A year ago(!) I “directed” a month long performance by Marisa Olson called “Marisa Writes her Dissertation: an endurance performance in 31 Acts.” For all of September 2008, Marisa wrote while webcam shots and screencaps of her desktop were automatically uploaded to the net every 60 seconds. This gesture of transparency was a continuation [...]
Entries Tagged as 'A Partial List of Projects'
Autosouveillance, an Automator Script
December 21st, 2009 No Comments
Tags: 31acts · code · collaboration · Marisa Olson
Burning the New York Times
December 16th, 2009 No Comments
A short interview video with Michael Mandiberg shot and Edited by Dan Eckstein (daneckstein.com) in March 2009, with Music from Au Revoir Simone at Eyebeam and Postmasters Gallery NYC.
From the dialog:
I’m Michael Mandiberg. I am an artist, designer, and educator, and I am a Senior Fellow at Eyebeam, which is an Art and Technology Center [...]
Tags: exhibitions · Eyebeam · Gallery · laserletters · New York City · New York Times
Bright Bike V2.0 DIY Kits Video
December 15th, 2009 No Comments
Introducing the new version of the Bright Bike DIY Kit. To BUY a DIY Kit right now, go to BrightThread.com
After a year of testing, we are releasing DIY Kits for an updated version of the Bright Bike. The kits come in two types: Caterpillar and Pinstripes.
The Caterpillar has 1 inch bands that wrap around the [...]
Tags: bikeNYC · BrightBike · DIY · Eyebeam · retroreflective · Video
Security Patterns video walkthrough
December 14th, 2009 No Comments
Security Patterns is a studio visit installation of recent laser cut work. These sculptures and drawings are made from old books laser cut with poignant words, and drawings made from industrial patterns, all of which explore transformations in technology and their relationships to evolutions (or devolutions) in economies. Some choice examples include: two display bookshelves [...]
Tags: book · exhibitions · Eyebeam · FDIC Insured · Gallery · laserletters · Video
Security Patterns – A Studio Visit Installation
September 30th, 2009 2 Comments
I just put up an installation of work at Eyebeam for Studio Visits. This is work I have been producing over the last 6 months. The work is primarily old found books cut with the laser cutter, as well as some laser cut drawings.
The central piece against the wall is “FDIC Insured” a [...]
Tags: drawing · exhibitions · Eyebeam · FDIC Insured · Gallery · laserletters · security patterns
Retroreflective Fabric Test
September 2nd, 2009 No Comments
This is an update on an ongoing project. I wrote this months ago, but forgot to post it. There will be more posts on new progress soon!
This is a photograph of a test swatch of retroreflective fabric. Alan Paukman and Jacob Melinger of Nikolai Rose helped. But the key producers were [...]
Tags: bikeNYC · BrightBike · collaboration · CreativeCommons · retroreflective
Laptop Stand – first attempt
August 8th, 2009 No Comments
This is the first experiment with making a laptop stand. Cardboard mockups, Foamcore refined design, then final one cut out of wood (bubinga). It was really interesting to see how much my sense of process had changed since using the laser cutter. I wanted to just draw out the shape, and let the laser cut [...]
Tags: design
Drawing Contemporaries Opened Last night
May 22nd, 2009 1 Comment
These pix were taken right at 6pm, so there was close to no one there yet. By 7pm, the room was packed. Thanks all for coming. The show is up through June 9th. Ping me if you want a walkthrough.
Tags: collaboration · drawing · Drawing Contemporaries · Eyebeam · security patterns
Invite Everybody
April 22nd, 2009 16 Comments
— Facebook has blocked the ability to use this plugin. I repeat: It no longer works. To boot: It cannot be fixed, as Facebook has prevented bulk sends. It was fun while it lasted (RIP, Dec 2009)—
Sick an tired of clicking several hundred times when you want to invite your friends to a Facebook [...]
Tags: facebook · greasemonkey · Invite Everybody
Heart Heart Heart Heart
March 4th, 2009 No Comments
Heart Heart Heart Heart on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
Tags: laserletters