[spectre] V2_ Newsletter April 2014

[Arie A]

V2_ Newsletter April 2014

www.v2.nl

In April V2_ is busy preparing for the DEAF Biennial that will kick
off on the 21st of May. It also features an exhibition at V2_,
‘Blueprints for the Unknown’. There’s a new printed book forthcoming
in May, and finally, there’s the call for the Summer Sessions
Residencies 2014; if you want to apply, please send in your video
before April 30!


Apply for a Summer Sessions Residency
The call for the Summer Sessions 2014 is still on! Deadline for
application is April 30.
www.summersessions.net
v2.nl/lab/blog/summer-sessions-2014-call

The Summer Sessions are short-term residencies for young artists
organized by a network of cultural organizations all over the world.
The Summer Sessions offer a highly productive atmosphere with
production support and expert feedback to jumpstart your professional
art practice. The result is a pressure cooker in which you develop a
project, from concept to presentable work, ready to show. Are you an
ambitious, early career artist, full of ideas and ready to realize
your project this summer? Then apply by submitting a video, in which
you briefly explain your project, the support you need and why you
should be a part of the Summer Sessions. Watch the video at
www.summersessions.net. More info on www.summersessions.net/apply.


DEAF Biennial 2014 – The Progress Trap
21 May–9 June 2014
Arminius, Het Nieuwe Instituut, and V2_, Rotterdam
v2.nl/events/deaf-2014 / deaf.nl

DEAF Biennial 2014 is coming up. With a festival from 21–24 May, and
an exhibition that runs on till June 9th. The theme is The Progress
Trap. ‘The Progress Trap’ occurs when innovation becomes an end in
itself. Do innovations lead to progress in society, or just to new
technologies? Is the fixation on innovation actually hindering things
like happiness for a greater number of people, a stable climate, a
higher degree of civilization? Or worse, the fixation on innovation
may even cause further long term problems. The main exhibition
features 75 Watts of Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen, The Blind Robot
by Louis Phillippe Demers, 3RD by Monobanda & DUS, and Departure
boards to non -existing cities by Alicia Framis. On Friday 23 May DEAF
presents the ‘Evening of' the legendary thinkers Buckminster Fuller
and Marshall McLuhan by Van den Hil/ Zipson/ Franzen/ Debackere. On
Saturday 24 May DEAF2014 and de Brakke Grond present the evening of
Angelo Vermeulen. What would it take to build, operate and live on a
starship for decades, sailing past planets near and far? In this
‘Evening of…’ Angelo Vermeulen and his guests will examine this
ambitious dream from the perspective of participatory systems,
biological factors, design and engineering. DEAF further comprises
keynotes (including Adam Greenfield), seminars (a.o. Anab Jain of
Superflux), workshops, performances (including Geert Mul and
PIPS:lab), drone demonstrations and a closing night. V2_ and The New
Institute are the main partners of DEAF. Check out the latest news and
information on the program and tickets at deaf.nl


Blueprints for the Unknown
21 May–8 June 2014
V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam
v2.nl/events/blueprints-for-the-unknown

The exhibition Blueprints for the Unknown investigates the gap between
the promises of engineering biology and the complex and conflicted
world we live in. Each scenario is set in a very specific context,
ranging from healthcare to green politics and bonzai grooming, and
probes the potential impact of biotechnology on society and culture.
Blueprints for the Unknown is a project by Design Interactions
Research at the Royal College of Art in London, and features work by
Superflux, Tobias Revell, Raphael Kim, Koby Barhad, Cohen Van Balen,
Studio Nand, and David Benque. You can visit the exhibition at V2_
during DEAF2014.


Giving and Taking
A new book on why art is made, the genetic drive to create, and
non-pecuniary values.
v2.nl/lab/blog/new-book-giving-and-taking

Giving and Taking is a collection of essays and interviews about
autonomy in art, the question why art is made, the genetic drive to
create, non-pecuniary values in art and society, economy, and the
gift. In short, it is about the quest to find the living kernel that
keeps the creation of art going. The book features Zygmunt Bauman,
Frank vande Veire, Henk Oosterling, Peter Sloterdijk, Lars Spuybroek,
Joris Luijendijk, Reimar Shefold, Lewis Hyde, Marcel Hénaff, and Arjen
Mulder. Edited by Joke Brouwer, Arjen Mulder and Sjoerd van Tuinen,
and published by V2_, it will be available at the DEAF Biennial.


Annual Report 2013 available
The annual report of 2013 gives an overview of the activities of V2_
in 2013. Download the single page PDF from v2.nl


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