[spectre] Re: Nomination Visionary Pioneers of Media Art | Prix Ars Electronica 2014

[heath bunting]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2014, Katharina Bienert wrote:

Dear Katharina Bienert

I will not accept any prize from Ars Electronica

Ars Electronica diminishes its already limited authority by offering
such poison

I hope Ars Electronica changes its ways

Heath Bunting

> 
> Dear Heath Bunting,
> 
> I’m delighted to inform you that you are nominated for the Golden Nica for
> "Visionary Pioneers of Media Art", a new award at Prix Ars Electronica.
> 
> The Golden Nica for Visionary Pioneers of Media Art will single out for
> recognition those outstanding personalities whose artistic creativity has
> not only laid the groundwork for media art as we know it today but also made
> key contributions to our current social reality with all of its specific
> forms of communication and cultural techniques. The job of nominating and
> selecting each year’s honoree will be entrusted to a very special jury made
> up of all artists who have themselves been honored with a Golden Nica since
> 1987. At present, over 90 Visionary Pioneers have already been nominated by
> the Nica-Winners. And we are very happy that you are among the nominees.
> 
> At the moment, we are in the nomination period (until March 19th). The
> voting period is in April 2014. And the award will be presented during the
> Ars Electronica Festival (September 4th to 8th).
> 
> Since we are preparing a short biography and a photo of every nominee for
> our website, we would like to ask you if you could send us a short biography
> and a photo of yourself (1-2 different, but please indicate the name of the
> photographer, because we have to credit him/her on the website) that we can
> use on our website free of charge. That would be fantastic!
> 
> And of course you can send us as well photos of your artworks (1-2
> different, please let us know the title of the artwork and indicate the name
> of the photographer).
> 
> Further information about the “Visionary Pioneers of Media Art” category and
> the list of nominees can be found here:
> 
> http://www.aec.at/prix/visionary-pioneers/
> 
> Thank so much for your help and we hope to hear from you soon!
> 
> If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
> 
> With best wishes from Linz,
> 
> Katharina Bienert
> 
> Katharina Bienert
> 
> Visionary Pioneers of Media Art / Prix Ars Electronica 2014
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