[spectre] at BALTIC tonight and tomorrow

[Sarah Cook (at Baltic)]

Please join us at BALTIC tonight for the opening of Package Holiday, an 
exhibition of the work of Monica Studer / Christoph van den Berg. 7pm, 
Level 2 Art Space.

And come tomorrow, Saturday 9 July for a talk by Dr. Oliver Grau on 
media art and virtual panoramas. 2pm, Level 1.

Oliver Grau is an art historian and media scientist who lectures at the 
Humboldt University in Berlin. He is also visiting professor at the Art 
University Linz (where he received Habilitation) and is head of the 
German Science Foundation project Immersive Art in Berlin. His research 
focuses on the history of immersion and emotions; the history, idea and 
culture of telepresence, genetic art, and artificial intelligence. 
Since 2000 he has also been developing with his team the first 
international Database of Virtual Art. He lectures in numerous parts of 
the world, has received various awards and is widely published; his 
book Virtual Art: From Illusion to Immersion, published by the MIT 
Press (2003) is in its 4th printing. Grau is an elected member of the 
Young Academy of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences. Currently 
he is director of Refresh! First International Conference on the 
Histories of Media Art, Science and Technology, Banff 2005.  He is 
presently professor at Siegen University.

For more information
http://projects.balticmill.com
http://www.balticmill.com
http://www.vuedesalpes.com

Sarah Cook
Curator New Media
Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Sunderland
in collaboration with BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

tel: +44 (0) 191 478 1810 (switchboard)
tel: +44 (0) 191 440 4965 (direct line)
fax: +44 (0) 191 478 1922
e: sarahc at balticmill.com

http://www.balticmill.com
http://archive.balticmill.com

BALTIC
South Shore Road
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear, UK
NE8 3BA

Gallery opening hours: Mon - Sun: 10-18.00, Thurs: 10.00-20.00
FREE ADMISSION 

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Registered in England No. 3589539
Registered Charity No. 1076251

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