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Upgrade! New York 10th Anniversary

May 21, 2009; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

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Upgrade! NY
May 21, 2009

 
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Upgrade! New York celebrates its 10th anniversary with a reception, video screening, and presentations by Upgrade alumni.

After a humble beginning in a New York bar in 1999, Upgrade! has blossomed into an international network with over thirty nodes meeting regularly all across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. To celebrate ten years of dialog and debate on issues related to art and technology, Eyebeam and Not An Alternative hosted an evening of presentations by Upgrade! alumni Alexander Galloway, Mushon Zer-Aviv, and Savic Rasovic. The presentations were followed by a reception and screening of video work from members of the Upgrade! International network.

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“The Call to Duty in the 21st Century” with Leon Reid

March 29, 2007; 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm.
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
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Upgrade! NY
March 29, 2007

Presenting a discussion and critique with Open City artist Leon Reid IV.

Reid presented his talk “The Call to Duty in the 21st Century”. How has the practice of street art redeemed the position of the Artist in contemporary society? Take a ride through history with street artist Leon Reid (Darius Jones) and explore what art has meant to civilizations of the past, where it got lost in contemporary Western society, and how the street artist is redefining what it means to be an “Artist”.

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Grafitti Research Lab & Josh Macphee

April 27, 2006; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
GRL

Upgrade! NY
April 2006

Upgrade! Anniversary Brunch marked the seventh year in graffiti style,

with Evan Roth and James Powderly of the Graffiti Research Lab, and stencil artist Josh MacPhee. Read On »

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Moving Image Fellows

July 7, 2005; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

eyebeam

Upgrade! NY
July 2005

The Eyebeam’s Production Fellowship is offered to emerging artists of exceptional ability.

They split their time between developing their own self-directed projects, and working with senior artists on commission, residency and co-op programs. Read On »

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Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga

January 29, 2004; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

NEXUM ATM documentation

Upgrade! NY
January 2004

From ice-cream cart to grocery cart to ATM, Ricardo transforms elements of urban life into vehicles for interaction and discussion.

Melding new media, sculpture, public display and performance, Ricardo Miranda Zuñiga investigates current and historical issues by framing his research into works that mediate temporary public commons. At this month’s meeting, Ricardo discussed Vagamundo, NEXUM ATM, the Public Broadcast Cart, and works in progress. Read On »

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Robbin Murphy

August 24, 2000; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

Upgrade! NY
August 2000

For this presentation for The Upgrade! Robbin Murphy discussed his experience in Chinon.

Murphy also discussed the Fontevraud Abbey (an abandoned 11th Century religious compound-turned-prison where he focused his creative efforts), cultural policy in France, the use of new technologies in historical documentation and continued efforts towards preservation of cultural heritage.

Robbin Murphy recently traveled to Chinon, a city in France’s Loire Valley, as a participant in the “Fourth International Workshop on Cities, Design and the Internet – Heritage and Sustainable Development: Le Val de Loire”. Murphy and twenty other invited artists, architects, programmers, academics, and government officials collaborated on a web-based guide to, and management tool of, Chinon and its environs in the Loire Valley between Maine and Sully-sur-Maine. The Workshop was organized by The Center for Design Visualization, UC Berkeley; UNESCO World Heritage Centre; and Agence de Developpement et d’Urbanisme du Chinonais. Read On »