[spectre] Reminder - re:place 2007 - Call for Proposals
re:place 2007 - Call for Proposals - Reminder The Second International Conference on the Histories of Media, Art, Science and Technology Location: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin Date: 15-18 November 2007 Submission DEADLINE will be on 15 January 2007. Online submission form at: http://www.mediaarthistory.org/ re:place 2007, the Second International Conference on the Histories of Media, Art, Science and Technology, will take place in Berlin from 15 - 18 November 2007 as a project of Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH in cooperation with Haus der Kulturen der Welt. This conference is a sequel to 'Refresh!', the first in this series, chaired by Oliver Grau and produced by the Database of Virtual Art, Leonardo, and Banff New Media Institute, and held at the Banff Center in Canada in September 2005, which brought together several hundred artists, scientists, researchers, curators and theoreticians of different disciplines. re:place 2007 will be an international forum for the presentation and the discussion of exemplary approaches to the rapport between art, media, science and technology. With the title, 're:place', we propose a thematic focus on locatedness and the migration of knowledge and knowledge production in the interdisciplinary contexts of art, historiography, science and technology. The re:place 2007 conference will be devoted to examining the manifold connections between art, science and technology, connections which have come into view more sharply through the growing attention to media art and its histories over the past years. It will address historical contexts and artistic explorations of new technologies as well as the historical and contemporary research into the mutual influences between artistic work, scientific research and technological developments. This research concerns such diverse fields as cybernetics, artificial intelligence, robotics, nano-technology, and bio-technology, as well as investigations in the humanities including art history, visual culture, musicology, comparative literature, media archaeology, media theory, science studies, and sociology. Conference Programme The conference programme will include competitively selected, peer-reviewed individual papers, panel presentations, poster sessions, as well as a small number of invited speakers. Several Keynote Lectures, by internationally renowned, outstanding theoreticians and artists, will deliberate on the central themes of the conference. The conference will also include dedicated forum sessions for participants to engage in more open-ended discussion and debate on relevant issues and questions. CALL FOR PROPOSALS re:place 2007 welcomes contributions from established as well as from emerging researchers in diverse fields. The conference will be of interest to those working in, but not limited to, the following areas: art history and theory, literary studies, cultural studies, film and media studies, theatre, dance and performance studies, philosophy, history, gender studies, human-computer interaction, contemporary art, musicology, sound studies, anthropology, sociology, geography, science, technology and society studies, history of science, and history of technology. We are especially keen on empirical, conceptual, and historical contributions that exemplify and expand the diverse methodological and thematic concerns of this extended interdisciplinary area. These might include contributions to: * institutional histories of centers, sites, or events that have helped to concretize and engender the intersections between media, art, science and technology. Some broad areas could be: experimental arts spaces, collaborative research labs, significant exhibitions, etc. * place studies that highlight significant locations or situations where such interdisciplinary intersections or significant historical episodes have occurred. A few examples might be: 'Tesla in Budapest', 'Flusser in Brazil', USSR in the 1920s, 'Japan between 1950s-1970s, etc. * historiographical issues, methods, and debates that pose critical questions in the formulation of the histories of the media arts. These might include: archaeology, genealogy or variantology as methodological tools, bridging the divide between art and media history, sociologies of interactivity, etc. * theoretical frameworks from various philosophical and disciplinary positions. Topics might include the exemplary role of film studies or musicology for the study of media arts, or the significance of cultural specificities and location in media and technologies, etc. * the migration of knowledges and practices from different contexts, whether disciplinary, institutional, geographical or cultural. Topics might include: the role of migrant artists in the development of new discourses and practices; the movement and adoption of disciplinary ideas from science into art contexts or vice versa, etc. Access the online submission form at: http://www.mediaarthistory.org/ The DEADLINE
RE: [spectre] second life a second time
Due to technical difficulties the planed gig in Second Life will take place tonight. Streamed live from Brighton with C6.org providing the visuals. Long Range is playing live in Second Life on December 20th 2006. The concert will take place on Sine Wave Island, inside Second Life http://www.secondlife.com. Second Life is a virtual world with over a million residents. The concert will take place on a 16 acre island, designed specially for the event. Music and video will be streamed live from the band's performance at The Metway in Brighton. Admission is free, but tickets are limited. Only registered ticket holders will be allowed on the island. To get your free ticket just give us your Second Life name at http://www.longrangeinsecondlife.com/ __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] IBK Database Visual Arts, Flanders/B
[scroll down for English] --- IBK lanceert Databank Beeldende Kunsten --- http://www.ibknet.bewww.ibknet.be [doorklikken op Databank Beeldende Kunsten] IBK heeft de afgelopen maanden hard gewerkt aan een nieuwe website. Die nieuwe site staat sinds vorige week online, en ook de nieuwsbrief heeft een nieuw kleedje gekregen. Nieuw op de website is de uitgebreide databank met personen en organisaties uit de beeldende kunsten in Vlaanderen. Zo staan er een heleboel kunstenaars online met beelden, teksten, cv, etc. De databank is uiteraard niet-exhaustief en wordt nog elke dag bijgevuld. Daarnaast wil IBK ook een uitgebreide dossiersectie uitbouwen: rond kunst en economie, rond internationalisering, etc. Ook Digitaal Platform zal in de toekomst waarschijnlijk onder de dossiersectie vallen, maar voorlopig kan Digitaal Platform van IBK en IAK nog steeds bezocht worden op http://www.digitaalplatform.bewww.digitaalplatform.be - IBK launches Database Visual Arts - IBK, support centre for visual arts in Flanders has updated and restyled its website. An extensive database on visual arts is now available. http://www.ibknet.bewww.ibknet.be [click 'EN' on the left for the English version] Apart from background information on IBK's activities, the site now contains a new database on visual arts with detailed information about artists, art organisations, art theorists, etc. Moreover, the site is daily updated with news from the world of visual arts, shown under the 'news' category. Every week, a selection from these news items is gathered into a newsletter. Finally, information is grouped around specific topics and can be read in files such as e-culture, art and economy and Digitaal Platform. -- ER1/Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
[spectre] Call for proposal Festival Break 2.4, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 5-18 November 2007
The purpose of the multimedia festival Break is to explore new artistic expressions and contemporary topics and to emphasize emerging poetics whose artistic discourse has not yet been deep-rooted within firmly established standards, criteria and cultural values. The ninth edition of the festival, Break 2.4, will take place in Ljubljana from the 5th to the 18th of November 2007. We are currently seeking art projects, from established, mid-career, and emerging artists, that address the theme selected for the festival: Potemkin village. Definitions of the Potemkin village -Pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition -Something that appears impressive but is ineffective and insubstantial -Any hollow or false construction, physical or figurative, meant to hide an undesirable or potentially damaging situation -Politically generated appearance that covers a less impressive underside How to submit, please click: http://www.break-festival.org The application must include the completed application form, supporting material, and a project presentation (visual and/or text) on A4 sheet. Deadline: February 1, 2007 (postmark) Applications are to be sent to: Contact name: Mateja Juri? By post: Zavod K6/4 Kersnikova 6 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Please precise: application Break 2.4 By e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject line: application Break 2.4 All the project presentations on A4 sheet might be exhibited in this format during the festival Break 2.4. For the selection of projects to be realized and presented during the festival Break 2.4, decisions will be made on March 1, 2007. Only successful applicants will be contacted. For more information, please contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organizer: From 1997 to 2000, the festival was produced by the Student Organization of the University of Ljubljana and had the primary function of presenting young emerging artists. Since 2001, the festival has been the project of Zavod K6/4, a non-profit institution operating in the area of contemporary art and culture. __ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
