2005.02.18
Piercing the Spectacle
Read it now: Piercing the Spectacle: A Situationist Critique of Computer Games
, by Brenda Laurel.
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2005.02.02
Glowlab February events
Please mark your calendar for two upcoming events:
Art in General . Video 2005
February 5: Saturday: 12-6pm Opening Reception
3-5pm: Conversations with participants of Old Habits Die Hard: Ayreen Anastas [16 Beaver], Heman Chong [Sparwasser HQ], Lise Nellemann [Sparwasser HQ], Christina Ray [Glowlab].
Art in General is located at 79 Walker between Broadway and Lafayette.
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Eyebeam . Produced at Eyebeam: Work in Process
February 17, 6:30-8:30pm - Urban Gaming Forum with Jenny Marketou
Join Marketou and Katie Salen in a discusion with gaming artists, designers, developers, writers and collectives in a conversation about urban play, mobile street action, social art and, more broadly, the use of gaming technologies and theory in their work. [Glowlab will be participating in this discussion.]
Eyebeam is located at 540 W 21st Street between 10th and 11th Avenues.
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2005.01.31
on homelessness
Can We Solve Homelessness? is a new feature with video interviews on Thirteen / WNET New York. Read more in the fact sheets published by The National Coalition for the Homeless.
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2004.12.30
South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami resources
News and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts: The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami blog.
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2004.11.04
Thanks for VOTING...
Thanks to everyone for voting on November 2nd. Maybe this will bring out new positive ideas from us and our communities where ever they may be.
Peace.
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2004.09.24
Glowlab asks questions
...and you get answers, to "What is Burning Man?" in featured projects, "How can a visual footprint of a network exist in public space?" in glowlounge, and "What is your dream of LA?" in neuroscape.
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2004.09.07
new on Glowlab
Glowlab's J Gabriel Lloyd just returned from Burning Man, and we're eagerly awaiting his report. In the meantime, read about how he prepared for his journey as he pondered "the myth of garbage."
Independent curator Chris Balaschak, who recently produced the Itineraries show at Gallery Luisotti in Santa Monica, wrote an extensive essay to accompany the exhibition. It is being published for the first time here on Glowlab, in three parts. Here's part one.
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2004.08.08
Divestudio.org // D. Jean Hester // Press: RES Magazine (July/August 2004 Issue)
Conflux participant Jean Hester is featured in RES Magazine (July/August 2004 Issue).
Jean says, "I'm pleased to be the subject of a short article in the current issue of RES magazine (July/August 2004, the "Resistance/All the Rage" issue). This issue deals with artist strategies for negotiating the current political climate, and has articles about Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11, Cory Arcangel, Danger Mouse, Mark Allen (of LA's own C-Level and Machine Project), Alexei Shulgin, The Yes Men and others."
The article is at newsstands and her website.
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2004.07.13
from the Glowlab mailbox
Glowlab is on the road for a week, but still sifting the mailbox for news to share with you... some of the goods:
* new media influences.
* chipping children.
* interfacing the black box / white cube.
* The Secret Life of Maps [thanks, Pitchaya].
* the latest on Blast Theory's Can You See Me Now?
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2004.02.20
a day in the life : the leap day
A new photo-an-hour challenge to make your [leap] day: a day in the life.
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