Mapping Mobilities with Michael Hieslmair / Michael Zinganel; Gulnara Kasmalieva / Muratbek Djumaliev; Esther Polak / Ivar van Bekkum :: June 6 – July 7, 2012 :: Opening: June 5; 7:00 pm :: Zentrum für Kunstprojekte, Lassingleithnerplatz 2, A- 1020 Vienna, Austria.

“Cartography is the signifying practice of both location and identity, a mode of writing through which we can uncover a set of general laws. Much of the argument I am making regarding the un-mapping, re-mapping and counter-cartographies to be found within contemporary art practices revolves around the structures and signifying systems by which knowledge is organised and conveyed.” — Irit Rogoff, Terra Infirma, Geography’s Visual Culture, p. 73 Continue reading

[Image from SBArt4 as Automatic Art and Live Performance Tool] Leonardo Electronic Almanac: Generative & Algorithmic Art, Lanfranco Aceti, Meredith Hoy, and Kris Paulsen (eds) :: Call for Proposals — Deadline: September 15, 2012.

In his essay What is Generative Art? Complexity Theory as a Context for Art Theory, Philip Galanter provocatively suggests that “generative art may be as old as art itself.” [1] The programmatic, mathematical patterns that appear in Islamic tile work, Tibetan mandalas, and textiles from around the globe (and particularly from Jacquard’s early 19th century punch card loom) all exhibit the qualities of generative art: they are produced by preset instructions or procedural rules that dictate the forms and structures they might take. Continue reading

Fluid New Media Lab Call for New Media Performances :: Queens Museum of Art, Outpost Artists Resource, Local Project, Thought the Outdoor Art Space, Queens, New York :: Open Call — Deadline: June 21, 2012.

We seek projects including, but not limited to, performance art, public actions and interventions, happenings, and acts, taking place in both real and virtual places. The chosen pieces will be presented as part of our events and exhibitions scheduled for the Fall of 2012 at Queens Museum of Art, Outpost Artists Resource, Local Project, Thought the Outdoor Art Space.

Fluid New Media Lab is a New York City-based project that supports, produces, promotes, and initiates creative works by emerging artists working in new media. Fluid New Media Lab functions as an archive – documenting cutting edge original works – as well as serving as a technical and logistical support and resource for artists and art projects. Continue reading

The Baltic Goes Digital Call for Submissions – Deadline: June 15, 2012.

The Baltic Goes Digital is an open contest for artworks that utilize web-based, mobile or locative media to create a vision of an imaginary, non-existent ‘Baltic City’.

The contest is organized by the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdansk and the Gdansk City Gallery as part of the international ART LINE project, which is co-financed with funds from the European Regional Development Fund operating within the South Baltic Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013.

The contest is aimed at artists and people interested in its subject-matter – i.e. graphic artists, designers, architects, programmers – from the Baltic states (Poland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Russia). Continue reading

Proof-of-Process :: June 5-10, 2012; 12:00 – 6:00 pm :: Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova, Vancouver, Canada. Continue reading

SKOR | Foundation for Art and Public Domain / NAi Publishers present Open. Cahier on Art and the Public Domain, no. 23: Autonomy — New Forms of Freedom and Independence in Art and Culture:

In this time of ideological and political crises, in which people and things are increasingly thrown back on their own resources, autonomy is considered again. But how does autonomy, the wish to take matters into one’s own hands and have significance independent of old structures, relate to the call for engagement and performativity? This issue, made in collaboration with Sven Lütticken, examines autonomy from the standpoints of art, art history, philosophy, political theory, and cultural criticism, and attempts to escape the limitations of thinking in terms of engagement on the one hand and autonomy on the other. Continue reading

Artist Animal by Steve Baker, University of Minnesota Press:

Artist Animal examines the work of contemporary artists who directly confront questions of animal life, treating animals not aesthetically or symbolically but rather as beings who actively share the world with humanity. Featuring full-color examples of their art, it situates artists within the wider project of thinking beyond the human, asserting art’s power to open new ways of thinking about animals.

Animals have always been compelling subjects for artists, but the rise of animal advocacy and posthumanist thought has prompted a reconsideration of the relationship between artist and animal. Continue reading

Radius 25: Cultural Morphing by Klaus Filip / Nicolaj Kirisits / et al. :: May 20-21, 2012; 8:00 am CST (to coincide with the 2012 Chicago NATO Summit).

Cultural Morphing is an experiment in creating a multi-perspective image of reality from the simultaneous experience of a geographic line by the individual expression of a perceived personal reality. Twelve invited artists traveled by train from Vienna to Shanghai, and selected stops along the route served as their workspace where they would meticulously work out an project that outlined various aspects of cultural transition experienced on the journey. Stopovers at Ulan-Ude, Ulan Bator, Beijing and Shanghai were used to exhibit the works that were created en route. Continue reading

Making large volunteer-driven projects sustainable. Lessons learned from Drupal by Dries Buytaert, original creator and project lead of Drupal :: May 29, 2012; 12:30 pm :: Berkman Center, 23 Everett Street, second floor, Cambridge, MA (RSVP required) + webcast live.

In this talk, Dries shares his experiences on how he grew the Drupal community from just one person to over 800,000 members over the past 10 years. Today, the Drupal community is one of the largest and most active Open Source projects in the world, powering 1 out of 50 websites in the world. The concept of major projects growing out of a volunteer, community-based model is not new to the world. Volunteer networks and communities exist in many shapes and sizes. Continue reading

Indeterminate Hikes+ BASECAMP.EXE by ecoarttech :: June 1-3, 2012 :: 319 Scholes, Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York.

Leila and Cary of ecoarttech invite you to join us for a wilderness excursion through Bushwick’s pristine industrial landscape! Visit our BASECAMP.EXE installation at 319 Scholes to prepare psychically for an Indeterminate Hike through Brooklyn’s urban wilds. With our new Indeterminate Hikes+ app, we will be leading impromptu hikes throughout the weekend of Bushwick Open Studios, departing from 319 Scholes, as well as scheduled hikes at the following times: Continue reading