The INPEX DIY Video Festival 15 January - 15 February 2008
With: Moderna Dansteatern c/o node.stockholm festival
Activity: Video based digital-networking project, parties, workshops and much much more
Place: www.inpex.se
inpex on youtube
via kulturstan.se
Bill Burns: 0.800.0FAUNA0FLORA
11 Jan - 15 Feb 2008
The Flora & Fauna Information Service is an interactive telephone system which you'll be able to access from our digital studio, or anywhere in the UK, and which will give advice on preserving plant and animal life. Call the Flora & Fauna Information Service, and you will be guided in the myriad ways you can help. The project also includes a hydroponic onion and garlic garden and Bill Burns' celebrated collection of Safety Gear for Small Animals and Boiler Suits for Primates.
Canadian artist Bill Burns' work concerning drugs, animals, plants and safety has been published and exhibited widely. His solo projects have recently been shown at the Grand Central in Santa Ana in California and the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin. His work has previously been show at MoMA in New York and the Museum of Art in Seoul. His books, multiples and photographs are included in several collections including at Tate Britain, MoMA and the Getty Center.
From 2 January, call freephone The Flora & Fauna Information Service (0.800.0328620) from anywhere in the UK and take part in the project. (Mobile, international and other network charges may vary.)
The Bird Radio lounge will run from from 11 Jan to 15 Feb in the ICA Bar.
Bird Radio will be broadcast on Friday 11 January on Wavelength, hosted by William English, on Resonance FM.
This exhibition is supported by Resionance FM, the Canada House Arts Trust and the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada.
Best furniture designer
È designer dell’anno, invece, il giapponese Tokujin Yoshioka, che si è distinto a Milano con la sua “Panna Chair”, realizzata per Moroso su blog.panorama
The Parc de La Villette presents
Bêtes et Hommes - (Beasts and Men)
An exhibition event in Paris at the Grande Halle de la Villette from September 12, 2007 to January 20, 2008
http://www.villette.com/ – http://www.betesethommes.fr/
The Grande Halle is reopening after two years of renovations, and its putting on "Bêtes et Hommes" to celebrate. The show is reminiscent of such other large-scale exhibitions as "Cités Cinés" and "Jardin Planétaire," which helped make La Villette the beloved destination it is today.
The astonishing “Bêtes et Hommes” extends over 3500m2, exploring the relationship between humans and animals in today’s world.
via we-make-money-not-art.com
Olafur Eliasson, a Danish–Icelandic artist whose installation "The Weather Project" drew 2 million people to the Tate Modern in 2003 and 2004, has designed what will likely be the city's biggest public art project since Christo and Jeanne-Claude's "The Gates": a series of freestanding waterfalls in the East River.
via Waterfalls as Art To Be Installed in East River - The New York Sun
more about Olafur Eliasson on this blog
"CollectingLiveArt is a non-profit curatorial initiative committed to demystifying and developing awareness of Live Art as a collectable art form. The presence of performance, video, installation and site-specific work within the visual arts is raising critical questions about the resonance, collectability, legacy and sustainability of such ephemeral works."
http://www.collectingliveart.com/
via Intute: Arts and Humanities Blog » Blog Archive »
L’associazione Thees e il Comune di Cuneo sono lieti di presentare l’edizione 2008 di ZOOart. Nel parco dell’ex giardino zoologico della città di Cuneo, si svolgerà, nel mese di Luglio, per il settimo anno, la rassegna di arte contemporanea ZOOart. L’intento degli organizzatori è quello di avvicinare all’arte contemporanea, proponendo nello spazio pubblico svariati eventi artistici. Nelle scorse edizioni questa rassegna ha visto transitare giovani artisti emergenti italiani e stranieri che si sono sperimentati con le più diverse forme espressive ...
http://www.zooart.it/
su http://www.tafter.it
Vasva by: Baladev Moharatha2008 CES: A wave of motion sensors sweeps expo
Dallas Morning News News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Business News:
"Innovations let users control PCs and TVs with gestures"
3DV Systems' ZCam, which was exhibited at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, recognizes human gestures in interactive video games.
via Dallas Newspapers
Motion Graphics Festival 2008
"The premier industry event dedicated to showcasing creative motion-picture design. The festival features screenings, industry mixers, studio tours, an educational conference and year-round online coverage."
