{"id":1969,"date":"2009-06-30T14:14:46","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T12:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2009-06-30T14:15:48","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T12:15:48","slug":"july-12-at-moct-upgrade-milwaukee-presents-nadav-assor-israel-and-maria-bolivar-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/30\/july-12-at-moct-upgrade-milwaukee-presents-nadav-assor-israel-and-maria-bolivar-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"July 12 at MOCT: Upgrade! Milwaukee presents Nadav Assor (Israel) and Maria Bolivar (Venezuela)"},"content":{"rendered":"

More information: http:\/\/digiwaukee.net\/upgrade<\/a><\/p>\n

Upgrade! Milwaukee presents Nadav Assor and Maria Bolivar<\/strong>!<\/strong>
\nSunday July 12, 7 – 9 PM
\nMOCT<\/a>, 240 E Pittsburgh Ave
\nMilwaukee, WI 53204<\/p>\n

Please come to the second Upgrade! Milwaukee, featuring Nadav Assor (Israel) and Maria Bolivar (Venezuela)!<\/p>\n

\"Nadav<\/a>

Nadav Assor, Tunneling (performance)<\/p><\/div>\n

On Nadav Assor (who was the founder of Upgrade! Tel Aviv):<\/p>\n

“I am greatly interested in theories and explorations of urban architectural, emotional and ideological sub-structures. One tactic I use in exposing and reshaping the structures around me is digitization, in the sense of reduction to a primal, reconfigurable matter. The transformed digital matter is recast into its original context, physically manipulated in an ongoing live process that ranges from the absurd to the violent. The outcome often presents various transgressions or inversions of the technological, socio-political structures that served as a starting point. Many of the mechanisms inherent in my work require palpable, physical effort or struggle to manipulate, thus exposing the constant friction between body and media. I do not want my devices to ‘run smoothly’.<\/p>\n

My work has been shown in Berlin, Chicago, and in many Israeli venues, including several showings at the Israeli Center for Digital Art, the C.Sides International electronic media festival, the Laptopia festival, the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel-Aviv, The Haifa and Bat Yam Museums and more. I have received a 2006 Leumi (the Israeli national bank) award for excellence in the arts.
\nI am currently pursuing my MFA with full fellowship in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.”<\/p>\n

\"Maria<\/a>

Maria Bolivar @ UWM<\/p><\/div>\n

Maria Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She was significantly influenced by her father, Cesar Bolivar, who is a well-known film director in Latin America. After attending the most important design academy in Venezuela: El Instituto de Dise\u00c3\u00b1o de Caracas, Maria spent three years as a professional designer. Due to the violence and her involvement in the 2002 National Strike in Venezuela, Maria was forced to come to Milwaukee\u00c2\u00a0 where she received her BFA in communication design from the Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) in 2006. Maria is currently pursuing a Master’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee with an intermedia focus.<\/p>\n

Hope to see you there!<\/p>\n

–
\nUpgrade! Milwaukee is a regular gathering of digital creatives – artists, musicians, performers, writers, curators and the public – that fosters dialogue and creates opportunities for collaboration within the local new media community. It features 1-3 guest speakers at each event, held at a rotating venue: informal, free, and open to all. We welcome suggestions for speakers, panels or gatherings. Upgrade! Milwaukee will continue to grow as a local node within the global Upgrade! International (UI) network.<\/p>\n

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Upgrade! is an international, emerging network of autonomous nodes united by art, technology, and a commitment to bridging cultural divides. Its decentralized, non-hierarchical structure ensures that Upgrade! (i) operates according to local interests and their available resources; and (ii) reflects current creative engagement with cutting edge technologies. While individual nodes present new media projects, engage in informal critique, and foster dialogue and collaboration between individual artists, Upgrade! International functions as an online, global network that gathers in different cities to meet one another, showcase local art, and work on the agenda for the following year. There are currently over 30 nodes in UI, across North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Second Life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More information: http:\/\/digiwaukee.net\/upgrade Upgrade! Milwaukee presents Nadav Assor and Maria Bolivar! Sunday July 12, 7 – 9 PM MOCT, 240 E Pittsburgh Ave Milwaukee, WI 53204 Please come to the second Upgrade! Milwaukee, featuring Nadav Assor (Israel) and Maria Bolivar (Venezuela)! On Nadav Assor (who was the founder of Upgrade! 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