current events ___/

justfornow >
New Works by Monica Ross
Bykermorning: the view from a deserted utopia - a home movie 2004.


March 20th - May 29th 2004

The Hatton Gallery, The Quadrangle, University of Newcastle NE1 7RU
0191 222 6059
Monday -Saturday 10am-5pm
closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hatton


Talks in the gallery
Monica Ross, Artists talk, - 4 May - 12.30
http://www.justfornow.net

Dr. Esther Leslie - 5 May 2004 - 12.30
Dr. Esther Leslie's talk is presented jointly with the Philosophy Unit, Knossos, and Fine Art, at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

http://www.militantesthetix.co.uk

see also visitors programme 2003/4 

+ events & projects ___/


The Movement of Testimony:
Suffering and Speech in Blanchot and Antelme /
Lars Lyer

'The Movement of Testimony' is published in the Movement issue of j_spot/ Journal of Social and Political Thought, 07/03. >


Leif Codices /
Jorn Ebner
'Leif Codices', a new work by Jorn Ebner is now online. It includes a 'library' with 5 eBooks in pdf format for downloading and one in html format for viewing, as well as a 'landscape' with 'propaganda' & 'panorama' for viewing.

Further infomation on Leif Codices including viewing requirements >


bring your own /
Jorn Ebner/Monica Ross
bring your own..a series of conversations on the theory and practices of new media.
more info and future dates will be posted here.


House /
Wolfgang Weileder
First presented during "ConnectingPrinciple" in October 2003, House is a large scale time based sculpture.The second presentation of House will include an exhibition of time lapse photographs from the first event.
forthcoming- details and venues to be posted.


Sneha Solanki /
a presentation by Sneha Solanki on her webworks, including her design for the connectingprinciple website. times, dates and venues tbc


David Cunningham /
Later in 2003 David Cunningham will be showing new work including 'Where a straight line meets a curve' an installation by Karen Mirza, Brad Butler and David Cunningham.

+ recent events ___/

Camouflage (Epic Cut )/
Offensee /
Volker Eichelmann / Roland Rust with Jonathan Owen Clark and Tony Halliday >

 Fine Art Lecture Theatre
Tuesday, 27.01.04
4.30pm
All welcome

The Listening Room /
David Cunningham

Ikon Gallery Birmingham will be exhibiting a large double installation of David Cunningham's The Listening Room plus an off-site installation in the Mailbox shopping centre, Birmingham from late September 2003.


HOUSE-CITY /
Wolfgang Weileder

Grainger Town, Central Newcastle. 14th - 17th July 2003.

- enlarged plan view >
- HOUSE-CITY text >

- www.house-projects.com


  • ConnectingPrincipleSound /
    | curated by Jonathan Clark.
    | April 28th to May 9th 03

    ConnectingPrincipleSound coincides with the visit of Joerg Stelkens software designer and curator of the Tube, Munich, from April 28th to May 4th. Joerg Stelkens will present a series of talks and workshops, including a demonstration of his granular synthesis instrument Crusher-X. MA students in Creative Music Technology and Jonathan Clark have been interacting with this software.

    ConnectingPrincipleSound will present a live event culminating from this process and new sound works and performances by Matthew Sansom and Robin Storey.

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  • CrusherX - Joerg Stelkens /
    Joerg Stelkens will be visiting Music and Fine Art from 28th April to 2nd May. He will give two presentations:-
  • 1. Granular Synthesis:
    LR2, Music Department, Tues 29th April 11am -1pm.
  • A general overview of the existing granular synthesis realisations including programmed examples on Crusher-X. Other currently available granular synthesizers and associated technology are also discussed. To include music examples from composers who have used granular synthesis (e.g. Xenakis, Truax, Brümmer).

    2. Network Composition:
    A video interview with John Bischoff (2002):
    Boyle Lecture Theatre, Music Department, Weds 30th April 1- 3 pm.
  • John Bischoff was one of the first American composers who experimented with music on computer networks. He founded the groups "The League" and "The Hub". Jörg Stelkens has conducted a video interview with Bischoff about his views on the history of network music and compositional strategies. This lecture will present extracts from this interview and provides an overview of the history of network compositional approaches. Many sound examples, pictures and video documents.

    Joerg Stelkens is a software designer and curator of the T-U-B-E, Munich.
    http://www.crusher-x.de
    http://www.stelkens.de
    http://www.t-u-b-e.de/english.htm


  • Saltlick - Matthew Sansom /
    An electronically mediated performance.
    Long Gallery, Fine Art Building. Friday 9th May. 2pm - 4pm

    Pyramid - Robin Storey / (ex zoviet*france)
    + Pyramid - concept text
    A sound and visual installation
    Long Gallery, Fine Art Building. All day, Tues 6th May - Thurs 8th May
    http://pretentious.net/Rapoon


Infallible Exhibition /
april 03, curated by Roxy Walsh
http://www.Infallible.org.uk


Alpine and Docklands Trilogy /
New Video and Sound Works by Jonathan Clark, Tony Haliday, Volker Eichelmann and Roland Rust @ Herschel Building Café in the context of panoramic views of the city.
times and dates tbc.

Sarah Tripp /
'Testatika' and 'Why Work?' @ Cineside Cinema
Wednesday 7th May for details and further info see visitors programme.


A KNOSSOS Lecture
The Music of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy /
Will Large (College of St. Mark and St. John)
Lars Iyer (University of Newcastle)
Thursday 27th March 03. 3.00-5.00

We don't assume any knowledge about the music of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy or his friends. We are not specialists in music theory or aesthetics. We just want to ask a few questions about philosophy and pop music.

Project Room, Centre for Knowledge Science and Society, 3rd floor Herschel Building (Haymarket end)


transcript /
Monica Ross
transcript a durational work @ ISIS Arts, Newcastle upon Tyne. Tuesday 11th March - Friday 14th March 03.

webcam view 10.30am - 4pm each day at either -
http://www.isisarts.org.uk
http://www.justfornow.net

transcript is a work in progress by Monica Ross. The work transcribes "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction", a key essay by Walter Benjamin, into different virtual and material forms. More info can be seen at the artist's website http://www.justfornow.net