Reentry: New York City - This Week at Eyebeam:
Reentry: New York City
Studies for Synthetic Meteors
Sept. 21 - Oct. 21, 2006
Opening Reception Sept. 21, 6-8pm
Reentry: New York City merges iconic night cityscapes with HD computer simulations in a series of studies for a daring new public art project: synthetic meteor showers in the Manhattan sky. Evoking the spectacle of the Apocalyptic Sublime painting movement and the audacity of Land Art, these new simulations created by Bill Dolson during his Eyebeam residency will be on view Sept. 21 through Oct. 21, with a special opening reception Sept. 21, 6-8pm. The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 12-6pm and is free of charge with a suggested donation.
Reentry: New York City contains twelve HD videos of synthetic meteor showers envisioned as luminous, ephemeral drawings in the upper atmosphere that will persist for only seconds or at most, minutes. While quite fantastic, the studies are conceived to demonstrate the technological feasibility of the project, established with the contributions of scientists at agencies such as NASA, Ames Research Center and Los Alamos National Laboratory, among many others. Technical and conceptual background information will be explained in an animated demo, short documentary and printed handouts accompanying the exhibition.
For more information visit http://www.eyebeam.org/engage/engage.php?page=exhibitions&id=103
Come Out & Play Festival 2006
Sept. 22 - 24, 2006
Eyebeam is pleased to host Come Out & Play. The Come Out & Play Festival is a street games festival dedicated to exploring new styles of games and play. The festival will feature games from the creators of I love bees, PacManhattan, Conqwest, Big Urban Game and more. From massive multi-player walk-in events to scavenger hunts to public play performances, the festival will give players and the public the chance to take part in a variety of different games. Come rediscover the city around you through play.
Come Out & Play officially starts at 8pm Friday night with many games kicking off from Eyebeam but events, which are free of charge, happen throughout the weekend and throughout the city. For a complete schedule visit http://www.comeoutandplay.org/schedule/
AIR :: Area’s Immediate Reading - Preemptive Media
AIR, a new project from Preemptive Media and recipient of the 2005 Social Sculpture Commission from Eyebeam and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, was launched last week and continues to gathering information from around the city. AIR is a public, social experiment in which people are invited to use Preemptive Media’s portable air monitoring devices to explore their neighborhoods and urban environments for pollution and fossil fuel burning hotspots.
For more information and to view data gathered visit http://www.pm-air.net/
The Aphrodite Project: Platforms
at WIRED’s Next Fest
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2006
The Aphrodite Project: Platforms, from Eyebeam Residents Norene Leddy and Andrew Milmoe, will be exhibited in the Future of Design Pavilion at WIRED’s Next Fest. Next Fest takes place at the Javits Center in NYC from Sept 29 - Oct. 1 and Eyebeam is proud to be an affiliate sponsor of this event. The Platforms, designed for the safety and communication needs of sex workers, are 6-inch, silver leather sandals with built-in video and GPS technology that link the wearer to emergency services and an online community network.
For more information on Next Fest and a complete schedule of events visit http://www.nextfest.net/
Image: Reenty: New York City (still) - Bill Dolson
Eyebeam’s programs are made possible through the generous support of Atlantic Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, Time Warner Youth Media and Arts Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Alienware, the Jerome Foundation, the Helena Rubinstein Foundation, the Greenwall Foundation, the Bay Branch Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the David S. Howe Foundation, the Lerer Family Charitable Foundation, the Sony Corporation, Alias Systems, Inc., the Milton and Sally Avery Foundation and Electric Artists.