[rohrpost] lyrikline.org präsentiert: Black Voices of America
Aus Anlass der Wahlen in den USA präsentiert die Webseite für Poesie lyrikline.org ab dem 4.11.2008 afroamerikanische Dichter in Wort und Film im Internet. Die Welt steht vor einem Ereignis, das jetzt schon historische Bedeutung hat: Am 4.11.2008 entscheidet sich, ob zum ersten mal ein Farbiger Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika wird. Zum Wahltag setzt die Webseite für Poesie lyrikline.org http://www.lyrikline.org einen Fokus auf die Stimmen und poetischen Ausdrucksweisen afroamerikanischer Dichter der USA. Der Literaturnobelpreisträger Derek Walcott, die politisch und sozial engagierte Autorin und Performance-Künstlerin Sapphire, der Urvater des Raps Umar bin Hassan von The Last Poets, die Spoken-Word-Künstlerin Ursula Rucker, der in Afrika aufgewachsene Rap Poet Sharrif Simmons und die im HipHop verwurzelte Slam-Poetin Jessica Care Moore, sie alle thematisieren in ihren Werken die schwarze Identität mit unterschiedlichsten ästhetischen Ansätzen. Während Sapphire, Umar Bin Hassan, Ursula Rucker, Sharrif Simmons und Jessica Care Moore ihre sprachlichen Wurzeln in der frühen schwarzen Bürgerrechtsbewegung, der Ghetto-Kultur bzw. im HipHop haben, greift der in den Antillen geborene Walcott auf poetische Traditionen Europas zurück. Die Spoken-Word-Dichterin Ursula Rucker analysiert im Gespräch mit dem HipHoper und Dichter Mike Ladd die Wahlkampfreden Obamas. Dabei stößt sie auf sprachliche Anleihen an die HipHop-Bewegung, die längst zum Massenphänomen geworden ist. Diese Stilmittel und Ausdrucksformen der schwarzen Kultur sind für die Republikaner jedoch tabu. In ihrem Poesiefilm verbindet Cecilia Tripp The making of Amercians von Gertrude Stein mit Elementen, die typischerweise mit afroamerikanischer Kultur assoziiert werden: Musik, Performance und mündliche Traditionen. Der Film Jazz nach dem gleichnamigen Gedicht von Staceyann Chin ist eine Hommage an die rebellische Kraft des Jazz und eine Abrechnung mit opportunistischen Tendenzen unserer Zeit. In With every breath stellt Ram Devineni den Dichter Lamont B. Steptoe vor, der von sich selbst behauptet: Thinking back on it, I was really exposed to black poetry through the church. Because, as the late writer Henri Dumas said, 'every black poet is a preacher and every black preacher is a poet.' lyrikline.org präsentiert: Black Voices of America Di, 4.11. - Fr, 21.11.2008 auf www.lyrikline.org http://www.lyrikline.org/ Boris Nitzsche Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Literaturwerkstatt Berlin Knaackstr. 97 10435 Berlin Tel: +49. 30. 48 52 45-24 Fax: +49. 30. 48 52 45-30 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.literaturwerkstatt.org http://www.literaturwerkstatt.org/ 16. open mike 15.-16. November 2008 http://www.lyrikline.org/ http://www.poesiefestival.org/ -- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.openoffice.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/
[rohrpost] Call for Submissions: International Fellowship Programme for Visual Arts and Theory 2009/2010 at Buchsenhausen
Our apologies for cross-posting. *** KUNSTLERHAUS BUCHSENHAUSEN INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR VISUAL ARTS AND THEORY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2009/2010 *** Kunstlerhaus Buchsenhausen invites visual and media artists, art critics, theorists, and curators to apply for the three fellowship positions in 2009–2010. The period for which candidates can apply is September 7, 2009 – July 2, 2010. [The closing date for submissions is December 5, 2008 (postmark)] - [Institution] Kunstlerhaus Buchsenhausen is a post-graduate center for production, research, exchange in the fields of visual arts and art theory. Within the framework of the International Fellowship Programme for Visual Arts and Theory, the Kunstlerhaus provides a platform that facilitates the development and production of artistic and art-theoretical projects in a critical context. At the same time, Kunstlerhaus Buchsenhausen offers a forum for direct exchange between professionals – artists, theoreticians, critics, and curators – from the region and abroad, as well as a point of interaction with local interested audiences. Kunstlerhaus Buchsenhausen is affiliated with the Tyrolean Artists' Association, the major association of visual artists from the region. Buchsenhausen brings together two programmes under one roof. On the one hand, it is the site of the International Fellowship Programme for Visual Arts and Theory. On the other hand, it is the location of several studios for artists based in Tyrol, who require space for working in a professionally interesting environment. The building - the eastern wing of the Buchsenhausen Castle, built in the middle of the 17th century and situated not far from the center of the city of Innsbruck - houses nine studios and a project space. Three apartment studios are used by the fellows of the International Fellowship Programme for Visual Arts and Theory. Six studios are available to artists based in Tyrol. The project and presentation space is equipped with multimedia facilities and is at the fellows' disposal. The space was designed by Atelier van Lieshout. - [International Fellowship Programme] With its Fellowship Programme for Visual Arts and Theory, Buchsenhausen actively promotes internationally relevant art production, research, and discussion in the region of Tyrol. The programme's aims are: * To improve the production of a qualified discourse on art and society in the local and global context; * To improve exchange between cultural producers in the visual arts and beyond (creating a network of experts); * To support and expand the critical, socially relevant artistic and art-theoretical production of knowledge; * To facilitate the transfer of knowledge between the art field and the public outside the art context. The programme brings together the advantages of a residency with the possibilities of a postgraduate non-university lectureship, without offering a formalized educational programme. In terms of content, the programme addresses a worldwide public made up of professionals in the fields of contemporary art, architecture, art and media theory and criticism. The fellows, selected by expert jurors, find excellent working conditions in Buchsenhausen, while the city of Innsbruck and its surrounding area offer an interesting setting in terms of its art, culture, and landscape. The grant and the residency not only allow fellows to work on their proposed projects, but also give them the chance to experiment and to reconsider their current practice. The conveyance and discussion of the fellow’s own work occurs parallel to the development of the individual projects. The public events take place in series. The focus of these series of events is determined by the respective emphases of the various fellows' works. Within the framework of this discursive format, the fellows (or their guests) can present various points in their research, open up their works-in-progress to critical discussion, interact with experts who they invite, work through content with the public, and/or try out new ways of working. For former and current fellows and their projects please visit http://buchsenhausen.at. - [Fellowship] * a grant of EUR 650/month to cover living expenses; * an individual studio for working and living, furnished with a large shared kitchen; * a production budget for the realization of the proposed project; * the possibility of inviting experts to Buchsenhausen in order to have a professional exchange; * the opportunity of an exhibition at the end of the fellowship in Buchsenhausen or at the Kunstpavillon in Innsbruck. - [Facilities] * free access to the 'labor', the project/gallery space; *
[rohrpost] 4 theses on exhibiting internet art
[if you're interested to discuss these topics in detail please go to http://cont3xt.net/interference - thank you] -- [internet art in real spaces] the border between the work of an internet artist and the curating done by a curator who wants to show the work in a physical exhibition is shifting. it is not enough to put computers in an exhibition and let artworks be on display. internet works have to be adapted to be shown in an exhibition space. since the original context of those artworks -the private surroundings of people consuming internet art on their computers at home- is lost, there has to be some kind of setup that makes the work suitable for the gallery-context. on one hand this is the responsibility of the curator -(s)he is the one who provides the exhibition context- but on the other hand it is also the responsibility of the artist to think of possibilities how the pieces can be transformed. thus a intense communication process is needed between curator and internet artist. [exhibition setup] exhibiting internet art has to take on forms that are different from the current widespread independend setup that build on the setup of festival exhibitions. if internet art wants to become recognised as art and not as funny gadget/tech stuff/industry whore then putting such art forms on display needs to be done carefully. the focus has to shift away from the technical part of the work to something more reliable (todays tech is more than old tomorrow): the cultural context. technology is a cultural context, and nowadays even one of the most powerful ones. but it is not alone. technology is embedded in a framework of cultural developments that exist for a much longer time and by thus reaches much deeper into what is known as perception of man. [mixing art forms] mixing the diverse art forms has to become obligatory. internet art has not to be treated separately - it is a form of art as is painting, sculpting etc. the only difference is that it uses unstable electronic media to come to life. but the question is: hasn't unstable media been used before? would you say that beuy's grease chair is no art because it uses unstable media in it (grease)? temporality has always been an issue in art, so why does one not accept it in internet art? [defining contexts] to exhibit internet art and to provide the proper context the definitions of this art form have to be changed. and not only the definitions on wikipedia or in some smart books, even the unwritten but predefined aura has to be questioned. to become reasonable the notions of avant-garde, hacker, subculture and everything else that has this shiny late-nineties we are on the edge of it all has to be dropped. this aura is comfortable but makes urgent developments impossible. -- http://katastrofsky.cont3xt.net http://cont3xt.net -- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.openoffice.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/
[rohrpost] Achtung Filmschaffende!! Open Screening in Berlin
TESTBILD - Open Screening über den Dächern Kreuzbergs Jede/r BesucherIn kann hier KritikerIn sein, mit der roten Karte Filme stoppen oder per Mikro direkt reagieren. Das Programm wird wie immer vorher nicht festgelegt. Jede/r, der/die einen Film mitbringt an dem er/sie beteiligt war, bestimmt Länge und Inhalt der Veranstaltung. Packt eure selbstgemachten Filme ein und kommt zur Vorführung! Formate: VHS (auf Anfang gespult - WICHTIG!), DVD, S(VCD). Max. Spieldauer: 25 min. Eintritt frei!! SPUTNIK KINO –Höfe am Südstern Hasenheide 54 10967 Berlin-Kreuzberg Tel: 030-6941147 / Fax: 030- 35122448 U-Bhf. U7 Südstern, Bus M41 (Körtestraße) www.sputnik-kino.com www.myspace.com/sputnik_kino -- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.openoffice.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.openoffice.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/
