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08 December 2007 by nathaniel

two shows i’m in on South Africa

Just found out that Art on Paper Gallery, who I often work with in Johannesburg, has been workin it for me a bit.

Opened 18 November, Prints / Books / Lights at the KZNSA Gallery in Durban – I think this may actually be the first time I’ve shown there. I’ve got work from Call and Response. Culled from a few sources:

In keeping with the spirit of things, the KZNSA encourages festive shoppers to its premises with the promise of gifts that escalate in value. Adorning its walls and floors and outlandishly crafted shelving systems is an exhibition of truly gorgeous editioned artist prints, complemented by a careful selection of art books, all illuminated with highly dramatic lights by designer darling Adriaan Hugo.

Editioned artists’ prints by Bruce Backhouse, Chris Diedericks, Claudette Schreuders, Colbert Mashile, Conrad Botes, Ditiro Makwena, Dorothee Kreutzveld, Dumisani Mabaso, Erika Hibbert, Espoir Kennedy, Fiona Pole, Joachim Schonfeldt, John Moore, Judith Mason, Kathryn Smith, Kim Berman, Kim Lieberman, Luan Nel, Mary Wafer, Nathaniel Stern, Pat Mautloa, Penny Siopis, Peter Machen, Robert Hodgins, Sam Nhlenegthwa, Thami Jali, Theresa-Anne Mackintosh, Trasi Henen, William Kentridge and Zak Benjamin will be for sale, along with contemporary reading lights for the home, puzzles by Kim Lieberman, books on art, architecture and design, along with archival notebooks and diaries.

Til 6 January. Also (opened today!) is Art on Paper’s (Johannesburg) annual holiday exhibition, where I’m showing new work (from my residency in Belgium) with Zak Benjamin, Robert Hodgins, Kim Lieberman, Dumisani Mubaso, Paul Molete, Luan Nel and Fiona Pole, through the new year:

december invite for Art on Paper Gallery, Johannesburg

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26 November 2007 by nathaniel

support turbulence

turbulence.org

Turbulence.org is one of the most important supporters of new media art and artists of the last decade, and longer. And they need your support (via my inbox, below).

Dear Friends,

We need your support. If you:

— are one of the thousands of people who regularly visit Turbulence.org, Networked_Performance, Networked_Music_Review and/or New American Radio

and/or

— are one of the hundreds of teachers who use Turbulence works in your new media/digital art courses

and/or

— are an artist who has received a Turbulence.org, Networked_Performance, and/or New American Radio commission

and/or

— have presented at or attended Upgrade! Boston (Art Interactive or Massachusetts College of Art and Design), Floating Points (Emerson College), or Programmable Media (Pace Digital Gallery)

now is the time to give something back.

We cannot continue without your help. We MUST raise $25,000 by December 31, 2007.

WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED IN 2007

In addition to an exceptional year of supporting artists through commissions, public events, and our world-renowned resource, Networked_Performance, we started a second blog called
Networked_Music_Review (NMR). On it you will find in-depth interviews with sonic artists and musicians; world-wide events highlighted in real time; a “Weekly” post spotlighting interesting works, artists and conversations; a monthly newsletter which summarizes each month’s activities; and much more.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IN 2008

On November 15, NMR began launching fifteen commissioned works, several of which will premiere live at “Programmable Media II: Networked_Music,” a 2-day symposium at Pace University, New York City in April 2008.

In addition to launching 20 new commissioned works, other upcoming highlights include “Mixed Realities,” an exhibition and symposium at Emerson College, winter 2008; and “Re(Connecting) the Adamses,” a major exhibition co-presented with Greylock Arts (Adams, Massachusetts) and MCLA Gallery 51 (North Adams, Massachusetts), summer 2008.

Please make a cash tax-deductible (for US residents) contribution. No amount is too small! Pay via the PayPal button on the Turbulence homepage: http://turbulence.org. Or send a check to New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc., 124 Bourne Street, MA 02131.

Thanks.

Kind Regards,

Jo-Anne Green and Helen Thorington
Co-Directors

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I know, I know; I’m totally broke, too. But if I can throw them a few bucks, so can you.

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15 November 2007 by nathaniel

iCommons benefit auction

The iCommons Auction: Unique Internet Artifacts

iCommons, the global non-profit incubated by Creative Commons, and based in Johannesburg, South Africa is auctioning off paraphernalia donated by some of the world’s leading Internet figures.

The over thirty items on the auction list run the gamut from the historical: the coats worn by Internet activist and Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig while he traveled the world talking about free culture, to the cultural: pre-print copies of books by best selling sci-fi author Cory Doctorow and Internet guru Jonathan Zittrain and the fun and funny: one of the 20 limited-edition, plush Fox-keh dolls, made by Firefox Japan and a selection of Indian intellectual property expert Lawrence Liang’s favourite Bollywood films – not to mention high quality prints of Internet entrepreneur, Joi Ito’s best photographs.

The people who have donated to the iCommons Auction are leading figures in the global movement to make the Internet a powerful tool for change, innovation, sustainability and development. Their donations tell stories of a history that is currently being written about the power of the Internet for change and development.

All the proceeds of the auction, which will take place online between the 19th of November 2007 and the 14th of December 2007, will go to developing and sustaining the iCommons Node programme, which connects global free culture projects around the world.

For more information, visit icommons.org/auction

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08 November 2007 by nathaniel

Resolution Gallery

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Looks like printer Ricardo Fornoni (damned if I know his surname, but a really nice guy who I used to chat to all the time at Krut) – who does fine art inkjets for many of Joburg’s digital elites – is opening South Africa’s first gallery dedicated solely to emphasizing collaboration, experimentation and digital art: Resolution Gallery. It’s a commercial gallery, located right in the center of Johannesburg’s gallery district (near Krut, Siebrits, Goodman, etc), so couple the fact that it’s viable with some of the text on their site, and it’s a pretty exciting venture:

Resolution promotes and sells digital media artifacts, from limited edition prints to interactive installations….

We curate thematic exhibitions that draw together local, international, established and up-and-coming artists to collective benefit….

We see our gallery as a stage, a meeting place and a laboratory.

A stage where the public has the chance to meet artists and experience digital art.
A meeting place where networks are formed and potential is generated around the work we exhibit.
A laboratory where we host those experiments that spark new potential in the relationships between technology and art.

Their first show, “Montage” – limited edition prints that combine digital techniques with traditional processes – opens next week and includes South African artists Roger Ballen, Dinkie Sithole, Wilma Cruise, Rob Machiri, Gavin Younge, and Spanish artist Manolo Belzunce. More info.

Good luck Ricardo – it’s a great initiative and deserves support, and I hope any Joburg locals that still read this blog will head over and check it out on 13 November, 18h30. Hat tip to Christo for letting me know about the new space.

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03 November 2007 by nathaniel

T-MINUS 2007 FESTIVAL

And while I’m mentioning shows I’m on in New York, Broad Cast Response – the video installation I made as part of the iCommons residency in Croatia – will be screened as part of the t-minus festival in Brooklyn next weekend:

Premieres November 9th at Monkeytown in Brooklyn, NY.

Two screenings: 7:30 and 10:00, $5
Reservations strongly suggested. Make a reservation now.
(Monkeytown Info/directions)
Welcome to the 4th-annual T-MINUS Film Festival: Bringing Time into Focus.

What slows down when everything speeds up? Why do things that move fast demonstrate a unique inner peace when viewed from a different speed? What are the defining patterns in the world of motion?

T-MINUS 2007 showcases a collection of imaginative and innovative work from filmmakers, scientists, photographers, dancers, printers, musicians, and passengers (as well as a few roosters) from around the globe – attempting to explore these questions through the creative medium of time.

This year’s festival presents 13 works encompassing a range of techniques and perspectives – from 16mm walks through NYC, to algorithm’s in dance. Through shifting sequences, interrupting motion, or shuffling timelines, each piece succeeds at illuminating the hidden corners of our world by bringing Time into Focus.

Including work by Adam Kendall, Charles Lim, Chris Jordan, Grant Wakefield, John Adderly, Luca Mugnaini, Luke Dubois, Nathaniel Stern, anti:clockwise, Peter Shapiro, Sameer Butt, Ting-Hsin Wang and Tony Schultz.

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