dear all this just came in from a graduate student, and you might like to hear about it and pass it on, it seems to touch upon our subject, and Patrick's interesting warning voice, in a nice way. I adore the way curators talk about antiquated concepts/data of the human.
<< Post-Human//Future Tense>> Exhibition Dates: November 1st - December 17th Exhibition Space: Columbia College Chicago, Arcade Gallery, 618 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago Jurors: Jason Salavon (UofC) John Manning (SAIC) Melissa Potter (Columbia College Chicago) As we enter an era where humanness is becoming an antiquated consideration, what will humanism be in the future of cybernetics, networked communications, artificial media saturation and synthetic biology? Post-Human//Future Tense explores this concept, academically referred to As Post-Humanism, through the lens of current graduate students, a contingent who has the unique experience of developing their craft alongside the current technological push. Through the exploration of where technological advancements and digital progress will take society, Post-Human//Future Tense awakens a deeper understanding of what it means to be alive today. CALL FOR ARTWORK Eligibility: You must be a currently enrolled graduate student in a Post-Baccelaureate, MA, MFA, or PHD program to be considered for this exhibition. Post-Human//Future Tense is accepting artworks including, but not limited to sculpture, installation, painting, digital video works, film, interdisciplinary pieces and performance works. We are looking for work that explores the concept of a "contemporary post-human condition" or the role of the human body (or lack of role) in a society enmeshed in technology. Artwork Deadline: October 11th, 2010. Full submission details available at: http://bit.ly/9MiZbB CALL FOR PAPERS Post-Human // Future Tense is also currently accepting submissions of scholarly papers that deal with the Post-Human, again, you must be a currently enrolled graduate student to be considered for this opportunity. Writings could consider, but in no way are limited to: What is the role of embodiment in a Post-Human Society? How will Post-Humanism affect the discourse of contemporary art? Will a Post-Human society have any use for art at all? Were the early seeds of Post-Humanism planted in the reductive absurdism of the high modern? Does technology actually ENHANCE humanism by bringing the world closer together, allowing for shared ideas, communication, and societal democratization? Papers deadline: October 15th _______________________________________________ empyre forum empyre@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au http://www.subtle.net/empyre
