[rohrpost] Critical Art Ensemble in Berlin & London this week

Andreas Broeckmann abroeck at transmediale.de
Fre Feb 4 10:59:05 CET 2005


transmediale.05 and Arts Catalyst London are happy to present Steve 
Kurtz and Claire Pentecost of the Critical Art Ensemble in Berlin and 
London:


transmediale.05, Berlin
Fri 4 Feb 2005
20:00, K1, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Lecture/Discussion: Critical Art Ensemble: Freedom of Art and Research
The Critical Art Ensemble has been advocating and pursuing tactical, 
artistic and media practice, campaigning for independent research and 
free knowledge. Developing a critical discourse and activist 
practice, the CAE stands for the bottom-up appropriation of 
scientific knowledge and its utilisation for emancipatory purposes. - 
Together with European colleagues, Kurtz and Pentecost report about 
recent developments surrounding the CAE and discuss plans for an 
independent art and research campaign.


transmediale.05, Berlin
Sun 6 Feb 2005
12:00 - 15:00, Auditorium, Haus der Kulturen der Welt
Conference: BASIC LIFE
with Steve Kurtz, Claire Pentecost, Henk Oosterling
Discussing the new CAE project reconstructing field research on germ behaviour
conducted in the 1950s and 1960s, and the wider context of biopolitics.

http://www.transmediale.de


Mon 7 Feb 2005
Royal Institution of Great Britain, London
RESEARCH IS NOT TERRORISM
STEVE KURTZ, Critical Art Ensemble, with CLAIRE PENTECOST, CAE Defense Fund.
Critical Art Ensemble is known for its critical discourse and activist
practice.  It was Kurtz' research into biotechnology and germ warfare that
generated a chain of bizarre events after the death of Kurtz's wife when
Kurtz himself was detained by the FBI as a suspected bio-terrorist.
Book online at www.artwords.co.uk or call 020 7375 3690
£10.00 cash/cheque only on the door
http://www.artscatalyst.org


additionally:

Thu 10 Feb 2005
ACUD Kino, globale filmfestival, transmediale.05 in cooperation with Indymedia
FUNDRAISING Film Screening for CAE Defense Fund

20Uhr im ACUD Kino, Veteranenstraße 21, Berlin-Mitte
Tickets EUR 5 or more
http://www.caedefensefund.org
ticket reservations: 030.44 35 94 98 | Email: mailto:kino at acud.de



... and in AMSTERDAM

De Balie - Centre for Culture and Politics, Amsterdam
http://www.debalie.nl/media

Wednesday February 9 , 2005 / 20.00 - 22.00 hrs

ART IS NOT 'BIOTERRORISM'

STOP THE WAR ON FREE KNOWELDGE

A live benefit concert and performance event with Snowcrash (.nl), 
The Yesmen and Critical Art Ensemble in support of artist Steven 
Kurtz and scientist Robert Ferrell, both threatened by an 
unjustifiable prosecution for "bioterrorism".

Presented in collaboration with:
Transmediale Festival, Berlin  (http://www.transmediale.de)
& The Arts Catalyst, London. (http://www.artscatalyst.org)

Live On-line at:
http://www.debalie.nl/live
http://www.snowcrash.nl
http://live.nu