Reminder: Galloway/Arcangel event Monday, May 10, in Sunnyvale, CA

> From: Melinda Klayman <[email protected]>
> Date: May 5, 2004 7:41:57 PM EDT
> To: LEO BOARD <[email protected]>
> Subject: Reminder: Galloway/Arcangel event Monday, May 10, in
> Sunnyvale, CA
>
> *Apologies for cross-posting*
>
>
> I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you about the upcoming
> event
> that Leonardo/ISAST is co-sponsoring:
>
>
> A VIDEO GAME SAVED MY LIFE, a Zero:One HOTSPOTS Event
>
> Monday, May 10, 7:00 Followed by Reception & Book-Signing
> at Broadcom Corporation, 190 Mathilda Place, Sunnyvale, California
> Hosted by Dr. Edward H. Frank, Broadcom VP of R&D
> Sponsored by SF Camerawork, Zero:One, and Leonardo/ISAST
>
>
> 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 will sign 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.
>
>
>
>
> —————————————-
> Directions to Broadcom Corporation:
> —————————————-
> 101 South from San Francisco (approximately 60 minutes):
>
> Take 101S/San Jose, exit at Mathilda, continue on Mathilda for
> approximately
> 1-1/2 miles, turn left at Washington Avenue (Chevy's restaurant will be
> across the street, the 5 story Broadcom building will be on the left),
> turn
> left at Taafee, turn left at stop sign (Capella), the Broadcom
> building will
> be straight ahead. The building lobby will be toward your left;
> underground
> parking will be straight ahead.
>
> 101 North from San Jose
>
> Take 101S/San Francisco, exit at Mathilda/South, continue on Mathilda
> for
> approximately 1-1/2 miles, turn left at Washington Avenue (Chevy's
> restaurant will be across the street, our 5 story building will be on
> the
> left), turn left at Taaffe, turn left at stop sign (Capella), our
> building
> will be straight ahead. The building lobby will be toward your left;
> underground parking will be straight ahead.
>
> There is underground parking for your convenience, pick up a ticket in
> the
> lobby for your exit. You can also park on the street.
>
> –
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>
> Leonardo/ISAST
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