Below are links to pictures of works from our upcoming and previous
shows. Please include the name of the artist and title of the piece
in all uses. A video of Collision 3 is available from the home
page.
(upcoming show)
hyperCOLLISION
a celebration of art and technology
MIT Museum Oct31-Nov4, 2002
The MIT Museum, the MIT student art group, ATat (Arts and Technology
at tech), and the Collision Collective present hyperCOLLISION, a celebration
of art and technology. The fourth event in the popular Collision Series,
hyperCOLLISION showcases art from MIT students and local artists who
use new technologies in their work. Light sculptures, digital-clothing,
autonomous robots, sounds-scapes, video installations, and more will
be on display over the weekend, with special live performances on Friday
night. Artists include Jonathan Bachrach, Henry Kaufman, Brian Knep,
Holly Gates, Simon Greenwold, Justin Manor, Ryan McKinley, James McLurkin,
Dan Paluska, Hayes Rafter, Dan Roe, Fran Trainor, and, Noah Vawter.
The MIT student art group ATat, Arts and Technology at tech, was founded
in 2001 to host events showcasing art that incorporates technology.
Its first three events have shown the art and performance of over forty
MIT and Boston-area artists. These events have seen people of all ages
engaged in interactive robotic art, exploring laser lighted spaces,
shaking their heads at LED sculptures, listening and dancing to live
electronic music and generally having a good time while being introduced
to the future of art. Ages 5 to 65 have been represented in the previous
audiences --- there's something for everyone.
The Collision Collective group meets roughly every other week to share
ideas and experience gained from creation of art. The meetings, dubbed
Collision Collusions are a high-tech show-and-tell with different artists
sharing their work each session. Their work can be found in MIT basements,
Boston lofts, local art galleries and museums in Chicago, New York,
San Francisco and overseas.
"ATat events try to focus on bringing together artists moonlighting
as engineers, and engineers moonlighting as artists. Boston is a great
place to be for technology and art. The art in the Collision shows appeals
to people on so many different levels. I think many people are frustrated
by the sterility of untouchable paintings in whitewashed galleries.
Most of the technology used in the Collision shows is technology that
brings the art closer to the viewer and allows the viewer to participate
in a way they never have before. It allows them to touch, to effect,
to experience."
-Dan Paluska, co-curator, ATat founder
"I am very excited about the combined artistic and technical talent
represented in this show. The hyperCOLLISION works are fresh, evocative,
and challenging. hyperCOLLISION will be a great show for people curious
about the boundaries between man and machine and between art and science,
and more generally interested in the future of art itself. "
- Jonathan Bachrach, co-curator, Collision Collective founder
"This is great opportunity to see what's happening at the bleeding
edge of both technology and art."
- Brian Knep, co-curator, local-area artist
For more information, including photos and video, please visit the
websites listed below:
http://web.mit.edu/at/www/
http://collisioncollective.org
http://web.mit.edu/museum/
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