FW: Propaganda Hospitality Suite at LUXE Gallery

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From: US Department of Art & Technology <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:54:26 -0400
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Subject: Propaganda Hospitality Suite at LUXE Gallery

Department of Art & Technology
Washington, DC

Media Release
For Immediate Release: July 23, 2004

Contact: Press Secretary
Megan Morrow
510-547-2162
[email protected]
PROPAGANDA HOSPITALITY SUITE KICKS OFF
EXPERIMENTAL PARTY DISINFORMATION CENTER
AT LUXE GALLERY, NYC

WASHINGTON, DC - The Experimental Party rolls into New York on Saturday,
August 21st just ahead of the Republican National Convention with the
opening of its Propaganda Hospitality Suite at LUXE Gallery, 24 West 57th
Street, NYC from 6 - 8 PM. Politicos, press, protestors, Republicans,
performance artists, and the public will gather for a first look at the
Experimental Party DisInformation Center, a state-of-the-art media
installation presented by the US Department of Art & Technology. The
exhibition runs through Saturday, September 4th, when it will close with a
Post-Mortem Lounge from 6 - 8 PM. Regular hours for the installation are
Tuesday through Saturday from 11 AM to 6 PM.

The Propaganda Hospitality Suite at LUXE will bring together diverse
elements of the politically-charged artists and activists converging on New
York for an evening of pre-convention revelry, featuring special appearances
by Axis of Eve, Billionaires for Bush, Armed Artists of America (AAA), USA
Exquisite Corpse, The Secretary, and the Voice of America singing "God Bless
America." All artists, citizens and Republicans are encouraged to "bring
your own propaganda" (BYOP). Official Experimental Party Martinis will be
served up by the US DAT Under Secretary for Haute Cuisine, designer of the
top-secret EP Martini recipe.

Regarding the DisInformation Center, US DAT Secretary Randall M. Packer
stated, "We selected New York City to stage a 'convention intervention' in
order to subvert the ensuing propaganda of the Republicans with our own
techniques of media and illusion. Our decision will show that if you want
to carry out anarchic entertainment for the nation, there's no place better
in the world to do it than New York City during the Republican National
Convention!"

Secretary Packer has collaborated with US DAT staff artists including: Mark
Amerika, Jonah Brucker-Cohen, Jeff Gates, Jon Henry, Lynn Hershman, Gregory
T. Kuhn, Andrew Nagy, and Wesley Smith. Additional works by Andy Deck, DJ
Spooky and '47,' Trace Reddell, and Rick Silva are also included. Convention
coverage by Alexander Provan and the Experimental News team.

Featured projects at the Experimental Party DisInformation Center include:

Media Deconstruction Kit (MDK): Live altering of broadcast news and
Convention coverage.
Society of the Spectacle (A Digital Remix): Ten-minute DVD art-loop by
DJRABBI.
WetheBlog.org: Virtual community for media artists and cultural critics.
Homeland Insecurity Advisory System: Broadcasting the daily governmental
threat.
Awaken: A dark portrayal of the Spirit of America.
Abe Golam for President 2004 (A PolyVocal Remix): Politically reborn
avatar-candidate.

For information and photos visit http://www.usdat.us and
http://www.experimentalparty.org.
LUXE Gallery: 24 W. 57th St., NYC, Tues - Sat. 11AM - 6PM, 212.404.7455

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About the US Department of Art & Technology
http://www.usdat.us
The US Department of Art and Technology is the United States principal
conduit for facilitating the artist's need to extend aesthetic inquiry into
the broader culture where ideas become real action. It also serves the
psychological and spiritual well-being of all Americans by supporting
cultural efforts that provide immunity from the extension of new media
technologies into the social sphere.

About the Experimental Party
http://www.experimentalparty.org

The Experimental Party - the "party of experimentation" - is an initiative
that has been formed to activate citizens across the country in an effort to
bring the artists' message to center stage of the political process. This is
a political awakening, "representation through virtualization" is the major
political thrust of the Experimental Party, it is the driving force.

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This event is part of the Imagine Festival of Arts, Issues & Ideas, a
citywide cultural festival, Aug 28 - Sept 2, designed to inspire, instigate
and support civic engagement through the arts. http://www.imagine04.org

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