Cinecidades
The documentary Cinecidades premieres today. Directed by André Costa, it discusses the relationship between technology, cinema, and urban space, presenting works and interventions by…
Writing
Codings
Curated by Nick Montfort, Codings shows the computer as an aesthetic, programmed device that computes on characters. The works in the show continue and divert the traditions of concrete…
GB @UbuWeb
The year has started well. Some of my better- and lesser-known projects, including videos and visual poems, have been incorporated into the rigorous and generous collection of UbuWeb,…
Nomadismos Tecnológicos
Nomadismos tecnológicos (dispositivos móviles: usos masivos y prácticas artísticas), G. Beiguelman and Jorge La Ferla (eds.). Barcelona: Ariel, 2011. DownloadThe Portuguese edition of…
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Since August — more precisely, since the Timthumb disaster — this site has been limping along.I still haven’t managed to get organized again. I had to reformat the server (what a pain!),…
SeLecT on Newsstands
[facebook] SeLecT is a cultural journalism publication committed to the 21st century.It embraces convergence among the visual arts, technology, design and behavior, activating a broad…
From Interaction to Agency
The 21st century will enter history books as the starting point of the post-virtual era: an age in which networks have become so present in everyday life, and the digitization of culture so…
Information Curation
Among the many terms and roles born with Web 2.0, information curator deserves attention. This discussion, virtually—if not entirely—absent from media art, where debates about online…
Counter-information design
The international Design and Politics seminar took place in Belo Horizonte this weekend.The slides from my presentation at the closing panel are here. Highlights of the symposium: Saskia…
Realengo: Wholesale and Retail
Like everyone, I am shocked by the attack on a public school in Rio de Janeiro by a madman who shot the students. He killed 12 children, injured 10 and traumatized thousands.Today I…