Kaspar Müller

“Bias”, the title of Müller’s first institutional solo exhibition, is a concept that lends itself to quite a variety of interpretations, ranging from “predilection” or “inclination” to mathematical “distortion” or “deviation”. Kaspar Müller has thus chosen a title for his exhibition that challenges visitors to constantly examine and re-examine what they see and experience.

Especially for his exhibition at Kunsthaus Baselland, the artist created three straw figures, an ink drawing, photo collages and sculptural elements, such as several conical objects made of fabric, and a glass table with various objects. All objects in the exhibition have been specifically designed and brought together for this show.

Kunsthaus Baselland

Biennale Cuvée

Under the title "Biennale Cuvée" the OK presents a selection of artistic projects from the most important international biennials now for the third time. The exhibition offers visitors an insight into the international art world and an opportunity for a condensed experience of contemporary art.

Next to art fairs, today "biennials" are the most important international format for art exhibitions. Especially for cities like Taipei, Singapore, Yokohama or Gwangju, they also provide an opportunity to present themselves to a "western" international audience and to strengthen ties to the geographically remote European art scene. The OK "Biennale Cuvée" presents a selection from the most interesting biennials of 2008 with an emphasis on the Asian biennials in the selection. In addition to an exhibition in the OK itself, various locations and sites in the city of Linz will also be opened to present the most interesting projects.

Both public and private institutions operate as partners here, making their facilities available and taking part in developing the contents of the project. Specifically, these are the Upper Austrian Chamber of Labor, the Knowledge Tower, the Energie AG Upper Austria, which welcome artists from all over the world together with the OK. The public areas essentially marking the new train station quarter become locations of art.

About 40 selected artists from over 25 countries are guests in Linz with their projects.

OK Center for Contemporary Art

FILE 2009 CALL FOR ENTRIES

FILE 2009 CALL FOR ENTRIES
FILE | ELECTRONIC LANGUAGE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

January 1st to March 10th, 2009

FILE - Electronic Language International Festival complete 10 years of existing and it is opening registrations for its tenth edition that will be held at Sesi Paulista's cultural space, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the period from July 27 to August 31, 2009.

Subscriptions are open from January 1st to March 10th, 2009. They are free and open to professionals, researchers and students of the electronic language.

FILE | ELECTRONIC LANGUAGE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

STRP Festival

"STRP is able to confirm the first names of the music line-up. Laurent Garnier (Live) is part of an eclectic programme on Friday, and audio artist Aphex Twin joins Hecker on Saturday night. In addition, Squarepusher, Michael Mayer, Benga, Tim Exile, Venetian Snares, Morgan Geist, Luke Vibert, Birdy Nam Nam and Yuksek have also been confirmed for the opening weekend of the festival."

STRP Festival, 2 - 13 April 2009, Klokgebouw Eindhoven

Traverse Video

L’art n’emprunte plus une démarche unanime, monobloc ; les genres se mêlent ; ceux que l’on pensait incompatibles se rencontrent, ceux qui se refusaient au contact œuvrent ensemble ; ceux que l’Histoire a souvent réunis prouvent leurs retrouvailles. Ainsi art et science, art et technologie, art et télévision, art et Net et combien d’autres pacs artistiques.

Mais la spécificité de chaque œuvre est dans sa résistance à être englobée, phagocytée par l’autre ; la richesse des propositions est dans cet entre-deux au-delà d’une hybridation qui les effacerait, dans leur relation active.

Interstice (l’entre, la différence) / porosité (le désir, l’aptitude à la rencontre)

Traverse Video

CAA 2009 Annual Conference

"CAA 2009 Annual Conference

Conference Events: February 25-28, 2009 Los Angeles, California"

New Media Caucus Panel: "Video Games as medium, future paradigms and practices"

Eddo Stern: Independent Artist and Game Designer
Ben Chang: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Jon Cates: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Often when a new technology provides a fresh medium to the world of art it is met with indifference, indignation, or a lack of respect. It must then go through a long, often arduous acceptance process within the art world. New mediums are not easily accepted as art, especially those involving technology and those whose creative output at the start is primarily focused in the commercial sector. Videogames, much like their predecessors; photography, video art and cinema, are beginning their struggle with the process of acceptance. Already entrenched in many areas of popular and "low" culture the medium is making its way towards the echelons of "high culture". Moreover, the use of videogames as a platform within art (rather than just a subject) is gaining greater interest. This panel will bring together artists, practitioners, theorists and critics to discuss the potential futures of videogames as a medium within the world of art.


New Media Caucus - Art and Technology

Milieux Sonores

"Milieux Sonores
Ausstellung zur Topologie des imaginativen Raums in der Klangkunst

Ausstellung bis zum 21. Februar

Mit:
Interactive Swarm Orchestra ,
Jason Kahn,
Yves Netzhammer/Bernd Schurer,
Felix Profos/Silvan Gretener,
Rob van Rijswijk
&Jeroen Strijbos (NL)

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology"

kunstraum walcheturm

Andres Lutz & Anders Guggisberg

Andres Lutz & Anders Guggisberg

En duo depuis 1996, Andres Lutz & Anders Guggisberg développent un travail qui puise ses références dans des domaines aussi divers que l’histoire, l’ethnologie, la géologie, la faune, les sciences, la science-fiction ou encore la littérature. Leur langage artistique protéiforme et combinatoire est souvent le fruit du hasard. La construction de leurs oeuvres est basée sur l’imaginaire, l’humour, la dérision, le délire jubilatoire. Leur recherche esthétique très libre se rapproche parfois du laboratoire d’expérimentation ou du cabinet de curiosités.
Cette première exposition personnelle en France de Lutz & Guggisberg s’articule autour d’une grande installation inédite — un paysage/glacier — qui se saisit de tous les espaces disponibles. Elle permet aussi de découvrir plusieurs nouvelles sculptures et une étonnante série de photographies en noir et blanc.

www.lutz-guggisberg.com

CCSP

Graffiti Net Art

GRAFFITI NET ART

“Gagosian Hacked“, first graffito net art.
Two screenshots of gagosian.com joined using photoshop.
Web art writing by K.n.a.w.

Graffiti Net Art