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Jonah Brucker-Cohen

August 26, 2003; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
Mouse Miles

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August 2003

Dublin based artist Jonah Brucker-Cohen reviewed his work revolving around the theme of “Deconstructing Network” both physical and online.

Jonah Brucker-Cohen discussed some of his projects that attempt to challenge accepted notions of network interaction from networked software hacks and rule-based systems to translating virtual processes and conventions into the physical world.

Finally he talked about the Dublin Art and Technology Association (DATA Group), an informal group he co-founded in Ireland that has had over 12 monthly events in Dublin, a large symposium earlier this year, electronics for artists workshops, and aims to showcase art and technology projects from local and international artists, musicians, designers, students, academics, and more. Read On »

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Scott Patterson with Marina Zurkow & Julian Bleecker

February 22, 2003; 12:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
PDPal at Eyebeam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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February 2003

This month turned into a lively Saturday brunch (to distract the group from the brutal February weather) reviewing past works and works-in-progress. 

Scott Patterson talked about Your Show Here, a prototype for StaticVehicle, *-scope, and his most recent collaborative effort, PDPal. Marina Zurkow and Julian Bleecker joined Scott for the PDPal demonstration and discussion.

The discussion of the four projects highlighted the transition in his work from more traditional architecture to an investigation of information architecture. Scott sited the thread between his eccentric projects—each with diverse manifestations of the virtual and the real. The presentation of PDPal brought forth an important discussion regarding the difficulties and benefits of working in collaboration. Read On »

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Andreas Angelidakis

January 29, 2003; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

Chelsea

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January 2003

Andreas is an architect whose work addresses you and your avatar.  He makes buildings and places for real people and their machines

Andreas Angelidakis showed some of his work that engages a 3-D Internet such as Neen World, Mirrorsite series, Invisible Home, and My Anchorage.  He also showed physical spaces that have been or are about to be constructed, such as Tetris Mountain for Lev Manovich’s Soft Cinema, Electronic Orphanage, Teleport Diner and Pause.

The first project reviewed was Chelsea, which was a collaboration with Miltos Manetas. Chelsea was a 3-D world of art and architecture created in Active Worlds. It was the first experiment in building an online community. Chelsea suffered a digital demolition when the host forgot to pay for the yearly service and all fifty buildings were erased from the server. Read On »

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Michael Rees

July 24, 2002; 6:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
Sculptural User Interface

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July 2002

 
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Discussing his work against ideas about artificial intelligence, artificial sculpture, and art history with special emphasis on his hybrid virtual/physical practice.

Michael Rees began his fantastic talk with a review of his early work as a post-minimalist sculptor and his studies with Joseph Beuys as a Fulbright scholar.

He went on to describe work done in the early 90′ that crossed an interest between Pygmalion, in the context of the discourse of male construction of the feminine and dog shows. That eventually led to the engagement with rapid prototyping machines and the integration of digital media into his sculptural work.

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John Klima

February 28, 2002; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York
Glasbead

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February 2002

Artist John Klima presented The Upgrade! audience with a lively and candid display of his work.

John Klima discussed three of his major works beginning with Glasbead, a web-based “musical toy” that allows up to twenty users to interact with the piece at once. Glasbead centers on the notion of linking people together for a multi-user experience, an idea he found to be extremely powerful at the time of its conception.

Klima emphasized that his work favors an artistic look and feel over function, so that it is always art rather than a tool. As a result, he explained his translation of real-world data into art. Read On »

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Marek Walczak and Martin Wattenberg

January 24, 2002; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

 

 

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January 2002

Marek Walczak and Martin Wattenberg discussed their collaboration, which began in 1997 via email correspondence.

The presentation served to demonstrate the artistic possibilities of an intersection between math, science, architecture, and technology. The duo launched the evening with an introduction to the their backgrounds in architecture (Marek) and mathematics (Martin), with examples of past projects, threories and practice.

The collaborative presentation began with The Apartment, Martin and Marek’s most successful and well-known piece to date. Marek described the concept behind the work as stemming from the 80’s end to Form and Functionalism in architecture, which left room for spaces to be developed from ideas and words. Read On »

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Christel Sorin & Stephanie Davenport

February 14, 2001; 7:00 pm;
Eyebeam - 540 W21st Street, New York

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February 2001

Christel Sorin & Stephanie Davenport presented The ?charpe communicante project.

The ?charpe communicante is a collaboration between France Telecom R&D with architect Naziha Mestaoui, graphic designer Yacine A·t Kaci, and fashion designer Crstof.

The project, a communicating telephone jacket and scarf, is conceived as a “Second Skin for Communications” through various interfaces which facilitate the extension of the senses into the virtual realm (Watch, Listen, Speak: WLS.), allowing the wearer be at once here and potentially “everywhere.”

The ?charpe communicante is a suit jacket with a long, detachable and interchangeable collar draped around the neck, equipped with built-in, communicating multimedia interfaces (voice-activated telephone functionalities, touch screen, Webcam, Internet access). Read On »