Rhizome presents Open Source: On the Line at the Vera List Center, 12/4

Hello,

One of our final events in the Festival – a panel discussion called
"Open Source: On the Line" – is taking place this Monday December 4th
at the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School. The
discussion will explore open source practice and philosophy in
programming, arts and culture, and also touch upon recent threats to
its continuation. Panelists include Wikipedia pioneer Daniel Mayer,
artists (and Rhizome participants) Joy Garnett and Cory Arcangel, our
Director of Technology Patrick May and lawyer Laura Quilter. More
details and address can be found below.

Please note there is a discount for Rhizome members, you simply need
to email ticket at rhizome.org in advance if you'd like to attend so
we can have your name at the door.

thank you, Lauren




OPEN SOURCE: ON THE LINE
at the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor

December 4, 2006 6:30pm

Admission: $8, free for all students as well as members of Rhizome.org
and New School faculty, staff and alumni with valid ID.

This panel will explore the aesthetic and political possibilities
afforded by different open source systems. Our diverse panelists will
examine sites like Wikipedia, Digg.com, as well as p2p networks and
social networking sites. They will also explore offline artwork, arts
institutions and businesses that have sought to adopt open source
models, and current challenges to the continuation of this ethos, such
as 'Net Neutrality' legislation.

Panelists include: artist Cory Arcangel, Wikipedia pioneer Daniel
Meyer, Rhizome Director of Technology Patrick May; artist Joy Garnett;
lawyer Laura Quilter; moderated by Christiane Paul, Adjunct Curator of
New Media Arts, the Whitney Museum of American Art