This symposium in London should explore some of the issues Geert
Lovink is addressing in Brussels,
Ele
TATE MODERN
Starr Auditorium
PVA MediaLab symposium and open debate
ART, LIFESTYLE AND GLOBALISATION
Saturday 7 April 2007
1:30 pm - 9pm
Art, Lifestyle and Globalisation is a one day intensive event opening
up debates across the realms of modern life. The event deliberately
bites off more than it can chew - raising more questions than can be
answered - mirroring the complex signals of digital life. A series of
guests will present their ideas on technology, activism and culture.
Artist John Jordan reflects on the role of artist as activist, while
Bella Dicks (Cardiff School of Social Sciences) talks about the
difficulties and implications of putting culture on display. Tim
Kindberg (Hewlett Packard) discusses his research into active bar
codes while Jemima Rellie (Head of Digital Programmes, Tate Modern)
reflects on how we curate culture through networks. The event is
chaired by Anne Nigten (Director of V2_Institute for the Unstable
Media, Rotterdam).
In the run up to the symposium, a series of independent voices from
around the world will be asked to reflect on a number of questions,
which will in turn be fed back into the day.
• Has Marshall McLuhan's global village gone tribal?
• Is cooperation the new corporation?
• How democratic are the new web2 spaces? (MySpace, YouTube)
• Who owns the internet?
• Which MP3 player should I buy?
• Why are more and more artists turning to open source strategies?
• Are art and activism opposites or alike?
• Is corporate money driving the cultural agenda?
This event is a collaboration between PVA MediaLab, Tate Modern and
alias with additional support from London College of Communication.
Ele Carpenter
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