Since June 2010 there is a research project about art dealing with communism, modernism and the last century in form of a blog, called Nothere. It’s a collection of artists and artworks (about 50 at the moment) that fall into this broad area.
Category: texts
Book: Satellite Border Footprint (2010)
Editorial project by Francis Hunger and Patrick Funk The editorial project deals with geosynchronous satellites positioned above the Equator in circular orbit around the earth. Because their velocity is analogous to the rotational speed of our planet, they always appear to be positioned at a fixed point relative to the rotating earth (and therefore called geostationary satellites). The satellites… Continue reading Book: Satellite Border Footprint (2010)
Copy Value – Privatised Universal Goods and the Mass Digital Reproduction of Cultural Artefacts.
Full Text EN/DE PDF: Copy Value. Privatised Universal Goods and the Mass Digital Reproduction of Cultural Artefacts This essay discusses the state of copyright and ownership, looking into the historical emergence of copy right, digitization, computing technology and the commodification of knowledge. This string of thought is intertwined with works by artists who deal with copyright,… Continue reading Copy Value – Privatised Universal Goods and the Mass Digital Reproduction of Cultural Artefacts.
Zine: The Sputnik Gazette (2007)
The Sputnik Gazette was integral part of the International Sputnik Day, featuring exclusive interviews regarding the field of satellite technology and media arts. Issue 1 ∫ February 18, 2007 – Introduction Issue 2 ∫ March 15, 2007 – Marko Peljhan Interview Issue 3 ∫ April 15, 2007 – Early History of GPS Issue 4 ∫ May 20, 2007 – Dragan… Continue reading Zine: The Sputnik Gazette (2007)
Lecture: Wargames – Identity construction of male computer hackers (2005)
Full Text PDF EN: Wargames: Hackers playing – The identity construction of computer hackers discussed along the movie Wargames (1983). lecture, 2005 Full Text PDF DE: Wargames: Hacker spielen – Über die Identitätskonstruktion des Hackers anhand des Films Wargames (1983). Vortrag, 2005 (in German) This lecture explores gender stereotypes of predominately male hacker cultures along the 1983 movie Wargames… Continue reading Lecture: Wargames – Identity construction of male computer hackers (2005)