“We Are All Together: Media(ted) Performance"

Part of Empty Space with Exciting Events, in conjunction with the Performa 05 biennial. The artists are Sabrina Gschwandtner + Cat Mazza, MTAA, Kate Pocrass, Chris Sollars, and Lee Walton, and they are each showing work that involves some sort of mediation–with viewers, computers, etc. The ‘band night’ -slash- opening is this Weds (12/14) and Släang (aka Hector Ducci) will give an a/v performance 7-9. While most of the works involve internet-based collaboration, others involve offline mediation within social networks. Thinking about the similarities and differences within these two modes of production has been an interesting process. I know that, on this list, we’ve been discussing the ever-so-slightly increasing popularity/acceptance of new media; yet, it’s interesting to consider how the discourses of networks, platforms, codes, protocols, and interfaces have carried themselves over to (or perhaps been imported from, if not reciprocated) offline representation. Artists Space is in Soho at 38 Greene, at Grand in NYC.