CLOSING RECEPTION Saturday, August 27th 6-10PM
Manya Scheps will moderate a live, online discussion concentrating on the theoretical implications of both the little berlin exhibition and net art in general. The chat will be projected on one of the gallery’s walls as the conversation unfolds. It will occur during the closing reception for the exhibition, and will serve as an ambient framing of the pieces in the show before they are powered down.
Read Manya’s essay produced for the show titled ‘Net Art: Black Sun, White Halloween’ in the digital catalog found at distributedcollectives.net
Distributed Collectives is an exhibition of three web-based artist groups: Computers Club, Manifest.AR and F.A.T. The artists in these groups are located in cities all over the globe, including Berlin, New York, London, Phoenix, Boston, Amsterdam among others – many of them have been working together closely online for years but have never met in person. This show examines the history and structure of the groups and looks at the diverse processes and approach of the artist working on the interwebz.
Work in the show ranges from creative coding projects like browser extensions and spatial recognition, to augmented reality public art, to browser-based motion art and physical installations.
ARTISTS
Krist Wood, Robert Lorayn, Duncan Malashock, Travess Smalley, Petra Cortright, Elna Frederick, Maryann Norman, Will Pappenheimer, Mark Skwarek, Christopher Manzione, John Craig Freeman, Lalie S. Pascual, Caroline Bernard, Lily & Honglei, Sander Veenhof, Geoffrey Alan Rhodes , 4Gentlemen, Todd Margolis, Greg Leuch, Tobias Leingruber, Aram Bartholl, Golan Levin, Borna Sammak
View the Online Exhibit
Read the Digital Catalog
SEE THE SHOW
There will be a closing reception on Saturday, August 27th from 6-10PM. At 6PM a discussion group will convene to explore the ideas presented in the essay Net Art: Black Sun, White Halloween produced for the show by Philadelphia based writer Manya Scheps, editor of New Asshole. A beer and barbeque reception will follow from 7-10PM. Please join us at little berlin, located in the courtyard at the Viking Mill: 2430 Coral Street, Philadelphia 19125. Parking for bikes and cars is readily available.
Gallery hours are Saturdays from 12-5PM or by appointment. Please write to berlin.little [at] gmail [dot] com to schedule a time to see the exhibition.
Distributed Collectives is curated by little berlin member Kelani Nichole. An online exhibit and digital catalog is available at distributedcollectives.net.
The show runs from August 5th until August 27th, 2011.
