Re-envisioning art, technology and nature conference EXHIBITION FALL PROGRAMS September 19 – 24, 2012 September 20, 2012 – January 6, 2013 September – December, 2012
The ISEA2012 international conference focuses on The multi-site exhibition for ISEA2012, based at ISEA2012 includes related public programs around creative solutions to the challenge of advancing 516 ARTS and The Albuquerque Museum of Art & New Mexico and the region during September technology while sustaining the global natural History, features work that demonstrates the role through December, with exhibits, performances, environment. art can play in re-envisioning the world. lectures, artist/scientist residencies and more.
ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness CONFERENCE: September 19 – 24, 2012 • Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. • www.isea2012.org
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ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness
CONFERENCE: September 19 – 24, 2012 • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA www.isea2012.org ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness CONFERENCE: September 19 – 24, 2012 • Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. • www.isea2012.org
“As the home of not only many of the most ‘wild’ places in the country, but also some of the most advanced technology and scientific discoveries, New Mexico offers the world a site for reflection and inspiration.” –– Andrea Polli, ISEA2012 Artistic Director
ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness, the 18th International Symposium on Elec- tronic Art, explores the discourse of global proportions on the subject of art, technology and nature. ISEA is the world’s premier forum for advancing exchange and innovation among art- ists, scientists and technologists. As host for ISEA2012, Albuquerque joins Istanbul, Helsinki, Munich, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities worldwide as an international center for creativity and technology. ISEA2012 includes ground-breaking collaborations between art- ists and scholars with scientific and technological communities. The main conference takes place in Albuquerque September 19 – 24, 2012, with pre-conference activities in Los Alamos, Southern New Mexico and El Paso, and post-conference days along New Mexico’s “Cultural Corridor” in Santa Fe and Taos. The conference is based at the museums in Albuquerque’s Old Town, with two days Downtown and a day at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
registration & LODGING
Main Conference Rates & Deadlines Register Today! Registration Category Early-Bird Advance General www.isea2012.org until 7/25/12 7/26 - 8/22/12 8/23 - 9/24/12
Individual $350 $400 $450 Group* $150 $175 $200 LoDGING & TRAVEL Student* $200 $250 $300 Blocks of discounted rooms have been reserved for One-Day* $100 $125 $150 ISEA2012 attendees at preferred hotels in Old Town and Downtown Albuquerque. Visit www.isea2012.org to learn more and make your reservations, using the code “ISEA”: * Groups of 6 or more. Old Town: * Student rate requires scan of valid Identification card. Hotel Albuquerque - www.hotelabq.com * One-Day registrations are permitted for a single day’s attendance (and cannot be combined into a two day registration). Downtown: Receive the early-bird registration discount by registering online by July 25, 2012. Hotel Andaluz - www.hotelandaluz.com Receive the advance registration discount, including the second registration discount offer, by registering by August 22. Tourism websites: General registration rates apply beginning September 18, 2012 through the end of the main conference, September 24. Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau Some field trips, workshops and post-conference activity days have limited space and extra fees. www.itsatrip.org Scholarships New Mexico Tourism Department Scholarships are available for 6th to12th grade teachers and students. Limited scholarships and discounts are also www.newmexico.org available for others. All registrants applying for scholarships must fill out the scholarship application at www.isea2012.org. IMAGES: cover & details: Miwa Matrayek, Myth and Infrastructure. Left to right: Ivan Puig & Andrés Padilla Domene, SEFT-1 • Titia Ex, Flower from the Universe • Stephen Hilyard, Mountain 1 • Felipa de Lima Valente, Liminoid Bloom*s. Above: Coco Fusco Laurie Anderson, photo by Lucie Jansch • Harrod Blank, Camera Van • David Moss calendar artists
Just a few of the over 100 artists & 400 presenters from 29 countries: September 16-18: Pre-conference activities around the region & field trips Speakers & Performers: visual Artists: September 19: Conference activities at Albuquerque Old Town venues Laurie Anderson Agnes Chavez September 19: Opening Ceremonies at The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History, 7pm Harrod Blank Seoungho Cho September 20: Conference activities at Albuquerque Old Town venues Coco Fusco Titia Ex Exhibition opening at The Albuquerque Museum & Old Town venues, 5-7pm and at 516 ARTS & Downtown Albuquerque venues, 6-8pm Idris Goodwin Gambiologia Project Fritz Haeg Nam June Paik September 21: Conference activities at Albuquerque Old Town venues Tahir Hemphill Mexican Space Collective Gala at Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, 6:30-10pm Mark Hosler of Negativland Rubén Ortiz-Torres September 22: Latin American Forum at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque Jaromil of Bitcoin Miguel Palma September 23: Intel Education Day at Downtown Albuquerque venues Kwende Kefentse Ivan Puig & Andrés Padilla Domene Downtown Block Party, 4-9pm Chip Lord of Ant Farm François Quevillon September 24: Conference activities in Downtown Albuquerque venues Roger Malina Stephanie Rothenberg September 25: Santa Fe Day Christopher Marianetti Leo Villareal & Mary Margaret Moore William Wilson September 27: Taos Day David Moss Marina Zurkow Rick Prelinger Christaan Zwanikken
ISEA2012 Albuquerque: Machine Wilderness is organized and produced by 516 ARTS (www.516arts.org), an independent, nonprofit arts and education organization, in partnership with The University of New Mexico and The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History. It is made possible by McCune Charitable Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Intel Corporation, The FUNd at Albuquerque Community Foundation, The City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs & the National Endowment for the Arts, New Mexico Tourism Department and many generous businesses, partnering organizations and individuals.