[spectre] new Thursday Club event at Goldsmiths, London

[Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x]]

*NEW THURSDAY CLUB EVENT* on *15 FEBRUARY* with *JON MEYER*

Supported by the Goldsmiths DIGITAL STUDIOS and the Goldsmiths GRADUATE 
SCHOOL

6pm until 8pm, Seminar Rooms at Ben Pimlott Building (Ground Floor, 
right), Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, SE14 6NW

FREE, ALL ARE WELCOME


*DIGITAL ART IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART CONTEXT *

If you are a digital artist wishing to present work in the contemporary 
art context, you face some practical, cultural and theoretical hurdles. 
In this talk I'll discuss some of these challenges, drawing on lessons 
I've learned as a computer scientist studying on the Goldsmiths MFA in 
Fine Art program. I'll show work I've done as part of the program and 
talk about common responses. My goal is to start a discussion about 
useful strategies for contemporary artists using digital media.


JON MEYER is a digital artist, working in London and New York. Meyer 
received a B.A. in Artificial Intelligence from Sussex University and an 
M.S. in Computer Science from New York University. His artwork has been 
in group shows in New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles and Osaka, 
including the SIGGRAPH 2005. He is currently in the final year of his 
M.F.A in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College.
Jon has over fifteen years of experience in the software industry, 
specializing in computer graphics, animation, and user interfaces. He 
worked as a Program Manager on the Sparkle team at Microsoft and as a 
Research Scientist at New York University's Media Research Laboratory. 
Jon has taught multimedia at NYU and at the Surrey Institute of Art and 
Design. http://www.jonmeyer.com
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Other Thursday Club events this term:

22 FEBRUARY with BILL GAVER

Bill is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths College. He has pursued 
research on innovative technologies for over 15 years, his work spanning 
auditory interfaces, theories of perception and action, and interaction 
design. Currently he focuses on design-led methodologies and innovative 
technologies for everyday life.
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8 MARCH with SUE BROADHURST

DIGITAL PRACTICES

Sue is Subject Leader, Reader in Drama and Technologies at the School of 
Art, Brunel University of West London. Sue is also a writer and 
practitioner in the creative arts. Her new book /Performance and 
Technology: Practices of Virtual Embodiment and Interactivity/ has just 
been published by Palgrave. She is co-editor of the /Body, Space and 
Technology /online journal and is currently working on a series of 
collaborative practice-based research projects entitled "Intelligence, 
Interaction, Reaction and Performance".
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22 MARCH with IGLOO

International and award winning artists igloo create intermedia 
artworks, led by Ruth Gibson & Bruno Martelli.

‘In the mid-sixties, Fluxus artists began using the term 'intermedia' to 
describe work that was ....composed of multiple media. The term 
highlights the intersection of artistic genres and has gradually 
emphasized performative work and projects that employ new technologies.’ 
[Marisa Olson - Rhizome.org]

igloo projects are created with teams of highly skilled practitioners 
drawn primarily from performance, music, design, architecture, costume, 
computer science and technology backgrounds. Their work combines film, 
video, motion capture technology, music and performance with digital 
technology. The work is developed in a variety of formats and made for 
distribution across a range of platforms, including gallery 
installation, internet sites, large and small scale performance and Cd Rom.
Visit www.igloo.org.uk/
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THE THURSDAY CLUB is an open forum discussion group for anyone 
interested in the theories and practices of cross-disciplinarity, 
interactivity, technologies and philosophies of the state-of-the-art in 
today’s (and tomorrow’s) cultural landscape(s).

For more information check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/gds/events.php or 
email maria x at drp01mc at gold.ac.uk
To find Goldsmiths check http://www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/find-us/

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Maria Chatzichristodoulou [aka maria x] PhD Art and Computational Technologies  Goldsmiths Digital Studios www.cybertheater.org