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Posted: June 16, 2015

“There are spirals everywhere,” Says Computer Artist Jean-Pierre Hébert

Surprisingly, computer-art pioneer Jean-Pierre Hébert uses his complex technical processes to represent phenomena found in nature. “The spiral is something—a shape, an idea, a concept—that I really like because it is so ...

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Posted: June 15, 2015

Jon Ippolito Presentation “Only You Can Prevent the End of History” at PNEK/Norwegian Video Art Archive

2015 Digital Arts Writing Awards recipient Jon Ippolito will give a presentation “Only You Can Prevent the End of History,” at PNEK / Norwegian Video Art Archive, Oslo, June 17, 2015, information ...

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Posted: May 28, 2015

Interview with 2015 Digital Arts Writing Awards Recipient, Joanne McNeil

THOMA FOUNDATION: When and why did you begin writing about digital art, and why has it been important for you to contribute to scholarship in the field? MCNEIL: I first began writing about digital ...

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Posted: May 21, 2015

Interview with 2015 Digital Arts Writing Awards Recipient, Jon Ippolito

THOMA FOUNDATION: When and why did you begin writing about digital art, and why has it been important for you to contribute to scholarship in the field? IPPOLITO: At the end of my first ...

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Posted: May 17, 2015

The Red that Colored the World at the Museum of International Folk Art

The Red that Colored the World exhibition at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe explores the global history and use in art of American cochineal, the producer of the ...

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Posted: May 13, 2015

Joanne McNeil to Speak at Eyebeam’s “New Topics in Social Computing: Resistance Under Surveillance”

Joanne McNeil will speak at New Topics in Social Computing: Resistance Under Surveillance on May 19th, at Eyebeam in Brooklyn. This free event begins at 7:00 p.m. From the Eyebeam website: In this discussion, ...

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Posted: May 7, 2015

Joanne McNeil to Speak at European Lab Forum 2015 in Lyon, France

2015 Arts Writing Award recipient Joanne McNeil will speak at European Lab Forum 2015 in Lyon, France on Friday, May 15th at 2:45 p.m. The title of her panel lecture is Debate: ...

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Posted: May 6, 2015

NISO Webinar with 2015 Arts Writing Awards Recipient, Jon Ippolito

2015 Arts Writing Awards recipient Jon Ippolito will give a presentation for the NISO (National Information Standards Organization) Webinar, Software Preservation and Use: I Saved the Files But Can I Run Them? Ippolito’s ...

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Posted: April 21, 2015

Announcing The Inaugural Digital Arts Writing Awards Recipients

The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation announces the recipients and the selection committee for its inaugural Arts Writing Fellowship Awards in the digital arts. The fellowships are no-strings-attached, merit-based awards recognizing ...

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Posted: April 8, 2015

Jim Campbell Solo Exhibition in Madrid, Hosted by Telefonica Foundation

The Telefonica Foundation in Madrid has announced Jim Campbell’s first solo exhibition to be held in Spain. Campbell, whose work has been collected by Carl & Marilynn Thoma, is an innovative digital ...

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