That would be Dublin, New York and Miami. Here’s what he has to say about all this globe hopping…
Just returned from a whirlwind trip to Dublin and getting ready to head off to NYC and then on to Miami.
Dublin was a bit of double duty. I was invited by Trinity College as the external examiner for Nathaniel Stern’s Phd. thesis, Implicit Bodies. Quite a good work I must say. Nathaniel who successfully completed this research-practice program did a very credible job of posturing a theoretical framework for the role of embodiment in new media art practice. While in Dublin I also lectured at Trinity College Science Gallery on my work over the past 10 years with C5 Corporation and on my vision for ZER01. There was also quite a good exhibition at the Science Gallery organized by Director Michael John Gorman and curated by Anthony Dunne +Fiona Raby titled What If…Future Form, Future Function. The exhibition featured works by students from the Design Interaction Department of the Royal College of Art that examine various ‘design scenarios (corporate world) and utopias and dystopias (literary and cinematic worlds)’ inspired by science and technology.
The upcoming trip to NYC is all about relationship building. Doniece and I will meet with a variety of foundation and organizational partners we hope to see deeping their involvement with the organization and the 3rd 01SJ Biennial. We will be talking with a host of individuals that can defnitely help think through some of the conceptual concerns and issues represented by our planned expansion into year-round programming including: a distributed model for an international research based residency platform, a youth leadership incubator embedded in ZER01, and a center devoted corporate creativity/cultural innovation. All this translates to good company, coffee, cocktails and dinners. Should be fun.
Then off to Miami to meet with Alberto Ibarguen, Pesident and CEO of the Knight Foundation – a very smart guy that I can’t wait to sit down with – and Dennis School, Knights Miami Program Director who’s also a winemaker, art collector and the real estate mogul who’s credited form much of South Beach’s transformation.
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November 6 after some thirty-five years to start the Friday night “L@TE” series on a high note. The UC Berkeley alumnus, best known for kicking off the minimalist music revolution with his composition In C, has studied Indian classical music with Pandit Pran Nath, explored jazz with Chet Baker, and reinvigorated the string quartet ensemble via his collaborations with the Kronos Quartet. Along the way, his enormously influential music has inspired three generations of composers across the world and provided the creative spark for rock bands such as Can and the Velvet Underground.
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