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Amy
> Sillman, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, Janaina Tschape,
> and many more.
>
> To view some of the donated art works, please visit:
> http://www.caedefensefund.org/auction
> PaulaCooperGallery.html
>
> This benefit is sponsored by the National Association
> of Artists' Organizations (NAAO) and Hallwalls
> Contemporary Arts Center (Buffalo), and is supported
> by galleries across the US.
>
> For more information please contact Lori at Paula
> Cooper Gallery, or visit http://caedefensefund.org.
> Press inquiries may be directed to
> mailto:auction@caedefensefund.org.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Fwd: Glowlounge event 04.15
> In mid-March, Glowlab launched our re-designed website and first
> issue, "STRANGER," featuring over a dozen projects, interviews and
> articles by our regular and guest contributors. If you haven't yet
> seen it, take a look: http://www.glowlab.com
>
> We'd love it if you'd join us for a casual get-together in
> Williamsburg this Friday to celebrate our new lease on life. We'll be
> entertained by DJs Robin Antiga and Krou, and there will be drink
> specials from the artist-friendly folks at Triple Crown.
>
> See you there!
>
> Glowlounge
> Friday, April 15 2005
> 8pm - ?
> [$=free]
>
> Triple Crown
> 108 Bedford Avenue [@ North 11th Street]
> Williamsburg
> [L train to Bedford Ave]
>
> For questions/further info, contact lounge@glowlab.com
Fwd: [event]] Digital Disobedients Fundraiser
>
>
> Hey guys!
>
> Today, Monday April 11, you should come to the fundraiser for Digital
> Disobedients magazine's next issue. It