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[December 1st 2005]
NEWS FROM ARTIFICIAL.DK #14,
Thursday, December 1st, 2005
http://www.artificial.dk
Number of subscribers: 518
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HAPPY DECEMBER 1ST!
For a long time, we have been looking forward to the launch of our new special. Over the next month we will put focus on Art Games. Commercial games are thriving, here in Scandinavia they have even been put on the political agenda, when the Nordic Council recently announced it's support for computer games.
At Artificial we like games, and we love to see when the playfulness of the games meets the thought and aesthetics of the fine arts. Lean back and enjoy a December of Art Games!
This was the month where our list of subscribers passed 500. We are extremely happy to have you out there. Keep sending us info - and let us know if you have suggestions on how to make Artificial better.
From all of us to all of you: Happy December!
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ARTICLES:
SPECIAL: ART GAMES - RECOMMENDATIONS
Artificial's list with recommendations of Art Games. The list is not exhaustive but gives you some pointers on where to start. Editor: Kristine Ploug
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/artgamesnetworks.htm
SPECIAL: ART GAMES - AN INTRODUCTION
Art games is becoming a genre. Over the next month, Artificial puts focus on Art Games. In this first article, Kristine Ploug introduces the genre.
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/artgamesintro.htm
INTELLIGENT TOOLS IN MUSIC
In this article by Thor Magnusson we are introduced to the role of computational intelligence in the composition of music. The author asks what benefits a computer brings to the musician, how the computer can contribute to the creative process, and if a computer can be creative at all?
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/intelligent.htm
10*10. 10 QUESTIONS FOR 10 NORDIC ARTISTS
Our fourth chapter of 10*10 takes us to Finland to Marita Liulia's versatile universe of digital, performances, a webshop, and lots more.
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/10x10marita.htm
DIGITAL ART IN A LIMESTONE MINE
The new Danish digital art festival, MINE took place November 5-6, 2005. The exhibition mainly took place in the Thingbaek limestone mines (Thingbaek kalkminer). Here are some pictures from the event. Photos: Thomas Petersen
http://www.artificial.dk/articles/mine.htm
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ATTENTION:
European Media Arts festival takes place at Osnabruck in Germany on May 10-14 2006. You can submit contributions until Dec 15.
http://www.emaf.de/
Jon Ippolito will soon publish his book At The Edge of Art (together with Joline Blais). In a recent interview he said: "We argue that the most creative work these days is coming out of scientific labs and online activism [...] The book is sure to piss off curators who assume Duchamp granted the power to define art to the white cube's gatekeepers. But if Duchamp could be reincarnated [...] I like to think he would have a good laugh at their expense."
Read the full interview at Noemalab: http://www.noemalab.org/sections/wandp.php
More about the book: http://thamesandhudsonusa.com/new/fall05/523822.htm
The Norwegian initiatives TEKS and PNEK that earlier this months were in danger of ceasing to exist have now been put into the Norwegian state budget. Way to go! Congrats from here.
http://www.teks.no/
http://www.pnek.no/
The Electronic Literature Organization ( http://www.eliterature.org ) seeks submissions for the first Electronic Literature Collection. They're inviting the submissions of literary works that take advantage of the capabilities and contexts provided by the computer.
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NET.WORKS:
http://www.artificial.dk/networks
This is our catalogue of computer based art we can recommend. You'll find net art, software art, classics, and a continuously updated list of new pieces. This week we have one recommendation:
ILLUSTRATED SPAM
Even though some of the text in this project is in Danish Language, it is quite easy for other people to understand. Lotte Skadborg Hansen/afnitp illustrates the patterns in the senders of spam mails - people called Elaine Fox, Miriam Fish, Eve Bird and the like. /KP
http://www.afsnitp.dk/anneks/1/illustreretspam/index.html
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EXTRA:
Happy X-Mas - every day on your cell
Danish Artnode used to have a glorified tradition of having a advent calendar. Every day in December, you could check out a fresh piece of internet art. Now, they are truly embracing the new technologies and are launching an MMS calendar. 24 artists have made 24 pieces of cell phone art. To get it, you have to send a text message to 1231 saying 'julekunst'. It costs 14 Euro but 9 of them will be donated to Red Cross.
Unfortunately, this service is available in Denmark only. The advent calendar is created by Sebastian Campion, a long time contributor to artificial.dk.
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