| Andreas Broeckmann on Sat, 9 Nov 1996 14:36:49 +0100 |
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| HI-TECH FALL in Prag |
progr@goethe.cz (Hajkova)/Filipp Goldscheider sends the following information about the fall events in Prague and Brno/Cz: Along the Frontier: Ann Hamilton, Bruce Nauman, Francesc Torres, Bill Viola Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague 19.9.-24.11.1996 The exhibition is organized by the International Center of Photography, New York Curators: Leane Mella, Charles Stainback The ICC is presenting this exhibition of video and video-audio installations (Bruce Nauman) in St. Petersburg, Prague, Warsaw, Kyev and Moscow. The works of Ann Hamilton and Francesc Torres have been created specifically for this exhibition. Along the Frontier is the first major exhibition of multimedia artists from the USA, put together by the Arts America Program of the USIA. Exhibition HI-TECH/ART Dùm umìnà mìsta Brna 17.-30.10.1996 SiliconGraphics and the Studio Video-Multimedia-Performance FaVUT VUT in Brno This October, SiliconGraphics in cooperation with the Studio Video-Multimedia-Performance FaVU VUT in Brno are holding the fourth presentation of the annual exhibition Hi-Tech/Art. The goal of the exhibition is to demonstrate the capabilities of modern computer technology as well as the art works it makes possible. A wide spectrum of items, ranging from printed pictures and photographs to video projections, images on computer screens and interactive multimedia installations will be on display. As a special guest, Steina Vasulka, an internationally acclaimed pioneer of media art from the USA, will be presented along with her work. Further features will show the work of Czech artists, students and designers, visualizations of scientific research and projects for the Internet. Dawn of the Magicians? Art, Science, Society at the Turn of The Millennium Veletr_nà palác 18.10.1996-30.9.1997 Curators: Jaroslav Andìl, Milo_ Vojtìchovsky, Ivona Raimanová The International, year-long project aims to present a complex network of cross-currents of events, cultural expressions, theories, and every-day experiences, organized around themes such as cosmology, nature, technology and the spiritual. More than a presentation of art works, the project also involves the work of scientists as well as projects investigating new technologies and others addressing social and ecological issues. The exhibition is being presented in four phases and throughout the year programs such as lectures, symposia, concerts, performances, film and video screening will be held in the exhibition's auditorium, screening room, and tea-house/reading room. Other projects will be presented off-site at participating institutions as well as on the Internet. Culture, Communication and New Technologies Conference MÃèovna Pra_ského hradu 19.-23.11.1996 Council of Europe, Prague Castle Administration, Goethe-Institut Prag, Open Society Fund The objective of the meeting is to discuss some of the major directions in art and science today with practioners in various fields, particularly those concerned with the fundamental transformations taking place in certain areas of knowledge and the effect of those changes on contemporary culture and society. Shadows of Flames by Silver Old Town City Hall 20.11.-8.12.1996, opening hours 10:00-17:00, except mondays The Gallery of the City of Prague With the help of high-powered SiliconGraphic work-stations, Silver will install virtual space structures at the Old Town City Hall. Silver have been inspired by natural phenomena like polar lights, clouds and plasma fields. Visitors will be able to physically experience movement in space, where the real and the simulated world intersect. Further information on the exhibition: PhDr. Karel Srp, curator, Gallery of the City of Prague, Tel.: 2311724, Fax: 2327683 Zdenìk Pe_ánek 1896-1965 Veletr_nà palác, First floor 21.11.1996-31.3.1997 National Gallery - Center for Modern and Contemporary Art The sculptor and architect Zdenìk Pe_ánek, one of the most original artists of the Czech avantgarde of the 1920s and 1930s and a pioneer of kinetic and multi-media art, anticipated many of the issues central to contemporary new media art. This first comprehensive exhibition introduces the entirety of Pe_ánek's oeuvre by focusing on a selection of his most important works: the Color-Piano, the Pilot's Monument, the kinetic-light Sculpture for the Edison power-station, the Luminated City Environment, and others. The exhibition was made possible thanks to the reconstruction of Pe_ánek's demolished works. The center of attraction will be the reconstructed light-kinetic and multi-media sculpture made for the Edison power-station. The sculpture will run on an interactive program. Terminal Bar [where?] Starting in mid-November with the opening of the Terminal Bar, the Terminal Foundation will programa series of provocative interactive events utilising the media tools of CD-Rom, Internet and Video and presenting confrontational and challenging approaches to art and multimedia. We will organize workshops, hands-on projects, lectures, screenings and spontaneous happenings. Medienkunst - interkulturelle Hoffnung oder Kunst ohne message? Symposium (mit Demonstrationen) Goethe-Institut, Masarykovo nábøe_à 32 3.-5.12.1996 Goethe-Institut Prag, Akademie der Schönen Künste Prag, Soros Center for Contemporary Arts Prague Der gesamten Medienkunst liegt implizit ein recht vager Kommunikationsbegriff zugrunde, der noch kaum auf seine interkulturelle Gültigkeit bzw. kulturspezifische Beschränktheit überprüft wurde. Kommunikation hängt sehr stark von ihrem kulturellen Umfeld ab. Wenn zutrifft, daÃ? "the medium the message" ist, müÃ?te dies doch zu gröÃ?ten Verzerrungen und Bedeutungsverschiebungen führen, transportiert man Medium und darauf aufbauende Kunst von einer Kultur in die andere. Ist uns dieses Defizit gar nicht bewuÃ?t, legt dies den Verdacht nahe, Medienkunst sei ohne "message", bedeutungsleer.