The Upgrade! w/ Yury Gitman next Monday

Dear all,

We're gathering next week on Monday, June 28, for a talk with Yury
Gitman.

Yury Gitman is a wireless and emerging-media artist. He engages WiFi,
readymade objects, and the culture around wireless to create expressive
pieces and art interventions. He has exhibited work with Eyebeam and
The New Museum among many others. Noderunner, a wireless game he
co-created about chasing down open WiFi nodes, was awarded the Ars
Electronica Golden Nica for Net Vision in 2003. He remains one of the
first people to ever use the Internet in the New York subway, by
employing a network of Magicbikes ("wireless bicycle hotspots"). He
started and heads the Arts group at NYCWireless and is currently
curating a wireless festival in conjunction with the Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council and the Downtown Alliance for late summer in downtown
New York. Most recently, he worked as an adjunct professor for graduate
students at the Parsons School of Design's Design Technology Program.
He received a Masters degree from New York University's Interactive
Telecommunication Program and a BS in Science, Technology, and Culture
from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Yury will talk about wireless art and design and show video art from
98' or 99' . He'll Give an insider's view of wireless projects like
Noderunner and Magicbike. He'll talk about the technology (Ubicotious
Computing), art (Transient Nodes), and design of wireless bicycles.
Bicycles and wireless networking enthusistes, fanatics, heads are
strongly encouraged to attend.

URLs:
http://www.magicbike.net
http://www.noderunner.com

When/Where:
Monday, June 28, 7:30 PM
Eyebeam
540-548 west 21st street (bet 10 & 11 Ave)

Best,
Yael Kanarek

About our host: Eyebeam is a not-for-profit organization established in
1996.
Through its Education, Moving Image and Exhibition divisions the
organization
works to expand the public's appreciation and understanding of media
art. As part
of its mission and efforts to provide support for artists working
within the intersection
of art, science, and technology, Eyebeam is excited to act as host for
The Upgrade!
events and activities since April 2000.


Yael Kanarek :: NYC
:: net.art = http://www.worldofawe.net
:: initiatives = http://www.treasurecrumbs.com