[curatorial.net] Infected Seminar, 28 May, 16.30, Plymouth

[geoff cox]

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INFECTED SEMINAR

16.30-18.30, Thursday 28 May 2009
RL206/207, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth
CREATING INSECURITY pre-launch, 18.00.

presentations by Heath Bunting and carlos katastrofsky, with glorious 
ninth, discussing art, sport, viruses and curating.

Artists Heath Bunting and carlos katastrofsky will discuss new projects 
they are developing as part of a short residency with Art & Social 
Technologies Research, University of Plymouth. Their work results from a 
open call from KURATOR and LX 2.0, called INFECTED, to make new work to 
infect the 2012 Olympics.

The commissions are part of the ANTI-BODIES contemporary art programme 
which is co-ordinated by Relational with support from Arts Council 
England and has been granted the London 2012 Inspire mark as part of the 
Cultural Olympiad.

glorious ninth (Kate Southworth and Patrick Simons) who will also talk 
about their project Cultural Capital.

A response to the projects and discussion will be initiated by curators 
from KURATOR, LX 2.0 and Relational.

After the discussion, there will be a pre-launch of CREATING INSECURITY, 
the fourth volume in the DATA browser book series published by 
Autonomedia (that includes contributions from some of the presenters).

Snacks will be served, produced by artist Lau Thiam Kok, made during 
KURATOR's custodianship of sourdough starter, as part of glorious 
ninth's Cultural Capital project.  

Residency and seminar organised by Art & Social Technologies Research, 
KURATOR and LX 2.0 // Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporanea. The seminar has been further supported by University of Plymouth.

Links:
http://www.kurator.org/
http://www.lisboa20.pt/lx20/
http://www.anti-bodies.net/
http://www.relational.org.uk
http://www.art-social.net/
http://www.gloriousninth.net
http://www.data-browser.net/

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