[Nettime-ro] Hackers: The Art of Abstraction

["Razvan Ion" <razvan.ion@pcnet.ro>]

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> Press Release
>
> Hackers: The Art of Abstraction
> Film and Video Dept
> Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
> Calle Santa Isabel 52 , Madrid,Spain
> http://museoreinasofia.mcu.es
>
> February 27-March 28,2004
>
> We are please to announce the  opening of" Hackers The
> Art of Abstraction " film and video screenings  and
> symposium about " hacking  "culture on February
> 27,2004. The events are free to the public.
>
> " Hackers: The Art of Abstraction"  has been
> conceived as an artist's project and organized by
> Jenny Marketou, artist  (New York City / Athens) in
> collaboration with Berta Sichel, curator of Film and
> Video Department at Reina Sofia from February 24,2004
> March 18,2004.
>
> The connection between hackers and artists  is an idea
> borrowed  from McKenzie Wark's < Hackers Manifesto>
> where he challenges our perception  about "hacking"
> when he suggests  that everyone who creates
> "intellectual property" could consider themselves part
> of the same class - as having convergent interests. So
> this could include programmers, artists, activists,
> musicians, writers, engineers,chemists -all sort of
> people who are culturally distinct.   "All
> intellectual creators are "hackers".
>
> "Hackers: The Art of Abstraction"  has been   framed
> around the work of film makers,  grass root  groups ,
> hackctivists, artists , collectives and  journalists
> and some of the works have never been seen before in
> the context of the museum or art gallery. The
> screenings include works from Christine Bader, Kavin
> Keyser, Jenny Marketou, Ine Poppe, Edo Stern , Ian
> Walker, Jill Sharpe, Cornelia Sollfrank, Annaliza
> Savage, Stig-Lennart Sorensen, Rena Tangens/ Barbara
> Thoens, Emmanuel Goldstein .
>
> The  symposium will feature  Paul Taylor (UK) Daniel
> Garcia Andujar (Spain) Jenny Marketou ( USA/GR) Sam
> Nemeth and Ine Poppe (Netherlands) Lorenza Pignatti
> (Italy)  and a performance by Ricardo Dominquez
> (USA/Mexico).
>
> The selection of artists and works will give the
> public a very substantial overview
> of the subject  and the main idea is to discuss the
> subject through the lens of creativity, invention,
> radical activism, resistance and culture jamming  in a
> society where information is the most valuable
> currency.
>
> For more info contact:
>
> Audiovisuales: 00 34 91 467 5072
> European Co ordinator: Teo Diamantopoulos
> teodiamanto@hotmail.com
>
>

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