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Indepth Arts News:
"Alex Galloway and Cory Arcangel: A Video Game Saved My Life"
2004-05-11 until 2004-06-12
SF Cameraworks
San Francisco, CA,
USA United States of America
Artists Cory Arcangel (Beige) and Alex Galloway (RSG) frequently draw on
video games in making their own work--whether they are remixing them,
hacking them, or pointing out strange internal flaws. At this event they
will showcase their favorite cracked Commodore 64 games, plus perform live
game hacks with the help of the audience. In a reception following their
performance, Galloway signed copies of his book, PROTOCOL, or, How
Control Exists After Decentralization, published by Leonardo/MIT Press.
For
further information or to purchase PROTOCOL, see http://lbs.mit.edu
CORY ARCANGEL is a computer artist & musician who lives and works in
Brooklyn. He is a founding member of BEIGE, a programming crew and record
label who produced the legendary record "8-Bit Construction Kit." His work
has been written about in the New York Times, Village Voice, Chicago Reader,
and elsewhere. He has exhibited internationally and is currently in the 2004
Whitney Biennial and the Guggenheim exhibit "Seeing Double." He frequently
collaborates with the Radical Software Group (RSG).
ALEXANDER R. GALLOWAY is Assistant Professor of Media Ecology at New York
University. Galloway previously worked for six years as Director of Content
and Technology at Rhizome.org. He is a founding member of the software
development group RSG whose data surveillance system Carnivore was awarded a
Golden Nica in the 2002 Prix Ars Electronica. The New York Times recently
described his work as "conceptually sharp, visually compelling and
completely attuned to the political moment."
Both artists are included in the SF Camerawork exhibition "POP_Remix," open
May 11-June 12.
ZeroOne HOTSPOTS is a nomadic series of discussions on hot topics in art &
technology, hosted by a range of unique venues through the Bay Area. ZeroOne
thanks Rx Gallery for hosting the first in this series of events.
PROTOCOL by Alex Galloway is part of the Leonardo Book Series, published by
the MIT Press. The Leonardo Book Series publishes texts by artists,
scientists, researchers, and scholars that present innovative discourse on
the convergence of art, science and technology. Recent books include Women,
Art, and Technology edited by Judy Malloy; Uncanny Networks by Geert Lovink;
and The Language of New Media by Lev Manovich. See more at
http://lbs.mit.edu For detailed submission guidelines see
http://mitpress.mit.edu/authors/ms-submission.html. The Leonardo Book Series
is a program of Leonardo/ISAST. Leonardo/The International Society for the
Arts, Sciences, and Technology (ISAST) serves the international arts
community by promoting and documenting work at the intersection of the arts,
sciences, and technology, and by encouraging and stimulating collaboration
between artists, scientists, and technologists. For further information, go
to www.leonardo.info.
IMAGE
Cory Arcangel
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