From January through April 2002 AIM III, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, presents Luna Park: a series of critical inquiries into crucial issues raised by the nexus of art, technology, entertainment and activism in the context of globalization, the growing privatization of culture, and our fascination with the spectacular.
>From January through April 2002 AIM III, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, presents Luna Park: a series of critical inquiries into crucial issues raised by the nexus of art, technology, entertainment and activism in the context of globalization, the growing privatization of culture, and our fascination with the spectacular.
Luna Park comprises a series of four dynamic lectures, a two-day symposium, the AIM III International Online Student Competition, and a number of related events.
Join us at MOCA on Saturday, January 26, 2002 for the opening lecture with design engineer and technoartist Natalie Jeremijenko.
Also be sure to save the dates for lectures by Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid (February 23); Coco Fusco, with Ricardo Dominguez (March 23); and Rafael Lozano-Hemmer(April 6). A full calendar of AIM III events is listed below.
The AIM III lecture series and symposium are programmed by Christiane Robbins, media artist, Professor and AIM Executive Producer.
All events are FREE and open to the public.
For further information visit http://www.usc.edu/aim, or send an email to aim@usc.edu.
Janet Owen
Co-founder + Executive Director, AIM
AIM III EVENTS CALENDAR
AIM III LECTURE SERIES
<>Natalie Jeremijenko
Saturday, January 26, 2-4pm, Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA.
Co-sponsored by the USC James Irvine Institute for Scholarly Technology
<>Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid
Saturday, February 23, 2-4pm, Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA
<>Coco Fusco, with Ricardo Dominguez
Saturday, March 23rd, 2-4pm, Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA
<>Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Saturday, April 5th, 2-4pm, Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA
AIM III SYMPOSIUM
The AIM III Symposium will bring together an internationally diverse field
of distinguished theorists and practitioners including: Natalie Bookchin,
Shu Lea Cheang, Jordan Crandall, James Der Derian, Maria Fernandez, Pamela
Lee, George Legrady, Sylvere Lotringer, Peter Lunenfeld, Simon Penny,
Lawrence Rickels, Connie Samaras, and Julia Scher.
<>Day One: Friday April 19, 10am-5pm, Annenberg Auditorium, USC Campus
<>Day Two: Saturday April 20, 10am -5pm, Ahmanson Auditorium, MOCA
AIM III INTERNATIONAL ONLINE STUDENT COMPETITION
<>Monday March 25, 2002: Online Premiere
<>Monday March 25, 2002 - Thursday March 28, 2002: Exhibition at the Helen
Lindhurst Fine Arts Gallery, USC
AIM III RELATED EVENTS
<>Dolores From 10h - 22h: a video installation by Coco Fusco and Ricardo Dominguez
Santa Monica Museum of Art
11am - 11pm Friday April 5, 2002
<>Comfort Control
Raid Projects Gallery
April 6 - April 27, 2002
AIM III is presented by the USC School of Fine Arts and co-sponsored by:
USC Annenberg School for Communication, USC Arts Initiative, Apple Â, CORAL, USC School of Engineering, USC Integrated Media Systems Center, USC James Irvine Foundation Center for Scholarly Technology, USC Matrix Program for Digital Media, Program 12, Panasonic Broadcast and Television Systems, Santa Monica Museum of Art, SuperHappyBunny, and USC Spectrum.
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Ahmanson Auditorium
Museum of Contemporary Art
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012