New Media Projects at the New Museum of Contemporary Art

Digital Culture Evening: New Media Projects
Thursday, 23 October 2003, 6.30-8.00pm
New Museum of Contemporary Art/ Zenith Media Lounge
583 Broadway
(between Houston and Prince Streets)
New York

New Media Projects is a special evening, profiling a selection of the most engaging digital work produced by young artists from art and new media programs in New York. Following a presentation of each project, selected artists will talk informally about their work with Mark Tribe, Founder of Rhizome.org, Michel Thursz, independent curator, and the audience.

Selected artists are as follow (by presentation order):

DANIEL SCHIFFMAN
http://www.shiffman.net/portfolio/
Category: Software Art/ Interactive Video Installation
School: Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU
Title: Reactive

DIANA PARRINGTON
http://www.dianaparrington.com
Category: Weblog
School: School of Visual Arts MFA Photography and Related Media Program
Title: www.dianaparrington.com

ERIC FORMAN
http://ericforman.com
Category: Robotics
School: Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU
Title: Autonomous Robotic Sculpture

THE MILLEFIORE EFFECT
http://www.millefiore.com/
Category: Wearables
School: Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU
Title: FRONTv3.0

AHMI WOLF & MARK ARGO
http://bass-station.net/
Category: Wireless Art
School: Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU
Title: Bass-Station

JAMES CLAR
http://www.lachoyboy.com
Category: Physical Computing
School: Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU
Title: 3-D Display Cube

Visitors are encouraged to bring their laptops with wireless modems to interact with Ahmi Wolf and Mark Argo's Bass-Station, a wireless share server designed for communities to exchange information.

New Media Projects is part of the New Museum's Digital Culture Evenings series, and is organized by Anne Barlow and Defne Ayas, in collaboration with Mark Tribe, Founder of Rhizome.org and Michele Thursz, independent curator.

About the Digital Culture Evenings
The New Museum's Digital Culture Evenings aim to provide an array of opportunities for emerging artists to create and present works using the most innovative technologies available and to familiarize the general visitor with digital media. Digital Culture Evenings include artist presentations, performances and interactive events, as well as theory and research based discussions about broader issues in digital culture. Topics encompass a variety of subjects in addition to art including commerce, entertainment, and science.

About the Zenith Media Lounge
The New Museum's Zenith Media Lounge is New York City's only museum space dedicated to the exhibition and exploration of digital art, experimental video and sound works. Located on the New Museum Store level, programming in the Zenith Media Lounge is ongoing and is always free.

About the New Museum of Contemporary Art
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1977 and located in the heart of Soho, is the premier destination for contemporary art in New York City. With an annual schedule of dynamic exhibitions, the Museum presents the most innovative and experimental work from around the world. Debate and discussion about contemporary culture are encouraged through a broad range of educational programs, publications, performances, and new media initiatives. The New Museum recently announced plans to build a new, 60,000 square foot facility at 235 Bowery. Visit www.newmuseum.org for more about the New Museum.