[spectre] V2_Newsletter September 2010

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V2_Newsletter September 2010

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*3rd I program in MKgallery*
Exhibition and lectures Aug 14-Sep 5.
MKgallery, Witte de Withstraat 53, Rotterdam
Entrance: free

Next to the 3rd I project, V2_ has organized an exhibition and a series
of presentations in the MKgallery by Dutch and Chinese artists.

Presentations:

August 27 :
"P.A.P.A." by Lino Hellings (NL) and "Modernity to
Modernization: Chinese Media art since 1988" by Li Zhenhua (CN);

September 1:
Project-presentation "City One Minutes" by Sophie Leferink
and Jos van Houwelingen, presentation of "The Patchingzone" by Anne
Nigten (NL);

September 3:
"Happy Street" by John Körmeling (NL) and "Chinese
Urbanism" by Shuo Wang (CN);

September 4:
Finissage with Martijn Sanders (NL);

See the full program at http://www.v2.nl/events/3rdi-program
All presentations start at 20.00, finissage starts at 15.00. all welcome!

You can also visit the exhibition from home by driving a robot online at
www.the-third-eye.org/exhibitions/online

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*Test_Lab: Summer Sessions*
September 2
V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10
Entrance: free

http://www.v2.nl/events/test_lab-summer-sessions-2010

This year’s Summer Sessions welcomed artists Anouk Wipprecht, Joachim
Rotteveel, Mark Shepard and Ivan Henriques into the V2_Lab to work on
projects in the fields of augmented reality, wearable technology, and
ecology - the three central research themes of the V2_Lab. The outcome
of this synergy will showcase in this special summer edition of
Test_Lab. Refreshing cocktails will be served to celebrate the end of
summer, and the beginning of a new Test_Lab season at V2_!

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*The Tiller Girls*
V2_at Festival Wereld van Witte de With, 10,11,12 September
V2_, Eendrachtsstraat 10
Entrance: €5,-

http://www.v2.nl/events/the-tiller-girls

V2_ presents the return of the historic Tiller Girls to the Netherlands.
A century after the original Tiller Girls conquered the world, V2_
presents artist Louise-Philippe Demers’ performance inspired by this
unique piece of dance history during De Wereld van Witte de With. In
Demers’ sparkling show, the Tiller Girls will be replaced by a dozen
robots who will perform the chorus line dance.

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*Dark Harbor*
Installation by Angelika Oei and R.A.Verouden
September 9 – October 31

http://www.v2.nl/events/dark-harbor

Enjoy a very special and private theatrical experience in this augmented
reality based installation. Become part of the world of Typhoid Mary,
who spent a large part of her life in quarantine on North Brother Island
near New York.

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*Designers & Artists 4 Genomics Award*

V2_ received an interesting call for proposals for the "Designers &
Artists 4 Genomics Award" organized by "The Netherlands Genomics
Initiative", the "Centre for Society and Genomics" and our colleagues
from Waag Society (Amsterdam).

Read all about it at:
http://www.v2.nl/lab/blog/designers-artists-4-genomics-award