Turbulence Artist's Studio: "Headlines" by Michael Takeo Magruder
October 24, 2006
Turbulence Artist's Studio: "Headlines" by Michael Takeo Magruder
http://www.turbulence.org/studios/takeo/index.htm
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"Headlines" examines the mediated histories generated by today's news
corporations and reflects upon our collective preoccupation with real-time
information generation, distribution and access. Given the developed world's
countless network structures and our current state of data saturation, has
news media evolved beyond mere information source and become a new form of
cultural stimulant?
"Headlines" was created for "OOG" (http://volkskrant.nl/oog/), a commentary
and opinion platform for the online edition of De Volkskrant
(http://www.volkskrant.nl/) a major Dutch daily national newspaper. "OOG"
began in September 2005 as a platform in which every week a different artist
working in sound and image is asked to respond to news and current affairs.
The selection of artists participating has grown into a varied group of
national and international artists working with very different forms of
expertise and approaches. In this way, artists are using their skills to
become commentators on events in a news environment. After each week, the
work is placed in the archive
(http://extra.volkskrant.nl/oog/client/overview.php).
The artists participating in "OOG" are a diverse and renowned group of
applied and autonomous artists both from inside and outside The Netherlands.
"OOG" is one of the most visited pages within the Volkskrant website with
weekly visits of 3,000-5,000.
BIOGRAPHY
Michael Takeo Magruder is an American artist based in the UK deploying New
and Technological Media within Fine Art contexts. He graduated from the
University of Virginia in 1996 receiving a BA (Hons) in Biological Science.
He is a long-standing member of King's Visualization Lab in the Centre for
Computing in Humanities, King's College London. Through this organization he
undertakes research, development and implementation of emerging
technologies; including motion capture, immersive space and virtual
environments, for use in contemporary creative and academic practice.
Takeo's artworks have been showcased in over 150 exhibitions and 25
countries, including venues such as the Courtauld Institute of Art, London,
EAST International 2005, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and
Trans-Media-Akademie Hellerau. His works are regular inclusions in
international New Media festivals, such as Cybersonica, CYNETart, FILE,
Filmwinter, SeNef, Siggraph and Split. His artistic practice has been funded
directly by Arts Council England, The National Endowment for the Arts, USA
and numerous public galleries both within the UK and abroad. He is also
recognized for his on-line arts practice and has been commissioned by
leading portals for Internet Art such as Turbulence.org and Soundtoys.net.
As artist/curator, he has been responsible for the internationally-renowned
touring exhibitions, Net:Reality, the Cyber-Kitchen and Spectrum.
Artistically, his current interests concern the simultaneous utilization and
dissection of new technology as a means to explore the formal structures and
conceptual paradigms of the digital realm. He seeks to create artworks in
which there are no divisions between technologies, aesthetics, and concepts.
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
Turbulence Artist's Studio: "Headlines" by Michael Takeo Magruder
http://www.turbulence.org/studios/takeo/index.htm
Needs Flash Player 7
"Headlines" examines the mediated histories generated by today's news
corporations and reflects upon our collective preoccupation with real-time
information generation, distribution and access. Given the developed world's
countless network structures and our current state of data saturation, has
news media evolved beyond mere information source and become a new form of
cultural stimulant?
"Headlines" was created for "OOG" (http://volkskrant.nl/oog/), a commentary
and opinion platform for the online edition of De Volkskrant
(http://www.volkskrant.nl/) a major Dutch daily national newspaper. "OOG"
began in September 2005 as a platform in which every week a different artist
working in sound and image is asked to respond to news and current affairs.
The selection of artists participating has grown into a varied group of
national and international artists working with very different forms of
expertise and approaches. In this way, artists are using their skills to
become commentators on events in a news environment. After each week, the
work is placed in the archive
(http://extra.volkskrant.nl/oog/client/overview.php).
The artists participating in "OOG" are a diverse and renowned group of
applied and autonomous artists both from inside and outside The Netherlands.
"OOG" is one of the most visited pages within the Volkskrant website with
weekly visits of 3,000-5,000.
BIOGRAPHY
Michael Takeo Magruder is an American artist based in the UK deploying New
and Technological Media within Fine Art contexts. He graduated from the
University of Virginia in 1996 receiving a BA (Hons) in Biological Science.
He is a long-standing member of King's Visualization Lab in the Centre for
Computing in Humanities, King's College London. Through this organization he
undertakes research, development and implementation of emerging
technologies; including motion capture, immersive space and virtual
environments, for use in contemporary creative and academic practice.
Takeo's artworks have been showcased in over 150 exhibitions and 25
countries, including venues such as the Courtauld Institute of Art, London,
EAST International 2005, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography and
Trans-Media-Akademie Hellerau. His works are regular inclusions in
international New Media festivals, such as Cybersonica, CYNETart, FILE,
Filmwinter, SeNef, Siggraph and Split. His artistic practice has been funded
directly by Arts Council England, The National Endowment for the Arts, USA
and numerous public galleries both within the UK and abroad. He is also
recognized for his on-line arts practice and has been commissioned by
leading portals for Internet Art such as Turbulence.org and Soundtoys.net.
As artist/curator, he has been responsible for the internationally-renowned
touring exhibitions, Net:Reality, the Cyber-Kitchen and Spectrum.
Artistically, his current interests concern the simultaneous utilization and
dissection of new technology as a means to explore the formal structures and
conceptual paradigms of the digital realm. He seeks to create artworks in
which there are no divisions between technologies, aesthetics, and concepts.
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
UPGRADE! BOSTON: Will Pappenheimer
UPGRADE! BOSTON: Will Pappenheimer
http://www.turbulence.org/upgrade/
WHEN: October 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Art Interactive, 130 Bishop Allen Drive, at the corner of Prospect
Street, Cambridge. Free parking in the lot on the corner or take the T to
Central Square and walk 1 block.
< WILL PAPPENHEIMER >
http://www.turbulence.org/upgrade/archives/10_26WP.html
Will Pappenheimer is currently an assistant professor of Digital Media at
Pace University. He received his MFA from the Museum School/Tufts
University, Boston and BA from Harvard. His work in video, mixed media,
installation and new media has been exhibited in over 50 solo and group
exhibitions internationally, including the The ICA (Boston), the Stedman Art
Gallery (NJ), Exit Art, New York, "immedia: 1901," MI, "Free Biennial," New
York and Art Basel Miami Beach 2003. Recent work resulting from
collaborations with New Media theorist Gregory Ulmer has been the subject of
articles in Visual Culture, ArtUS and a chapter of Ulmer's 2005 book,
"Electronic Monumentality."
Pappenheimer's recent projects reconfiguring webcam and home surveillance
networks have been presented at "Interactive Futures05" in British Columbia,
FILE 2005 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and ISEA 2006/ZeroOne at the San Jose Musem
of Art (CA). He was recently chosen for one of the School of the Museum of
Fine Arts' prestigious Traveling Scholars Awards and will exhibit work from
this grant at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2008.
Upgrade! Boston (http://www.turbulence.org/upgrade/about.html) is curated by
Jo-Anne Green for Turbulence.org (http://turbulence.org) in partnership with
Art Interactive (http://artinteractive.org). It is one of 22 nodes currently
active in Upgrade! International (http://theupgrade.net), an emerging
network of autonomous nodes united by art, technology, and a commitment to
bridging cultural divides. If you would like to present your work or get
involved, please email jo@turbulence.org.
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
http://www.turbulence.org/upgrade/
WHEN: October 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Art Interactive, 130 Bishop Allen Drive, at the corner of Prospect
Street, Cambridge. Free parking in the lot on the corner or take the T to
Central Square and walk 1 block.
< WILL PAPPENHEIMER >
http://www.turbulence.org/upgrade/archives/10_26WP.html
Will Pappenheimer is currently an assistant professor of Digital Media at
Pace University. He received his MFA from the Museum School/Tufts
University, Boston and BA from Harvard. His work in video, mixed media,
installation and new media has been exhibited in over 50 solo and group
exhibitions internationally, including the The ICA (Boston), the Stedman Art
Gallery (NJ), Exit Art, New York, "immedia: 1901," MI, "Free Biennial," New
York and Art Basel Miami Beach 2003. Recent work resulting from
collaborations with New Media theorist Gregory Ulmer has been the subject of
articles in Visual Culture, ArtUS and a chapter of Ulmer's 2005 book,
"Electronic Monumentality."
Pappenheimer's recent projects reconfiguring webcam and home surveillance
networks have been presented at "Interactive Futures05" in British Columbia,
FILE 2005 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and ISEA 2006/ZeroOne at the San Jose Musem
of Art (CA). He was recently chosen for one of the School of the Museum of
Fine Arts' prestigious Traveling Scholars Awards and will exhibit work from
this grant at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2008.
Upgrade! Boston (http://www.turbulence.org/upgrade/about.html) is curated by
Jo-Anne Green for Turbulence.org (http://turbulence.org) in partnership with
Art Interactive (http://artinteractive.org). It is one of 22 nodes currently
active in Upgrade! International (http://theupgrade.net), an emerging
network of autonomous nodes united by art, technology, and a commitment to
bridging cultural divides. If you would like to present your work or get
involved, please email jo@turbulence.org.
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
Turbulence Commission: "Nothing Happens - a performance in three acts" by Nurit Bar-Shai, Zachary Lieberman and Rich Miller
October 15, 2006
Turbulence Commission: "Nothing Happens - a performance in three acts" by
Nurit Bar-Shai, Zachary Lieberman and Rich Miller
http://turbulence.org/works/nothingHappens/
"Nothing Happens" is a networked online performance in which the viewers
work together to make a series of objects tip over. The performance consists
of three acts, which are centered on staged environments - a high shelf, a
cluttered tabletop, and a deserted corner. Each scene contains a central
protagonist, respectively: a cardboard box, a clear pint glass full of
water, and a wooden chair. In all three acts, web-enabled physical devices
controlled by the viewer's clicks will make these objects tip over.
The three acts will be presented on October 15th, 22nd and 29th at 3rd Ward
gallery Brooklyn (http://www.3rdwardbrooklyn.org). Please join the artists
for an opening reception Sunday, October 15, 2006 6-8 p.m.
"Nothing Happens - a performance in three acts" is a 2005 commission of New
Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web
site. It was made possible with funding from The Greenwall Foundation.
Additional support from 3rd Ward Gallery.
BIOGRAPHIES
NURIT BAR-SHAI'S main interest lies in exploring tensions between the
mundane and the uncanny in everyday life. Emanating from her creative roots
in fine arts, Bar-Shai employs video and new technologies to explore
fundamental questions of presentation and representation, to reframe the
familiar and turn audiences into foreigners in their own ontological
domains.
ZACHARY LIEBERMAN'S work uses technology in a playful and enigmatic way to
explore the nature of communication and the delicate boundary between the
visible and the invisible. He creates performances, installations, and
on-line works that investigate gestural input, augmentation of the body, and
kinetic response.
RICH MILLER is a sculptor and a recent graduate of the Interactive
Telecommunications Program at NYU. His creative energies are focused on
making electro-mechanical pieces that humor him, as well as designing and
fabricating innovative and dynamic children's museum interactives and
furniture. He lives and works in Astoria, NY.
For more information about Turbulence please visit http://turbulence.org.
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
Turbulence Commission: "Nothing Happens - a performance in three acts" by
Nurit Bar-Shai, Zachary Lieberman and Rich Miller
http://turbulence.org/works/nothingHappens/
"Nothing Happens" is a networked online performance in which the viewers
work together to make a series of objects tip over. The performance consists
of three acts, which are centered on staged environments - a high shelf, a
cluttered tabletop, and a deserted corner. Each scene contains a central
protagonist, respectively: a cardboard box, a clear pint glass full of
water, and a wooden chair. In all three acts, web-enabled physical devices
controlled by the viewer's clicks will make these objects tip over.
The three acts will be presented on October 15th, 22nd and 29th at 3rd Ward
gallery Brooklyn (http://www.3rdwardbrooklyn.org). Please join the artists
for an opening reception Sunday, October 15, 2006 6-8 p.m.
"Nothing Happens - a performance in three acts" is a 2005 commission of New
Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., (aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web
site. It was made possible with funding from The Greenwall Foundation.
Additional support from 3rd Ward Gallery.
BIOGRAPHIES
NURIT BAR-SHAI'S main interest lies in exploring tensions between the
mundane and the uncanny in everyday life. Emanating from her creative roots
in fine arts, Bar-Shai employs video and new technologies to explore
fundamental questions of presentation and representation, to reframe the
familiar and turn audiences into foreigners in their own ontological
domains.
ZACHARY LIEBERMAN'S work uses technology in a playful and enigmatic way to
explore the nature of communication and the delicate boundary between the
visible and the invisible. He creates performances, installations, and
on-line works that investigate gestural input, augmentation of the body, and
kinetic response.
RICH MILLER is a sculptor and a recent graduate of the Interactive
Telecommunications Program at NYU. His creative energies are focused on
making electro-mechanical pieces that humor him, as well as designing and
fabricating innovative and dynamic children's museum interactives and
furniture. He lives and works in Astoria, NY.
For more information about Turbulence please visit http://turbulence.org.
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
Turbulence Fundraiser
October 10, 2006
Turbulence Fundraiser
http://www.turbulence.org/fundraiser_06/index.html
Dear Friends,
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. (NRPA) is 25 years old. Turbulence is
celebrating its first DECADE, the only program to consistently commission
net art for ten consecutive years. Despite the expansion of our projects,
the acceleration of our support for net artists, and the valuable resources
we provide in our networked_performance blog and New American Radio archive,
NRPA has seen a decline in its operating support. As a result, much of our
hard work forgoes compensation. Please help us support emerging artists and
technologies, and preserve our valuable archives.
Our deepest thanks to Annie Abrahams, Kate Armstrong, Diane Bertolo, Andy
Deck, Onome Ekeh, Jason Freeman, Tal Halpern, Peter Horvath, kanarinka,
Steven Lam, Patrick Lichty, Michael Takeo Magruder, Michael Mandiberg,
microRevolt, Mouchette, MTAA, Andrea Polli, Preemptive Media, Yoshi Sodeoka,
Nathaniel Stern, Helen Thorington, and Jody Zellen for contributing books,
DVDs, CDs, archival prints, T-Shirts and more.
Please indicate which piece you would like when making your contribution. If
the piece you want is no longer available, please consider making a donation
anyway. Use a credit card to donate via PayPal or, if you'd prefer to send
us a check, please email us at turbulence at turbulence dot org for details:
type "Donation" in the subject line.
Allow us until January 2007 to ship your art work; if you'd like it earlier,
please let us know and we'll do our best to get it to you.
With Gratitude,
Helen Thorington and Jo-Anne Green
Co-Directors
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780
Turbulence Fundraiser
http://www.turbulence.org/fundraiser_06/index.html
Dear Friends,
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. (NRPA) is 25 years old. Turbulence is
celebrating its first DECADE, the only program to consistently commission
net art for ten consecutive years. Despite the expansion of our projects,
the acceleration of our support for net artists, and the valuable resources
we provide in our networked_performance blog and New American Radio archive,
NRPA has seen a decline in its operating support. As a result, much of our
hard work forgoes compensation. Please help us support emerging artists and
technologies, and preserve our valuable archives.
Our deepest thanks to Annie Abrahams, Kate Armstrong, Diane Bertolo, Andy
Deck, Onome Ekeh, Jason Freeman, Tal Halpern, Peter Horvath, kanarinka,
Steven Lam, Patrick Lichty, Michael Takeo Magruder, Michael Mandiberg,
microRevolt, Mouchette, MTAA, Andrea Polli, Preemptive Media, Yoshi Sodeoka,
Nathaniel Stern, Helen Thorington, and Jody Zellen for contributing books,
DVDs, CDs, archival prints, T-Shirts and more.
Please indicate which piece you would like when making your contribution. If
the piece you want is no longer available, please consider making a donation
anyway. Use a credit card to donate via PayPal or, if you'd prefer to send
us a check, please email us at turbulence at turbulence dot org for details:
type "Donation" in the subject line.
Allow us until January 2007 to ship your art work; if you'd like it earlier,
please let us know and we'll do our best to get it to you.
With Gratitude,
Helen Thorington and Jo-Anne Green
Co-Directors
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780
Turbulence Commission: "Self-Portrait" by Ethan Ham
October 7, 2006
Turbulence Commission: "Self-Portrait" by Ethan Ham
http://transition.turbulence.org/works/self-portrait/
"Self-Portrait" is a software search for the artist's face among the
millions contained in the photos uploaded to www.flickr.com. The project's
site displays three photos: 1) an ever-changing photo that depicts what is
currently being evaluated by "Self-Portrait's" facial recognition software;
2) the most recent photo that was identified as containing a face. (The
software often misses seeing faces and occasionally misidentifies an
inanimate object as a face.); and 3) the most recent photo that has a high
probability of depicting Ethan Ham (the artist). Clicking on this photo
allows viewing earlier photos that were found to contain Ethan.
"Self-Portrait" is a 2006 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.,
(aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with
funding from the Jerome Foundation.
BIOGRAPHY
Ethan Ham is a kinetic and new media artist who has recently moved to New
York from Portland, Oregon. His projects often involve art generated by
viewer participation, seemingly random events, and/or automated means. He is
Assistant Professor of New Media at City College of New York, CUNY.
For more information about Turbulence please visit http://turbulence.org
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
Turbulence Commission: "Self-Portrait" by Ethan Ham
http://transition.turbulence.org/works/self-portrait/
"Self-Portrait" is a software search for the artist's face among the
millions contained in the photos uploaded to www.flickr.com. The project's
site displays three photos: 1) an ever-changing photo that depicts what is
currently being evaluated by "Self-Portrait's" facial recognition software;
2) the most recent photo that was identified as containing a face. (The
software often misses seeing faces and occasionally misidentifies an
inanimate object as a face.); and 3) the most recent photo that has a high
probability of depicting Ethan Ham (the artist). Clicking on this photo
allows viewing earlier photos that were found to contain Ethan.
"Self-Portrait" is a 2006 commission of New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.,
(aka Ether-Ore) for its Turbulence web site. It was made possible with
funding from the Jerome Foundation.
BIOGRAPHY
Ethan Ham is a kinetic and new media artist who has recently moved to New
York from Portland, Oregon. His projects often involve art generated by
viewer participation, seemingly random events, and/or automated means. He is
Assistant Professor of New Media at City College of New York, CUNY.
For more information about Turbulence please visit http://turbulence.org
Jo-Anne Green, Co-Director
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc.: http://new-radio.org
New York: 917.548.7780 . Boston: 617.522.3856
Turbulence: http://turbulence.org
New American Radio: http://somewhere.org
Networked_Performance Blog: http://turbulence.org/blog
Upgrade! Boston: http://turbulence.org/upgrade
