Edward A. Shanken writes and teaches about the entwinement of art, science, and technology with a focus on interdisciplinary practices involving new media. He is a researcher at the University of Amsterdam and a member of the Media Art History faculty at the Donau University in Krems, Austria. He was formerly Executive Director of the Information Science + Information Studies program at Duke University, and Professor of Art History and Media Theory at Savannah College of Art and Design. Recent and forthcoming publications include essays on art and technology in the 1960s, information aesthetics, interactivity and agency, and the cultural implications of cybernetics, robotics, and biotechnology. He edited Telematic Embrace: Visionary Theories of Art, Technology and Consciousness (University of California Press, 2003). His second book, Art and Electronic Media was published by Phaidon Press in 2009. Full CV available on my website.
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ISEA 2008 Singapore July 25-Aug 3
Deadline:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 00:00
Location:
Singapore
ISEA 2008 Singapore
Call for Papers, Panels and Artist Presentations
Deadline Extended until November 14
http://www.isea2008.org/cfp.html
We cordially invite submissions to the conference of the International Symposium on Electronic Art 2008 that will be held in Singapore between 25th & 30th July 2008. The conference is held alongside workshops, courses, exhibitions, performances and other in-conjunction events that will be held for the duration of ISEA2008 from 25th July to August 3rd 2008.
The conference, as in previous ISEAs, is expected to bring together artists, theorists, historians, curators and researchers of media arts from around the world to jointly explore the most urgent and exciting questions in the field. The five themes of ISEA2008 are especially focused on eliciting a wide range of international scholars and artists.
Conference Programme
The conference programme will include competitively selected, peer-reviewed, individual papers and panel presentations. This year we are also encouraging artists who wish to share their works with a broader audience of their peers to submitartist presentations where they can speak about the specific aesthetic, conceptual and technological aspects of their works. The conference also promises to present a list of internationally renowned Keynote Speakers expounding on the major themes of the conference. There will also be a special lecture delivered by a Nobel Laureate.
Call for Proposals: Deadline November 14
We welcome contributions from creative practitioners and researchers from a variety of disciplines and institutional contexts as media arts benefits from and exemplifies the interdisciplinary linkages between contemporary art, science, technology and their related philosophies, pedagogies and institutional practices. The submissions must address or be of relevance to at least one of the themes of ISEA2008 in order to be considered for inclusion in the conference. The conference will be of interest to those working in but not limited to the following areas: media art, contemporary art, design, art history and theory, film and media studies, gaming, toy design, human-computer interaction, cultural studies, literary studies, musicology, sound studies, theatre, dance and performance studies, science, technology and society studies, history of science and history of technology, philosophy, history, gender studies, political science, anthropology, sociology and geography.
http://www.isea2008.org/cfp.html
Call for Papers, Panels and Artist Presentations
Deadline Extended until November 14
http://www.isea2008.org/cfp.html
We cordially invite submissions to the conference of the International Symposium on Electronic Art 2008 that will be held in Singapore between 25th & 30th July 2008. The conference is held alongside workshops, courses, exhibitions, performances and other in-conjunction events that will be held for the duration of ISEA2008 from 25th July to August 3rd 2008.
The conference, as in previous ISEAs, is expected to bring together artists, theorists, historians, curators and researchers of media arts from around the world to jointly explore the most urgent and exciting questions in the field. The five themes of ISEA2008 are especially focused on eliciting a wide range of international scholars and artists.
Conference Programme
The conference programme will include competitively selected, peer-reviewed, individual papers and panel presentations. This year we are also encouraging artists who wish to share their works with a broader audience of their peers to submitartist presentations where they can speak about the specific aesthetic, conceptual and technological aspects of their works. The conference also promises to present a list of internationally renowned Keynote Speakers expounding on the major themes of the conference. There will also be a special lecture delivered by a Nobel Laureate.
Call for Proposals: Deadline November 14
We welcome contributions from creative practitioners and researchers from a variety of disciplines and institutional contexts as media arts benefits from and exemplifies the interdisciplinary linkages between contemporary art, science, technology and their related philosophies, pedagogies and institutional practices. The submissions must address or be of relevance to at least one of the themes of ISEA2008 in order to be considered for inclusion in the conference. The conference will be of interest to those working in but not limited to the following areas: media art, contemporary art, design, art history and theory, film and media studies, gaming, toy design, human-computer interaction, cultural studies, literary studies, musicology, sound studies, theatre, dance and performance studies, science, technology and society studies, history of science and history of technology, philosophy, history, gender studies, political science, anthropology, sociology and geography.
http://www.isea2008.org/cfp.html
CFP: Curatorial Proposals for LEF exhibition at CAA, Dallas, 2008
Deadline:
Mon Jun 05, 2006 13:17
The Leonardo Education Forum (LEF) seeks curatorial proposals for an exhibition that will include, but not be limited to, work by members of LEF and/or CAA. The exhibition will coincide with the College Art Association annual conference in Dallas, February 20-23, 2008. Exhibition is eligible for $10,000 award from CAA plus another $5000 for a catalog. Curator will work with LEF Chairs to identify and confirm venue and submit proposal to CAA.
Please submit 250 word statement describing the exhibition's theme, any special or timely significance, and proposed artists/works. Any suggestions for venues or additional sources of funding or in-kind support would be helpful. Please send proposal via e-mail by July 15, 2006 to Edward Shanken and Andrea Polli, LEF Vice-Chairs. E-mail lefexhcaa2008 "at" artexetra.com.
More information about LEF: http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/events/leonardocaa.html
More information about this CAA exhibition opportunity: http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/listing/659/
Please submit 250 word statement describing the exhibition's theme, any special or timely significance, and proposed artists/works. Any suggestions for venues or additional sources of funding or in-kind support would be helpful. Please send proposal via e-mail by July 15, 2006 to Edward Shanken and Andrea Polli, LEF Vice-Chairs. E-mail lefexhcaa2008 "at" artexetra.com.
More information about LEF: http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/isast/events/leonardocaa.html
More information about this CAA exhibition opportunity: http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/listing/659/
New Media Futures CAA Panel Feb 24 Boston
Dates:
Fri Feb 24, 2006 00:00 - Tue Feb 21, 2006
New Media Futures: The Artist as Researcher and Research as Art in the 21st Century
Friday, February 24, 5:30 PM
Friday, February 24, 5:30 PM
TECHNOLOGIZED BODIES / EMBODIED TECHNOLOGIES, Feb 23, Art Interactive, Cambridge MA
Dates:
Thu Feb 23, 2006 00:00 - Sun Feb 19, 2006
TECHNOLOGIZED BODIES / EMBODIED TECHNOLOGIES
Co-curated by Legier Beiderman and Dave Burns and organized by Leonardo Education Forum.
Part of the collaborative exhibition New Media/New Work
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 23, 6-9 pm at Art Interactive
Artists:
Bruce Yonemoto, Mary Kelly, Alain Benoit, Sean Griffin, Catherine Sullivan, Mary Ellen Strom,
Jeffrey Byrd, Tirtza Even, Jose Carlos Teixeira, Claudia Hart, Michael Ferraro, Megan Michalak,
Enid Baxter Blader, Lara Odell, Monica Duncan, Eva Drangsholt, Yanai Toister, Jennifer Porter,
Efrat Shalem, Klara Hobza, Ryan Brennan, Jeffery B. Wells, Steven Lam, Lucas Michael, Kevin Hamilton
Art Interactive: 130 Bishop Allen Dr, Cambridge, MA.
MBTA Red line to Central Square. Cross Mass Ave on Prospect. L Bishop Allen.
Contact: Catherine D'Ignazio, Co-Director, catherine@artinteractive.org, (617) 498-0100, http://www.artinteractive.org
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NEW MEDIA/NEW WORK Feb 23-26
During the 2006 College Art Association conference in Boston, Art Interactive will be hosting a unique collaborative venture in new media art. New Media Caucus (NMC), Leonardo Education Forum (LEF), and Art/Technology (AT) Boston have joined forces to present New Media/New Work on view from February 22
Co-curated by Legier Beiderman and Dave Burns and organized by Leonardo Education Forum.
Part of the collaborative exhibition New Media/New Work
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 23, 6-9 pm at Art Interactive
Artists:
Bruce Yonemoto, Mary Kelly, Alain Benoit, Sean Griffin, Catherine Sullivan, Mary Ellen Strom,
Jeffrey Byrd, Tirtza Even, Jose Carlos Teixeira, Claudia Hart, Michael Ferraro, Megan Michalak,
Enid Baxter Blader, Lara Odell, Monica Duncan, Eva Drangsholt, Yanai Toister, Jennifer Porter,
Efrat Shalem, Klara Hobza, Ryan Brennan, Jeffery B. Wells, Steven Lam, Lucas Michael, Kevin Hamilton
Art Interactive: 130 Bishop Allen Dr, Cambridge, MA.
MBTA Red line to Central Square. Cross Mass Ave on Prospect. L Bishop Allen.
Contact: Catherine D'Ignazio, Co-Director, catherine@artinteractive.org, (617) 498-0100, http://www.artinteractive.org
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NEW MEDIA/NEW WORK Feb 23-26
During the 2006 College Art Association conference in Boston, Art Interactive will be hosting a unique collaborative venture in new media art. New Media Caucus (NMC), Leonardo Education Forum (LEF), and Art/Technology (AT) Boston have joined forces to present New Media/New Work on view from February 22
TECHNOLOGIZED BODIES / EMBODIED TECHNOLOGIES, Feb 23, Art Interactive, Cambridge MA
Dates:
Thu Feb 23, 2006 00:00 - Sun Feb 19, 2006
TECHNOLOGIZED BODIES / EMBODIED TECHNOLOGIES
Co-curated by Legier Beiderman and Dave Burns and organized by Leonardo Education Forum
Part of the collaborative exhibition New Media/New Work
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 23, 6-9 pm at Art Interactive
Artists:
Bruce Yonemoto, Mary Kelly, Alain Benoit, Sean Griffin, Catherine Sullivan, Mary Ellen Strom,
Jeffrey Byrd, Tirtza Even, Jose Carlos Teixeira, Claudia Hart, Michael Ferraro, Megan Michalak,
Enid Baxter Blader, Lara Odell, Monica Duncan, Eva Drangsholt, Yanai Toister, Jennifer Porter,
Efrat Shalem, Klara Hobza, Ryan Brennan, Jeffery B. Wells, Steven Lam, Lucas Michael, Kevin Hamilton
Art Interactive: 130 Bishop Allen Dr, Cambridge, MA.
MBTA Red line to Central Square. Cross Mass Ave on Prospect. L Bishop Allen.
www.artinteractive.org
Contact: Catherine D'Ignazio, Co-Director, catherine@artinteractive.org, (617) 498-0100
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NEW MEDIA/NEW WORK Feb 23-26
During the 2006 College Art Association conference in Boston, Art Interactive will be hosting a unique collaborative venture in new media art. New Media Caucus (NMC), Leonardo Education Forum (LEF), and Art/Technology (AT) Boston have joined forces to present New Media/New Work on view from February 22
Co-curated by Legier Beiderman and Dave Burns and organized by Leonardo Education Forum
Part of the collaborative exhibition New Media/New Work
Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 23, 6-9 pm at Art Interactive
Artists:
Bruce Yonemoto, Mary Kelly, Alain Benoit, Sean Griffin, Catherine Sullivan, Mary Ellen Strom,
Jeffrey Byrd, Tirtza Even, Jose Carlos Teixeira, Claudia Hart, Michael Ferraro, Megan Michalak,
Enid Baxter Blader, Lara Odell, Monica Duncan, Eva Drangsholt, Yanai Toister, Jennifer Porter,
Efrat Shalem, Klara Hobza, Ryan Brennan, Jeffery B. Wells, Steven Lam, Lucas Michael, Kevin Hamilton
Art Interactive: 130 Bishop Allen Dr, Cambridge, MA.
MBTA Red line to Central Square. Cross Mass Ave on Prospect. L Bishop Allen.
www.artinteractive.org
Contact: Catherine D'Ignazio, Co-Director, catherine@artinteractive.org, (617) 498-0100
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NEW MEDIA/NEW WORK Feb 23-26
During the 2006 College Art Association conference in Boston, Art Interactive will be hosting a unique collaborative venture in new media art. New Media Caucus (NMC), Leonardo Education Forum (LEF), and Art/Technology (AT) Boston have joined forces to present New Media/New Work on view from February 22
