Deadline to Pre-Register for HAL Is Tomorrow
(8/1/01) If you have been considering preregistering for the Hackers at Large Conference,
get with it. The deadline to preregister for HAL 2001 through the 2600 Internet
Store will pass late Tuesday night (8/02/01).
My Reality: Contemporary Art and the Cutlure of Japanese Animation
(7/31/01) Absolute
Arts reports: "Synergies between Japanese and American popular culture are
explored in this showcase of photography, painting, sculpture, and video that
investigates the influence of Japanese animation (anime) and techno-culture on
art. Anime is incredibly versatile in its ability to comment on social and
sexual mores, gender roles, and traditional values in the face of an
increasingly alien future." Brooklyn Museum, NYC, until 10/7/01.
Dress Codes: Abstraction in Wari Textiles of Peru
(7/26/01) Los Angeles County
Museum of Art's latest exhibit will feature excellent examples of the
artistry and technical virtuosity of early Andean weavers. 7/27/01 - 10/15/01.
Call for Entries: International Open Image 2001
(7/02/01) September
Song is providing both a platform for new comers and a showcase for
professionals' work. In 2001 they announce an International Open Image
Competition (IOI) to promote digital media and photographic work that has
embraced these skills to develop an Image.
Court Ruling on Freelancers' Electronic Rights
(6/26/01) In an electronic-age copyright dispute, the Supreme Court ruled
Monday that free-lance writers can control whether their works that are sold
for print publication can also be reproduced in electronic form. More from Kendra
Mayfield (Wired).
Napster Signs Deal with Indie Labels
(6/25/01) BBC
reports that Napster has signed an agreement that covers music from more
than 150 record companies, including artists such as Stereophonics, Moby, Ash,
Paul Oakenfold, Underworld and Tom Jones.
Mies in Berlin: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's European Projects
(6/22/01) Mies in Berlin is the first in-depth look at the early
career of this architect. The exhibition and accompanying
book will examine Mies's architectural work from the time he arrived in
Berlin in 1905 and established his architectural practice there in 1913, until
his emigration to the United States in 1938. Museum of Modern Art, New York City,
until 9/22/01.
Carlos Blanco: La Cruda Realidad, Raw Reality
(6/19/01) AbsoluteArts.com
reports: "TheSpace@inIVA
presents new work by Colombian artist Carlos Blanco. La Cruda Realidad is a
commentary on the turbulent political and social issues within Colombia.
Blanco's installation features a group of large inflated figures, an assembly
of breathing portraits of individuals who have an impact on Colombia's
political and social establishment. With La Cruda Realidad, Blanco at once
comments on his country's political dynamics, and its effects on the global
sphere."
Royalties Coming In at E-Reads
(6/18/01) E-reads, the
e-book publisher founded by agent Richard Curtis in January 2000, is on its
way toward collecting total royalty revenues in the "low six figures" for
2001, Curtis told PW. Under the company's business model, e-reads splits
royalties 50/50 with its authors. Curtis said business in the second quarter
will be triple that of the first period due in part to an increase in the
number of titles available from the company, broader distribution and the
launch of the ereads.com Web site. Read more at PublishersWeekly.com.
Hitchcock and Painting
(6/04/01) This exhibition is the first ever in which a museum has drawn
parallels between film and painting and will include 200 nineteenth- and
twentieth-century artworks - paintings, drawings, prints, illustrated books
and sculpture - and 300 cinema documents - production stills, posters, story
boards, and set and costume designs - as well as forty film excerpts. Centre Georges
Pompidou in Paris, until 09/24/01.
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