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The Air Itself is One Vast Library

2013-05-16T14:31:01Z

One of the projects that you can see right now in Brighton is a body of work, by Mariele Neudecker, that makes visitors reflect upon (and reluctantly admire) the use of technologies in contemporary warfare. The artist documented with seducing photo portraits and patient rubbings a series of weapons of mass destruction that were developed at the height of the Cold War continue

#A.I.L - artists in laboratories, episode 30: Thomson & Craighead

2013-05-15T08:28:20Z

Today on ResonanceFM, Jon Thomson and Alison Craighead will be talking about how to handle and archive materials found on the web, the absence of any image documenting war in certain parts of the world, spam and other jolly subjects continue

Kit de Libertad de Expresión (Freedom of Speech Kit)

2013-05-13T10:51:39Z

KLE - Kit de Libertad de Expresión (or Freedom of Speech Kit) is a portable digital device that allows people from all over the world to participate to remote protests by sending and displaying text messages in public space. The interactive banner is (unsurprisingly) inspired by the record number of social protests that took place in Spain in 2011. It is estimated that over 23.000 demonstrations have been organised that year around the country continue

In-Potentia, from foreskin cells to 'biological brain'

2013-05-09T17:19:23Z

In-Potentia exposes, in the most limpid and absurd way, how science is blurring what we are used to regard as clear-cut categories, such as where life begins and ends or what constitutes a person. Or in Guy Ben-Ary's words: What is the potential for artists employing bio-technologies to address, and modify, boundaries surrounding understandings of life, death and person-hood? And what exactly does it mean culturally, artistically, ontologically, philosophically, politically and ethically to make a living biological brain from human foreskin cells? continue

#A.I.L - artists in laboratories, episode 29: Furtherfield

2013-05-08T07:20:58Z

Today i'm talking with artists, curators, writers Ruth Catlow and Marc Garrett. 16 years ago they founded Furtherfield, an organization with a very strong online and offline presence. Furtherfield.org is an online community where artists, theorists and activists meet and talk about art, technology and society but Furtherfield is also an art organization with a gallery located in Finsbury Park that invites the public to discover and reflect upon digital/networked media art and social changes continue

Cultural Hijack

2013-05-07T17:19:48Z

Cultural Hijack explores the role of art and the artist in contemporary society and offers the opportunity to rethink the growing field of intervention in relation to cultural activism and social change continue

Citizen Cyber Science projects: from virtual atom smasher to deforestation in tropical forests

2013-05-06T14:03:33Z

Daniel Lombraña González tells me about Citizen Cyberscience Centre, an international collaborative project that invites volunteers to help the scientific community develop a whole range of projects that include: identifying and marking deforested areas with high-res Earth imagery, researching the elusive Higgs particle with a virtual atom smasher, understanding the fundamental laws of the universe, or the secrets of magnetism at the molecular scale continue

The Digital Now - 'Drones / Birds: Princes of Ubiquity'

2013-05-04T06:37:47Z

Drones / Birds: Princes of Ubiquity taps into the debate of an increasing autonomous technology, connected to machinic vision, the post-human and the New Aesthetic. Core to the exhibition are digital artifacts and instances of the computational or digital in nature. Birds as objects reflecting our contemporary relation with technology continue

#A.I.L - artists in laboratories, episode 28 (the London Hackspace)

2013-05-01T07:29:57Z

Designers and biohackers Raphael Kim and Funk are in the studio with us today to talk about the London Hackspace, the largest hackerspace in the UK. Being part of this community obviously involves much coding but also laser cutting, soldering, drilling, woodworking, sewing, 3d printing, learning, tinkering, repairing and pizza eating. The space even welcomes a small bio-hacking lab continue

Art & the Oil giant, an interview with Liberate Tate

2013-04-26T12:35:48Z

Today is the last day to witness the week-long performance from Liberate Tate at the Tate Modern gallery. Filming devices strapped on to their bodies, performers are reading aloud sections of the transcripts of the trial which started in February in New Orleans and sees BP stand accused of gross negligence over the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry continue

#A.I.L - artists in laboratories, episode 27 (Adam Zaretsky)

2013-04-24T05:09:57Z

In this episode of #A.I.L., Adam Zarestky will be talking about what you can do with a preserved turd of William S. Burroughs but also eyeballs in armpits, ethics, biotechnological materials and ''Full Breadth Genetic Alterity continue

Robert Adams: The Place We Live, a Retrospective Selection of Photographs

2013-04-23T17:05:16Z

A few words and many images about two exhibitions i saw in Madrid a few weeks ago. One is all about the American landscape. The other shows hairdressers and butchers living in Galicia decades ago continue

The Opera of Prehistoric Creatures

2013-04-22T14:26:41Z

More than 2 years ago, i was interviewing Marguerite Humeau about her attempt to bring back to life the voice of extinct creatures by reconstructing their voice box. She started by giving her voice back to Lucy (aka Australopithecus Afarensis), one of the first hominids. Since then, the resuscitation endeavour has expanded to more extinct animals. A mammoth, the Walking Whale and the Terminator Pig have now joined the loud party. The prehistoric creatures where recently in Eindhoven for the STRP biennial where they performed live for the first time together with Dutch musician and DJ Jameszoo. Sadly, i missed the performance. But that gave me a good excuse to contact Marguerite and get more details about her work continue

Elastic Reality

2013-04-18T16:42:57Z

The participating artists not only play with distortions of the "real", but also pioneer new ways to interact with their work. The formal exploration of new interfaces is as much part of their preoccupation, as is the content of their work, and the kind of commentary on the current state of reality we live in continue

#A.I.L - artists in laboratories, episode 26: Marcos García from Medialab Prado

2013-04-17T06:55:50Z

If you're a curator or an artist involved in art and technology you've probably heard about Medialab Prado. Chances are, you've even been there for one of their workshops. Medialab Prado is conceived as a citizen laboratory for the production, research and dissemination of cultural projects that explore collaborative forms of experimentation and learning that have emerged from digital networks continue

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2013-01-10T00:00:00-08:00

The Dawn of the Deed: The Prehistoric Origins of Sex, Long
In The Dawn of the Deed, he takes readers on an entertaining and lively tour through the sex lives of ancient fish and exposes the unusual mating habits of arthropods, tortoises, and even a well-endowed (16.5 inches!) Argentine Duck. Long discusses these significant discoveries alongside what we know about reproductive biology and evolutionary theory, using the fossil record to provide a provocative account of prehistoric sex. The Dawn of the Deed also explores fascinating revelations about animal reproduction, from homosexual penguins to monogamous seahorses to the difficulties of dinosaur romance and how sexual organs in ancient shark-like fishes actually relate to our own sexual anatomy.

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2013-01-09T00:00:00-08:00

Skating Inside A Whale: A Project by L’Escaut Architecture & BE Weinand | The Fox Is Black
skating rink inside whale-shaped building. wow! was this really built in fugly Liège?
Conscientious | Review: Über Grenzen/On Borders by Ostkreuz Agency
members of German photography agency Ostkreuz decided to turn their attention to borders, literal and metaphorical ones: Über Grenzen/On Borders. Seventeen photographers went out to explore the concept, ranging from the very personal to what one might consider the standard photodocumentarian approach. Border are what separate us, borders are what we can consider transcending (the German “über Grenzen” actually has two meanings: “on borders” and “across borders”).
1984 is blacked out in a graphic tribute to George Orwell | Art Threat
Designed by David Pearson, each book has a unique, typography-focused layout. It is the cover of 1984, however, that really stands out. Using matt black foil over debossed type, Pearson symbolically censored the title and author, leaving just enough of a faint hint for a reader to identify the book.

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2013-01-08T00:00:00-08:00

Beyond Banksy: The Street Museum of Art - The Street Museum of Art
Beyond Banksy is an exhibition of a select group of artists working in a variety of mediums throughout London — from sculpture, print and painting to installations, mosaics and miniature wheat pastes. Their styles are unique and vary greatly — giving each of them a signature aesthetic and allowing their work to become easily recognizable and familiar. The only thing that each of these artists share in common with one another is their use of the urban environment as a platform, enabling the public to see and interact with their work. The city is their primary medium. Via rebel:art
strangely dampremy :
the kind of landscape (and face-scape) where i grew up. via the VERVE blog

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2013-01-07T00:00:00-08:00

Scientists create projectile vomiting robot named Vomiting Larry | Geek-Cetera | Geek.com
The robot is named Vomiting Larry, and isn’t being used for sight gags, but is helping scientists to better understand the spread of noroviruses, also know as the winter vomiting bug, which can cause projectile vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, and loss of taste. Noroviruses are transmitted directly between people via aerosolization — having physical substances emit particles that float around in the air — and indirectly by contaminated consumables like food and water. When humans throw up, aerosolization takes place, and thus, Vomiting Larry was born so scientists can study human vomiting without, you know, humans vomiting.
Pamplona's locksmiths join revolt as banks throw families from their homes | World news | The Observer
Tired of accompanying court officials to evict unemployed people as banks foreclosed mortgages, De Carlos consulted his fellow Pamplona locksmiths before Christmas. In no time at all, they came to an agreement. They would not do the dirty work of banks whose rash lending pumped up a housing bubble and then, after it popped, helped bring the country to its knees.

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2013-01-05T00:00:00-08:00

It's 'cash only' now for tourists at the Vatican; not yet complied with safeguards against money laundering
The Corriere della Sera newspaper reported that the Italian central bank took the action because the Holy See has not yet fully complied with European Union safeguards against money laundering. That means Italian banks are not authorized to operate within the Vatican, which is in the process of improving its mechanisms to combat laundering.
free iPad app sampler of issue 152 | e-flux
Now available for iPad, the frieze app contains specially commissioned films, audio clips and slide-shows, as well as all the regular frieze features and reviews enhanced by additional visuals. Exclusively commissioned content for the January/February issue of the app includes a video interview with legendary avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas.
Mikhail Karikis: SeaWomen at Arnolfini, Bristol | Aesthetica Blog
Mikhail Karikis’ new film and sound installation SeaWomen, focussing on a vanishing community of elderly female sea workers living on the North Pacific island of Jeju. The work depicts the community of working women called ‘haenyeo’, all now aged between 60 and 90 years old, who dive to great depths with no oxygen supply to catch sea-food, collect seaweed and find pearls.

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2013-01-03T00:00:00-08:00

"It's about people, not about systems". An interview with Tale of Tales’ Michaël Samyn | Jawne Sny
To encourage videogames to evolve as a medium, and not remain simply a hobby or a pastime, it would be helpful to have the sort of criticism that can make distinctions. Embracing everything stifles change. In a climate where big budget corporate blockbusters invariably receive great „critical” acclaim, it is not easy for sincere authors to remain motivated to create art in this medium. Especially since art usually doesn’t sell well, at least not in a mass market.

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2013-01-02T00:00:00-08:00

Benito Mussolini: a dictator for all seasons in Italy? | World news | guardian.co.uk
Reverence for Il Duce, who adorns calendars and T-shirts, is spreading from neo-fascist youths to the Italian mainstream