tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22990493145650854492024-03-06T01:10:39.529-05:00Boston Cyberarts BlogStay tuned for the 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival at museums, galleries, theatres, universities, and public spaces in and around the Boston area. The Festival is the first and largest collaboration of artists working in new technologies in all media in North America, encompassing visual arts, dance, music, electronic literature, web art, and public art.
This is our blog.Boston Cyberarts Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676852569596334143noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-68112059474050888032010-09-14T11:33:00.008-05:002010-09-21T10:07:16.910-05:00Boston Cyberarts produced Virtual Street Corners, a project by John EwingVirtual Street Corners June 8-June 30, 2010, the storefronts of Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner and A Nubian Notion in Dudley Square were transformed into large video screens, providing pedestrians of each neighborhood with a portal into one another's worlds. The Virtual Street Corners project, created by artist John Ewing, attempts to bridge gaps and break down stereotypes by autumnpatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17062307461431367282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-26408476923430732142009-05-07T08:18:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:23:32.459-05:00Dead/Live Video... 5/2/09Dead/Live Video at Mass Art was incredible, at least the half hour of it I was able to catch made me wish I had gotten there earlier....Thanks to Zebbler for organizing this event.Dead/Live Video...5/2/09 from Boston Cyberarts on Vimeo.Ethanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00639093995546061199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-33144851959092524422009-05-05T16:40:00.000-05:002009-05-05T16:40:00.154-05:00"Children of Arcadia" at Cambridge Arts CouncilWalk into the gallery at the Cambridge Arts Council this week and you might kick yourself for forgetting your umbrella. Children of Arcadia, currently on view as part of the Cyberarts festival, immerses you in a digital tableau that suggests Lower Manhattan’s financial district reborn as a pre-industrial utopia, albeit one subject to the vagaries of current societal upheaval (which is manifest asRob Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360552795896404897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-65390275964317223512009-04-30T08:14:00.002-05:002009-04-30T08:22:07.943-05:00The Maker Revolution (Video!)Saturday at the Maker Revolution featuring Bre Pettis, Bill T. Miller, Mitch Altman and Derek Hoffend among many others. Special thanks to Willoughby and Baltic and the Microsoft Startup Labs.The Maker Revolution @ Microsoft Startup Labs from Boston Cyberarts on Vimeo.Ethanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00639093995546061199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-87003756228256788752009-04-29T22:51:00.002-05:002009-04-29T23:00:15.412-05:00Megapolis Festival!The Megapolis Festival opening night in Cambridge was amazing. This video features The Lothars, The Boston Typewriter Orchestra, Radio Wonderland and Die Schrauber.Megapolis 4/24/09 from Boston Cyberarts on Vimeo.Ethanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00639093995546061199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-21676417011274285482009-04-28T06:47:00.000-05:002009-04-28T06:47:00.834-05:00The Makers Revolution"We are obsessed with rapid prototyping," said Bre Pattis. On the table in front of us sat a CupCake CNC- a wood framed box filled with all manner of wiring and miniature motors. The conglomeration of parts came together in a surprisingly aesthetically pleasing manner. Inside the box, a plastic extruder was literally printing a three dimensional miniature airplane wing. Rapid prototyping was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-5025199553953387752009-04-27T09:00:00.000-05:002009-04-27T09:00:00.100-05:00Nourishment, Art That Feeds the Soul and Makes Strong Funny Bones will be an exhibit at Art Institute of Boston @ Lesley University featuring the work of two artists, Ellen Wetmore and Jeff Warmouth.Last week, I interviewed Jeff about his work and what he has in store for his part of the show.MCE: Can you tell me a bit about what you have planned for the Cyberarts Festival?JW: I’m creating m c elishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939438210535062284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-42005810083948477252009-04-26T10:00:00.005-05:002009-04-27T10:19:03.898-05:001/2 Dozen Questions with ZebblerZebbler (aka Peter Berdovsky) is a one-of-a-kind personality in the Boston art scene. In fact, he was just voted Boston's best visual artist by the readers of the Boston Phoenix. (You may also remember him from a little 2006 incident involving Aqua Teen Hunger Force and the Department of Homeland Security). He indulged our questions in advance of his Cyberarts project, the Dead Video/Live Video Rob Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360552795896404897noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-30043634458001716772009-04-24T13:00:00.015-05:002009-08-08T16:30:59.330-05:00"I'm Not Here" by Juria Yoshikawa "I'm Not Here" by Juria Yoshikawa (a.k.a. Lance Shields, RL name) is being shown as a SL-RL link up at CounterpART Gallery in Lowell, MA, April 24 to May 10. The artwork is located in SL at the Kennesaw State Univ. sim at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/VWDEV%20ITEC%20ISLE/80/216/24/Getting Lost in YourselfOnce you get used to the idea of yourself as an avatar and an artist (or whatever you Juria Yoshikawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14735413104948556172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-41354613438462938642009-04-24T09:10:00.006-05:002009-04-24T14:42:03.821-05:00Get Your Fix of Electronic Music at BrandeisIf you want to check out some great electronic music tonight, the Slosberg Music Center at Brandeis University is the place to be. The intimate venue will be the scene for the Electro-Acoustic Music Studio (BEAMS) Electronic Music Half-Marathon. “I’ve been playing music since I was four years old,” says featured artist James Borchers, “ever since my parents bought me a sears drum set.” A NebraskaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-35078204238676202942009-04-23T12:00:00.000-05:002009-04-23T12:00:00.466-05:00Processing Time (A code jam, a party and competition!)At Processing Time you can: Compete individually or in pairs to design and develop beautiful programs in Processing. Snack and refresh yourself. Present completed projects to other participants and visitors at the end of the day. Anyone (not just MIT students or community members) can compete, anyone can stop by to see presentations. Meet the creators of Processing, Ben Fry (in person) and Casey m c elishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939438210535062284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-15604675641905087882009-04-17T11:30:00.000-05:002009-04-17T10:31:10.546-05:00Navigating Virtual Space“Virtuelle Mauer/ ReConstructing the Wall,” a virtual reality artwork by artists T+T (Tamiko Thiel and Teresa Reuter at the Goethe Institute on April 23 2009 with an artist’s talk at 6 pm. The exhibit will be on view April 24 – May 6, 2009. Here’s how it will begin: You’ll be standing in a darkened gallery at a podium. In front of you an animated three-dimensional (3-D) world will be glowing, m c elishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16939438210535062284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-65226431689737197232009-04-12T12:31:00.000-05:002009-04-12T12:31:00.640-05:00Gene Gort on LABOR & the Creative Commons PhilosophyKen Steen, Gene Gort and Jeffrey Krieger with the Reliquary of Labor logo, a circle of dancing sparks that symbolizes their collaboration. Q: Why is transparency of the creative process important to you?GG: The notion that art is a result of some divine inspiration that drops from the sky into the gallery/museum/concert hall is overrated and mythologized too much. We want people to know that artNina J Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304742127365467048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-67989161846439992202009-04-07T11:00:00.003-05:002009-04-07T11:00:01.105-05:00Playing around at MITby Marlene GenoveseI enjoy a few video games, including popular titles like Halo and Portal. Games are everywhere; in the box, in the newspaper, on my mobile phone, on the social networking site and in advertisements. I’ve been enjoying gaming for many years, and for me classic titles from childhood include Pong, Ms. Pac Man, Castlevania and how many times have we all dreamt Tetris?My husband Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-16015449677722480242009-03-31T17:00:00.000-05:002009-03-31T17:00:00.816-05:00Gene Gort on Evolution of a Project Q: What should people expect at Reliquary of Labor?GG: We will present the solo version of ROL as seen on the website with a few tweaks. There are some areas in the last movement I want to embellish with images from earlier sections as a kind of reprise...I haven't told Ken or Jeff (cellist in image on left) yet, but that' what's interesting about this - they will probably surprise me with Nina J Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304742127365467048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-57101617601965153742009-03-20T15:19:00.002-05:002009-03-20T15:25:00.685-05:00Checking Out CyberArtCentralThe staff took some time on Thursday to look at the terrific space that will house CyberArtCentral, the central headquarters and visitor center for the 2009 Boston Cyberarts Festival. We’re going to be occupying a spacious, light-filled corner storefront on the ground floor of 1330 Boylston Street, a brand-new building run by Samuels & Associates in the Fenway neighborhood of Janet Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01024935413402816194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-43941581245656368712009-03-09T11:08:00.004-05:002009-03-18T09:06:13.225-05:00Filthy Fluno in SLDelighted to see that our friend Jeff Lipsky -- also known as Filthy Fluno in Second Life -- was the subject of an extensive article in the New York Times Magazine yesterday! Filthy is working with us to create our own exhibition in Second Life as part of the upcoming 2009 Boston Cyberarts Festival.Click here to read the entire article.Janet Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01024935413402816194noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-74986011059501756232008-09-30T12:08:00.006-05:002008-09-30T12:25:22.849-05:00Well, the installation of Act React is finished. The exhibition opens this week. There are two nights of openings and a panel discussion with all the artists this Friday. The exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, October 4th. I'm very pleased with exhibit and excited about it. Already there seems to be considerable buzz. Here are some picture I took of the installation.Artists at workHere is George Fifieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419801716633257571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-32199254861836458652008-09-19T08:43:00.002-05:002008-09-19T08:47:52.262-05:00I’m here in Milwaukee in my guise as mild-mannered independent curator of new media, preparing for my new media exhibition, Act React, at the Milwaukee Art Museum. I arrived three days ago for two weeks of install and a week of openings. I flew in with Brian Knep whose Healing Pool will have it’s world premiere at the exhibit. Also Camille Utterback and her assistant, Genevieve Hoffman are here. George Fifieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419801716633257571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-33910522815031044332007-05-11T09:05:00.000-05:002007-05-11T09:08:34.129-05:00It takes 154,000 breaths to evacuate Bostonwww.evacuateboston.comA networked running project by kanarinka.How do you measure fear in a society obsessed with security and preparedness?This Spring, kanarinka is running the entire evacuation route system in Boston, MA, and measuring its distance in breaths. While running, she amplifies and broadcasts each breath into the public space around her body.The project is an attempt to measure our kanarinkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05793233909513195827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-45689544570729205612007-05-03T15:04:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:04:08.446-05:00Check out your Night Vision Sat May 5sam smiley here, hailing from the front lines of Night Visions, a four day festival of art, technology and moving image at 1803 Mass Ave, Porter Square in Cambridge in a huge white church. Organized by Karen Frostig and me, it is currently going on and will culminate in a number of really great events this Saturday May 5 and it's free.I’d like to focus on what is going on Saturday, May 5. From Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-22629199788736424712007-04-23T16:19:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:04:08.691-05:00Cyberarts on DrivetimeOne of my dreams come true; I was a guest on Ravi Jain's vlog Drivetime. Ravi and his beautiful co-host Sonya invited me on, to talk about the Festival. We drove around and even switched from Studio A to Studio B, which I'm told is a Drivetime first. Check it out.George FifieldBoston Cyberarts Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14676852569596334143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-25352618183457310722007-04-19T10:16:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:04:08.908-05:00I.C.A.R.U.S. -Take A Trip On A Homemade Ship! April 21st, 5-10 pmMass College of Art's Studio for Interrelated Media graduate students have constructed a rocket ship designed to simulate the experience of space travel. Come take a ride on April 21th at Mass College of Art's Doran Gallery between 5-10 PM.I.C.A.R.U.S. questions our reliance on the Internet as a primary source of entertainment and information. This crew of space pioneers will explore our Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-6686778470879650692007-04-15T15:01:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:04:09.152-05:00The Puzzle Master at Brandeis UniveristyThe Puzzle Master is an hour long multimedia retelling of the Daedalus and Icarus myth set on an imaginary island. Five singers perform in counterpoint with layers of computer-manipulated sound and video projection.Music by Eric Chasalow, libretto by F. D. Reeve, video and set design by Denise Marika.May 5th and 6th at The Laurie Theater at Brandies University.Admission: $20 general admission; Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2299049314565085449.post-2255956618847408542007-04-08T23:11:00.000-05:002008-11-13T15:04:09.318-05:00Works selected from ASPECT Magazine at Axiom GalleryFour years ago ASPECT Magazine published its first DVD volume of contemporary art entitled “Artists of the Boston Cyberarts Festival”. Our goal was to expand understanding and access to new media art by broadly distributing video documentation. ASPECT has become widely regarded as the periodical of record for contemporary new media art. Along the way we have had the privilege of working with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0