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Graham Harwood

July 31, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
Graham Harwood

Upgrade! NY
July 31, 2007

 
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Graham Harwood presented his projects and collaborations, including his Eyebeam commission with MediaShed, and work with free media. Joined by the Eyebeam Production Fellows, his collaborators on his commissioned piece with Eyebeam, Harwood presented Gearbox, an open source video editing resource.

A representative from Picture New York made a special appearance to discuss proposed restrictions on photographing rights in public space.

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Jillian McDonald and Jamie O’Shea

February 22, 2007; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
celebritism

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February 22, 2007

A celebrity-centric Upgrade! with artists Jillian Mcdonald and Eyebeam Resident Jamie O’Shea.

Jillian McDonald, famous for “Me and Billy Bob,” presented old and new work which focuses on the subcultures that drive the celebrity and horror film industries. She showed a DVD, some quicktime files, a data-driven web project and more dvd. Jamie O’Shea performed an extraordinarily efficient art experience at precisely 8:22:22 on 2/22. An entire performance, narrated by Corey Sullivan, took place within 1/5 of a second. Jamie’s automated memory process created an indelible, and effortless, impression of this instant.

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Upgrade! International DIY in Oklahoma City 2006

November 30, 2006 to December 3, 2006.
Untitled [ArtSpace] -1 NE 3 rd St., Individual Artists of Oklahoma - 811 N. Broadway, The Oklahoma City Museum of Art Film Program - 415 Couch Dr.

DIY Oklahoma City

ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CONVERGED IN DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY

Traveling across the globe from cities such as Berlin, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Seoul and Salvador, artists came together in Oklahoma City to present art and ideas to each other and the community in the second annual meeting of Upgrade! International. The Upgrade! International: DIY Oklahoma City symposium, was held November 30 – December 3, 2006, was an opportunity for local and international artists to exchange ideas about the developing field of new-media arts. Read On »

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Grafitti Research Lab & Josh Macphee

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

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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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Surajit Sarkar

March 30, 2006; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

8_march2006

Upgrade! NY
March 2006

Surajit Sarkar discussed his work with the A Deep Fried Jam trio and the community art initiative in India the Catapult Arts Caravan in relation to the media consumption in India.

Surajit Sarkar lives in New Delhi, India. He has held positions as varied as photocopier salesman, bank officer, primary school teacher and developer of curriculum for primary school children and teachers alike. Since 1991, he has worked with video, at first in mainstream television writing and directing a highly successful weekly science & tech program on Indian national TV network. He moved to documentary film making, and has worked on subjects ranging from agriculture, education and the uneven costs of ‘development’. A number of these have been recognized nationally and internationally and have won prizes in film festivals in India and abroad. Read On »

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The Sala-manca Group

September 23, 2005; 7:30 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

Elephants in the Nights of Metula

Upgrade! NY
September 2005

A team of multidisciplinary artists based in Jerusalem.

The Sala-manca Group is Lea Mauas and Diego Rotman, Argentine-Israeli artists who have been creating work in performance, video, installation and new media since 2000. Sala-manca’s works deal with the poetics of translation, the tensions between low tech and high tech aesthetics, as well as social and political issues. Read On »

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The Upgrade! International 2005

September 16, 2005 12:00 pm to September 24, 2005 6:00 pm.
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
The Upgrade! International

Eyebeam was pleased to host the first gathering of the Upgrade! International.

This event/exhibition was an opportunity to learn from organizers and see work presented in each location, while gaining a sense of the range of manifestations of the Upgrade! model. Participating groups were from: New York, Vancouver, Montreal, Boston, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Munich, Oklahoma City, Istanbul and Chicago. Read On »

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Moving Image Fellows

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

eyebeam

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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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Michael Mandiberg

February 24, 2005; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
IN Network

Upgrade! NY
February 2005

A new media artist who uses the Internet, video and performance to explore subjectivity, labor, and commerce.

Michael Mandiberg spoke about his web and video projects which explore subjectivity, technological mediation, and (public) performance. He also previewed a new project made in collaboration with Julia Steinmetz entitled IN Network.  IN Network is a cell phone, life art performance, which launches March 1st.  IN Network is commissioned by Turbulence.org.

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Camille Utterback

January 27, 2005; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
External Measures

Upgrade! NY
January 2005

During the studio visit Camille demonstrated three interactive video installations:

Liquid Time (2001), External Measures (2003), and Untitled 5 (2004). In all of these pieces, a large projected image changes in response to human presence, position and movement in the installation space. People’s movements are tracked by an overhead video camera, and the imagery is generated by custom software. Read On »