Quote from the film Brazil, one of the best scenes!!  youtube.com/watch?v=eosrujtjJHA . :)

Telekom (Central Services) is just toooo slow to officially re-connect our (refurbished) house. In self-defence I had to ‘tuttle’ that DSL cable myself, the old cable is still there and my provider is on it already!!! (just had to find the right pair :)

or ‘YOU GOTTA FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PAAARTY (ANONYMOUSLY!!)

This is not a hoax! It really works! But you ll need some extra training for your neck muscles ;) Don’t be worried about party pictures any more. Just keep your head tilted when ever a friend pulls a camera or you travel to the UK. You’ll be safe! In case you are not an expert in software like Kyle’s ofxFaceTracker you can also test this just with your phone or camera. Facial recognition is default nowadays (especially on all the Faceboogles….)!!

by Kyle McDonald & Aram Bartholl
Berlin 2012

first posted on fffff.at/how-to-avoid-facial-recognition May 9 2012

(found at Gerichtstr, Berlin)

makeprojects.com/Project/The-Pizzoetrope

by Andrew Salomone

(… seen on LH190 FRA-TXL last week)

(the german case of sharing … one of the reasons why german GEMA is not getting it, i guess ;)

http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/technology/158729/tech-driven-exhibit-leaves-visitors-broken-up

( flickr picture set of ‘Reply All‘. It took a while to cellect all these. Thx to @tbx for taking pics at the opening!..)

On April 12 from 6PM–8PM, Eyebeam will host the official US ‘The Speed Book’ launch party of Aram Bartholl’s first artist monograph. The event, which occurs in tandem with eteam’s project launch, will feature:

• Aram Bartholl, in town from Berlin introducing and signing the book.
• Brad Troemel, will give a talk about “Creative Destruction”, based on his essay he wrote for ‘The Speed Book’!
• Lindsay Howard, Eyebeam’s Curatorial Fellow, in conversation with Aram Bartholl
• HENNESSY YOUNGMAN and DJ AJ Slim spinning beatzZ and rocking the house!

Eyebeam alumni Aram Bartholl’s work explores the power structures, social systems, cultural innovations, inner dynamics, languages, and products shaping our age. This publication, his first comprehensive monograph, offers entry into an oeuvre in which space and cyberspace mingle with and mangle one another in a realm that uses as little technology as possible yet still speaks in a digital language.

Aram Bartholl: The Speed Book is edited by Domenico Quaranta, designed by Manuel Bürger, and published by Gestalten, with essays by Josephine Bosma, Jonah Brucker-Cohen, Jon Cates, Lindsay Howard, Alessandro Ludovico, Evan Roth, Bruce Sterling, and Brad Troemel.

(… found on Gerichtstr., Berlin)

Jeu de Paume Paris is currently having an Ai Weiwei solo: Ai Weiwei – Interlacing. I am very honored that the FFFFFREE Ai Weiwei – glasses !! project is shown as mini workshop along with the show. Great picture gallery!! THX!!

http://lemagazine.jeudepaume.org/2012/03/the-free-ai-weiwei-glasses-portrait-gallery/

Current & upcoming shows / talks / workshops
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13. – 17.6.2012
the-solo-project
Contemporary Art Fair Basel, represented by [DAM] , Basel, Switzerland

2.6. – 22.9. 2012
Cantastoria
UMOCA - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, USA
curated by: Aaron Moulton
with: Steve McQueen, Ignacio Uriarte, Adam Bateman, Beehive Design Collective, Andy Graydon, Janos Fodor, Jakup Ferri, REP Group, Rainer Ganahl, Aram Barhtoll, Pablo Helguera, Lucia Nimcova, Ignasi Aballi, Lisa Oppenheim, Bob Moss, and more

9.5.2012
Next Berlin
Conference for digital industries, Berlin, Germany

25/26.4.2012
Indie Connect
A MAZE, conference, Berlin, Germany

20.4. – 10.6.2012
Invisible Maps
Luis Adelantado Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
curated by Violeta Horcasitas
with Aram Barhtoll, Eduardo Basualdo, Peter Coffin, Daniel Everett, Marcius Galan, Veronique Jourmard, Miltos Manetas, Moris, Michael Rael, Jon Rafman, David Shrigley and Mungo Thomson

13./14.4.2012
Seven on Seven
Conference Rhizome, New York, NYC
with: Aram Bartholl, Xavier Cha, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Naeem Mohaimen, Jon Rafman, Taryn Simon, Stephanie Syjuco, Jeremy Ashkenas, Blaine Cook, Michael Herf, Marissa Mayer, Aaron Swartz, Khoi Vinh, Anthony Volodkin

The Speed Book launch party
Eyebeam, New York, NYC
with Brad Troemel, Lindsay Howard & Music by Hennesy Youngman

4.4. – 16.4.2012
It’s a small small world
Family Business, New York, NYC
curated by Hennesy Youngman

10.3. – 9.12.2012
Playtime – Videogame mythologies
Maison d’Ailleurs, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Curated by José Luis de Vicente

16.12.2011 – 30.4.2012
Curious Minds: New Approaches in Design
Design & Architecture dept. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Curated by Alex Ward

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Past shows / talks / workshops

By blogging this video by Brad Tromel I try to improve my … “constant broadcast of my identity as recognizably unique brand.”  :) Good stuff @Brad!

Re-told version of a lecture given at PS1 MoMA for the release of NYU Press’s Social Media Reader about the effects social media has had on young artists, contrasting the vision of a utopian commons with the rise of personal branding.

(Our new temporary studio, Berlin Wedding…)

It took a bit longer but here is a short video of 0,16 at Sonar Festval Barcelona last year. Thx to @__ANF for support!!

Propulsion Painting: Ping Pong
Evan Roth
2012

Awesome new series by Evan Roth! Love those! :)

( Mirror cupboard, found at Aldi, Wedding, Berlin)

(the shadows look so beautiful, I had to record this …)

(found at Ackerstr, Berlin)

Some artists don’t like at all to find pictures of their pieces on tumblr blogs without any context or credits. Olia aka @gifmodel in the contrary enjoys that! :) via http://art.teleportacia.org/exhibition/AGM/

full post at http://popupcity.net/2012/03/book-the-speed-book-by-aram-bartholl/

Book: The Speed Book By Aram Bartholl

Some time ago I wrote about the question “How to democratize art?”. Aram Bartholl’s work is maybe one of the best examples of how to engage a large group of people with contemporary art. Bartholl meticulously tore down those boundaries built around the image of the ‘artwork’ as something far from our everyday lives, converting people into active participants of his projects. Gestalten dedicated one of its latest publications to him. The Speed Book is the first comprehensive monograph of Bartholl’s projects, with essays on his work, an interview and AB News #1 and #2, supplements conceived in the shape of a magazine.

Some of Bartholl’s projects gained him plenty of publicity, such as Map (the big red Google Maps marker that was turned physical and placed in urban space) or Dead Drops, a file-sharing network installed in public spaces through USB sticks placed into walls of landmarks or buildings, which we already mentioned in a previous post. These interventions perfectly underline the nature of his work as a smart critique on the digital world through public projects that bring typical Internet culture elements and video-gaming (which everyone knows and can be easily understood) straight into our lives and our cities. …

read on!

full post at http://popupcity.net/2012/03/book-the-speed-book-by-aram-bartholl/

Great exhibition concept by Hennesy Youngman :) Will try to get a piece in there :)

(My son’s 1st graffito, ever :)

(…btw, today is the last day of ‘Reply All‘ last chance if you haven t seen it …. )

looking fwd to this http://rhizome.org/sevenonseven/ ! CU in nyc in april!