Joanna Cheung hanging hammocks at designmart 2013
Hanging hammocks will be participating in designboom's curated designmart at this years international contemporary furniture fair. The third edition, titled Welcome to the Dollhouse, is an exploration of identity and an attempt at participatory storytelling. Please stop by and say hi, if you're in the area.
ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 west 34th street (11th Avenue at 38th Street) New York City
opening hours may 18 - 21, 2013
TRADE AND GENERAL PUBLIC Tuesday, May 21 10 am – 4 pm
Erkki Huhtamo Keynote Speaker at the History of Games Conference, Montreal
DMA Professor Erkki Huhtamo will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural The History of Games International Conference, to be held in Montreal, Canada, June 21-23, 2013.
For more information, see links:
https://depts.washington.edu/critgame/wordpress/2012/09/cfp-the-history-of-games-international-conference-montreal-canada-621-623-2013/ http://www.history-of-games.com
Eric Siu awarded First Prize for Touchy at the WRO 2013 Media Arts Festival
Former UCLA DMA Graduate Student Eric Siu has been awarded the first prize (shared) at the WRO 2013 Media Arts Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, for his latest art project Touchy, a Human Camera.
Touchy is a wearable "device art" work with a tactile interface, used by Siu in his public performances. Wearing his high tech helmet, Siu remains blinded until another person touches him - tactile contact restores Siu's vision by opening its eye shutters. The Touchy helmet also functions as a head-mounted camera, taking snapshots of the wearer; these are then uploaded to the internet.
Siu's innovative work, developed in Tokyo where he now lives, is currently attracting a lot of attention worldwide.
Nova Jiang in Open Space 2013 at ICC in Tokyo
Nova Jiang will be exhibiting her project "Ideogenetic Machine" as part of Open Space 2013 at NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC]. “Ideogenetic Machine” is an interactive installation that incorporates portraits of the audience into an algorithmically generated comic book.
May 25, 2013 – March 2, 2014
NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC]
Tokyo Opera City Tower 4F,
3-20-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo 163-1404 Japan
Xárene Eskandar part of a group show, Confluence
Westmont Annual Juried Exhibition
May 16 - June 22, 2013
Reception Thursday, May 16, 4-6 p.m.
The annual juried exhition at Westmont returns in 2013. This season, our focus is "Confluence." We hope you will join us for this popular exhibition!
CONFLUENCE (kŏnˈflo-o-əns)
noun
1. A flowing together of two or more streams.
2. A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point.
3. A flocking together of multiple objects or entities.
Synonyms: junction, convergence, meeting, concourse, gathering, connection
(These bits of inspiration were lifted from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, (c) 1973. William Morris, ed.)
Erkki Huhtamo discusses his book Illusions in Motion in the MIT Press blog
Professor Erkki Huhtamo recently published a large monograph titled Illusions in Motion: Media Archaeology of the Moving Panorama and Related Spectacles (The MIT Press, 2013). He discusses its writing process and the things that inspired him to write this huge work in an extensive interview in the MIT Press blog
Victoria Vesna and Rebeca Mendez Lead Artists Announced for Glow 2013
On Saturday, September 28, 2013, Glow, the first all-night arts event in the United States to emphasize the commissioning of new work, will transform the beach in Santa Monica into a world of interactive and engaging contemporary art installations. Building on the success of Glow’s first two editions, it is expected, once again, to attract between 100,000 and 200,000 visitors to Santa Monica Beach during the course of one night, making it among the largest public art events in the U.S.
- Janet Echelman builds living, breathing sculpture environments that respond to the
forces of nature — wind, water and light — and become inviting focal points for civic
life.
- Glenn Kaino’s art is consistently expansive, with each body of work exploring new
territory, from magic, model kits and comic books to animation and ancient seafaring.
His highly sophisticated computer engineering skills and knack for finding superbly
skilled collaborators promise to provide Glow a rich and surprising experience.
- Victoria Vesna, Ph.D. creates work that can be defined as experimental creative research that resides between disciplines and technologies. With her installations she explores how communication technologies affect collective behavior and how perceptions of identity shift in relation to scientific innovation.
- Los Angeles based media artist, Rebeca Méndez, debuts as Glow’s first artist-inresidence, a new component of Glow 2013. Her participation will be an important new
format for Glow and may take the direction of pop-up art events, an online only
component, or other concepts all designed to engage the community during the weeks
and months leading up to next September.Erkki Huhtamo's book Illusions in Motion discussed by J. Hoberman in NY Review of Books:
See link for further information.
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/apr/24/new-york-slow-motion/
Refik Anadol reviewed in LA WEEKLY
Refik Anadol Does Fascinating Things With Art and Technology — Like His Plan to Project Video Onto Disney Hall
"It won't work," artist Refik Anadol says of Google Glass, those newly introduced "augmented reality glasses," which have a battery behind the ear, a touchpad above the right temple and a little screen in the right-hand corner of the right lens. You can use them, Google's promo site says, to check the weather, ask directions or live-stream any event — or nonevent — happening before your eyes.
Young Projects
8687 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood, CA 90069http://www.laweekly.com/2013-04-18/art-books/refik-anadol-young-projects/
Eddo Stern Workshop ("From Code to Flesh and Back Again") at A MAZE Festival
April 26 3-6pm, Berlin , Germany
Eddo Stern Workshop ("From Code to Flesh and BAck Again") at A MAZE Festival
Eddo Stern's game Goldstation (2012) will also be on display at the festival April 24-27
A no tech game theatre performance workshop. In the workshop we will work in small teams to design, program, and execute and choreograph live games as staged performances using human actors as bits of code. Game designers, Programmers, and Artists welcome.
Eddo Stern's game Goldstation (2012) will be on display at the festival April 24-27
2nd International Indie Games Festival in Berlin - From April 24 to 26, 2013 A MAZE. Indie Connect brings together international indie game developers, creatives and enthusiast in Berlin. You can expect two days of inspiration, skill, celebration and play. Talks and workshops give you insights and help your craft evolve, while exhibitions and game showcases give plenty of opportunity to play and enjoy your favorite art form. The Urban Spree is a fertile ground for face time. So bring your game. A MAZE. is also proud to award the 2. A MAZE. Indie Games Award for The Most Amazing Indie Game 2013. Finally, the event finishes strong with a electronic beat driven closing party, to keep the indie community moving till dawn. A MAZE. Indie Connect is part of the framework “DGT 13 - Deutsche Gamestage" and in cooperation with Quo Vadis Game Developer Conference in Berlin.
Eddo Stern at FMX 2013 Festival in Stuttgart, Germany
FMX April 23-26, 2013 Eddo Stern keynote talk ("The Perversity of Games") at FMX 2013 Festival in Stuttgart, Germany FMX is the leading European conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia and has grown to become one of the most important international conferences in the industry during the past few years. More than 100 international press representatives attended FMX 2012 in Stuttgart’s Haus der Wirtschaft to find out about current trends, innovative approaches and latest achievements in the world of digital entertainment.
https://www.fmx.de/program.html#!/overview;http://www.facebook.com/pages/FMX/63281456744
Silvia Rigon's video screened at MIA (Movie Image Art) at the Armory Center
Silvia Rigon's video screened at MIA (Movie Image Art) at the Armory Center For The Arts.
20 APRIL 2013 – 10AM-5PM
EARTH & ARTS FESTIVAL
The Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
Chris Adler – Ellie Irons
Silvia Rigon – Tahir Ün
MIA is presenting a special pop-up exhibition for Pasadena’s Earth Day celebration, the Earth & Arts Festival. We’re taking over the mezzanine gallery inside the Armory with a selection of videos investigating pollution, ecology and landscape.
http://armoryarts.org/visit/2013-armory-events/mia-at-the-pasadena-earth-and-arts-festival/
Rebeca Mendez C.O.L.A. Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition
C.O.L.A. INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION
LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY
MAY 19–JULY 7, 2013
OPENING RECEPTION: SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013 FROM 2–5 PM
Visual Art/Design Fellows
Lisa Anne Auerbach, Krysten Cunningham, Ramiro Diaz-Granados, Samantha Fields, Judithe Hernandez, Carole Kim, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Rebeca Méndez, Rebecca Morris
Performing Art Fellows
Malathi Iyengar, Michael Walker White
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Located at Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood blvd.
Los Angeles, ca 90027
323.644.6269
thurs-sun, noon to 5pm
first fridays, noon to 9pm
http://www.lamag.org
Pinar Yoldas Trespassing Boundaries (encroachments)
Born in Turkey, studying in the United States, Pinar Yoldas actively participates in activities with the designers , architects , artists , bio-organic chemistry researchers . Yoldas interest in Neuroscience (Neuroscience), the theory of evolution of mankind , and castle, Social Studies Gender Studies, with research across the field of science fiction and interdisciplinary exchanges . The AliceOn through this interview, talked about her new media art, new and challenging approach .
Pınar Yoldaş, Review of 'Speculative Biologies' (1), in Arftul Living Magazine
Pinar new media artist and academic, Comrade, work in extreme man-made environment, environmental pollution, focusing on issues such as bio-art. Before her feminism, ecology, energy policy after chatting on, highly visible themes of gender and sexuality in a way Pinar committed "speculative biological" series, which is associated with the medical survey and Transmediale'de made a presentation on 'An Extremist Ecosystem' on this project we talked. (The first part of the interview will be published.)
See link for more info.http://www.artfulliving.com.tr/detay/pinar-yoldas39speculative-biologies39-1
incertae sedis. Pinar Yoldas: Your Desiring Deviant Body
Pinar Yoldas is probably a crossbreed of Pinocchio’s father Mister Geppetto and the revolutionary Frankenstein. An interview with this Turkish-born artist working in the USA now has been my driving ambition since last year when I came across her project Speculative Biologies (2011). For this work Pinar Yoldas designed fictional neoplasmic organisms SuperMammal, MegaMale and NeoLabium using tissue engineering technology and being inspired both by form and structure of male and female sexual organs. These queer-personages live in chemical-lab-like glass containers challenging the contemporary imagination about grotesque beauty, pure desire, and untamed sexuality. They resonate with an ironic painting by Ukrainian artist Sergiy Zarva called “Glossy Ghoulism”. If Peter the Great was told about Pinar’s future creations he would definitely commission her artworks for the Kunstkamera to be exhibited there 300 years after his epoch.
ANYWHERE: SELECTED WORKS BY REBECA MÉNDEZ
SELECTED WORKS BY REBECA MÉNDEZ
MAY 04–JUNE 24, 2013
ANNENBERG COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE GALLERY
CURATED BY MARC PALLY, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, GLOW
ARTIST RECEPTION
MAY 22, 2013, 6:30–7:30, TERRACE LOUNGE
ARTIST PRESENTATION
EVERYWHERE: RECENT PROJECTS BY REBECA MÉNDEZ
MAY 22, 2013, 7:30–8:30, GARDEN TERRACE ROOM
Rebeca Méndez is the first artist-in-residence of Glow—an all night arts event
which will take place on Santa Monica Beach on Saturday, September 28, 2013.
glowsantamonica.org, rebecamendez.com.
Annenberg Community Beach House Gallery:
Santa Monica State Beach, 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402.
Gallery Hours: Daily 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Subject to change.
Please visit: annenbergbeachhouse.com for gallery hours, parking rates,
and other information about the Beach House.
For exhibit information contact: Malina Moore, Cultural Affairs Supervisor, at
malina.moore@smgov.net or 310.458.8350.
Sponsored by the Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division.
Erkki Huhtamo at the CMS Colloquium
This Friday, April 19th, our Cinema and Media Studies Graduate Colloquium will have the pleasure to welcome Dr. Erkki Huhtamo, a Professor at UCLA Department of Design Media Arts who has pioneered media archeology as a new approach to media studies, with his talk “Panoramas in Motion, or Media Culture in the Making.” Professor Huhtamo’s lecture will be followed by a book reception for his recently published Illusions in Motion: Media Archaeology of the Moving Panorama and Related Spectacles (The MIT Press, 2013).
Professor Huhtamo’s lecture will introduce his Illusions in Motion:
Media Archaeology of the Moving Panorama and Related Spectacles, which he describes as “a huge exploration of media culture in the making between the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries. The center-point is the moving panorama - once a hugely popular media spectacle, which has been almost totally forgotten. The book discusses its relationships with other spectacles, such as dioramas and magic lantern shows, and investigates, how moving panoramas inspired writers, scientists, philosophers and cultural commentators. The work took more than a decade to write; it is meant as a demonstration of what a media-archaeological approach can achieve. Illusions in Motion is richly illustrated with material from Huhtamo's media-archaeological collections, and beautifully designed by UCLA Design Media Arts Chair Willem Henri Lucas with Jon Gacnik.”
The lecture will take place in 1422A Melnitz Hall from 12:00pm to 2:00pm. Please come and enjoy this opportunity to meet and dialogue with Professor Huhtamo and your colleagues!
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Colloquium!
Pascual Sisto & Tyler Adams debut video for New World Symphony Miami
Tyler Adams & Pascual Sisto will premier a new multi-channel video work commissioned by the New World Symphony to be projected in accompaniment to a live performance of Morton Feldman's Structures for Orchestra. The performance will be part of an evening showcasing new works for dance, poetry, music, and video on April 20th in Miami.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/12/3340294/new-world-symphony-miami-city.html#storylink=cpy:
Bureaucracy
Please be aware that Bureaucracy will open a special “Express” processing center at UCLA on Monday, April 15 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. This is an opportunity to prequalify for your Bureaucracy ID card so that you don’t have to wait in line at the application office.
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The processing center will be open on Monday, April 15 between 1:00pm and 2:00pm.
The processing center is located in the outdoor common area between UCLA’s Broad Art Center and Parking 3.
PARKING
Parking is available in Lot 3, across the street from the Broad Art Center.
Visitors may use the "Pay by Space" option in Lot 3 to purchase short-term daily parking permits. To use Pay by Space parking, proceed to the designated Pay by Space parking area in Lot 3, park your vehicle in an available space, note the space number, pay for your space at the nearest automated pay station, then display the printed permit on the dashboard of your vehicle. Pay stations allow you to select the time you need to spend on campus and pay accordingly. An all-day permit costs $11. Pay stations accept $1 and $5 dollar bills, as well as VISA and MasterCard credit cards.
If there are no Pay by Space spots available in Lot 3, please use an alternate parking location. Map of all UCLA parking areas:
http://www.transportation.ucla.edu/portal/maps/parkingmap/0206UCLAParkingMap.htm
Parking information and daily permits for other lots are available at parking information booths located throughout campus (at Westholme and Hilgard or Westwood Blvd at Strathmore). For more parking information, please call 310-825-9007.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
The Broad Arts Center is easily reachable by several Los Angeles County public bus lines, including the Metro Rapid, Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, and the Culver City Bus.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From the 405 (San Diego Freeway)
Take 405 (San Diego Freeway) to Sunset Blvd. East.
Turn Right onto Hilgard Avenue.
Turn Right onto Wyton Avenue.
Turn Left onto Charles E. Young Drive.
Turn Left into Lot 3.
From the 10 (Santa Monica Freeway)
Take 10 (Santa Monica Freeway) West to 405 (San Diego Freeway) North.
Take 405 (San Diego Freeway) to Sunset Blvd. East.
Turn Right onto Hilgard Avenue.
Turn Right onto Wyton Avenue.
Turn Left onto Charles E. Young Drive.
Turn Left into Lot 3.
From the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Take 405 (San Diego Freeway) to Sunset Blvd. East.
Turn Right onto Hilgard Avenue.
Turn Right onto Wyton Avenue.
Turn Left onto Charles E. Young Drive.
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