Articles

Seismographs Of Time. A Conversation With Roberto Paci Dalo’

Among the main figures of contemporary experimentation, Roberto Paci Dal˜ is a director, multimedia artist and composer/performer. He is director and creator of the Giardini Pensili group. His research develops within an area that goes from the development of radio interventions to sound installations; from the development of plays to the building of virtual stages like the Itaca project commissioned by the Teatro di Roma and directed by Mario Martone (1999-2000), passing through the development of the film that, as in the case of Petr˜leo México (2004) was presented at the Locarno International film festival... READ MORE...

Climate Justice Action: Precarious United For Climate Action

The economic crisis has heavily hit the precariat -- the sum of those working non-standard, temporary, part-time contracts in services and industry -- worse than any other social class. Millions of precarious youth, women, immigrants are being made redundant by the Great Recession. Unemployment has skyrocketed from the US to the EU, from Iceland to Japan. Those responsible for the crisis -- big banks, investment funds, free-market economists and policy-makers -- whitewash and greenwash without shame as if nothing happened and go on with business as usual. Governments are giving trillions to the bankers and peanuts to the permatemps.... READ MORE...

Facebook’s Slackers

Imagine you have a Facebook account. It isn't difficult at all. Imagine you are Danish and live in Copenhagen and someone asks you to share a cause aiming to defend the Stork Fountain, the city symbol, which is going to be knocked down. If you were a citizien who belives in the historical identity of the city where you live, you would probably share the cause without problems and maybe you would also widespread the idea among your friends. There is only one thing: this piece of news is totally false. Nobody has ever thought to knock down the most important sightseing of the Danish capital.... READ MORE...

11 Settembre by Stefano Cagol

The starting point is a date: September 11. A univocal, dramatic date: September 11 or Nine Eleven, as it is commonly referred to since the attack to the Twin Towers in 2001. September 11 is also incidentally the day on which the artist Stefano Cagol was born, thus tying a personal occurrence to this symbolic landmark of the new millennium.... READ MORE...

Art TLV 09

Art TLV, the International art biennial to be held September 10–24, 2009, will be the main art event of Tel Aviv-Yafo's centennial celebrations, featuring leading contemporary Israeli and International artists creating exhibitions, installations, performances, screenings and talks throughout the city.... READ MORE...

Cory Arcangel: Depreciated

The Netherlands Media Art Institute proudly presents the first solo exhibition in The Netherlands by the 31-year-old 'darling of new media art', Cory Arcangel (US). The digital artist, performer, musician and programmer first became known primarily for his modifying the Nintendo game Super Mario Brothers. Arcangel altered the game in such a way that only the iconic, clear blue sky with its clouds slowly drifting by remained.... READ MORE...

Abandon Normal Device

Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a new cross-regional festival that questions the normal and champions a different approach. The debut AND festival arrives in Liverpool in September 2009. Featuring an eclectic array of exhibitions, film screenings, online work and events, the festival will spill from screens and galleries onto the streets of the city.... READ MORE...

Eclectic Tech Carnival

The Eclectic Tech Carnival is a gathering of women & trans with a critical interest in Free Information and Open Standards technology. The event has been held annually since 2002 and creates an opportunity for women & trans to share their experiences, knowledge, skills, and network, thus: have fun!... READ MORE...

TodaysArt Festival 2009

Every year, for one weekend, the TodaysArt Festival transforms the city centre of The Hague into an inspiring stronghold of creativity and audiovisual experiences. In just a five years TodaysArt developed into one of the foremost art festivals in Europe.Its growing success is showed by the expansion of its annual line-up of events and worldwide co-operations.... READ MORE...

Balint Boligo’ And The Magical Machines

Bálint Bolygó, born in 1976, of Hungarian origin but a London resident, appears to be an artist who works with science. His family history confirms this: both his parents are scientists, and Bolig˜ himself declares that this field was his initial means of inspiration for his own experiments and his own cultural growth. But when talking with Balint you realise that, despite maths, Physics and chemistry being significant reference points for the development of a personal poetical scheme, during the course of his artistic activity he does not want to create objects and sculptures that are scientifically significant, but instead wants to explore that thought-provoking space that brings art and science close together and has always made them unique and united.... READ MORE...