V/A003: E.S.P. TV "LIFESTYLE GURU" #3
JILL KROESEN: HOW TO COPE WITH A PSYCHOPATHIC PRESIDENCY
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Edition of 50
Hand cut lathe recording on lacquer with
laser engraving. Full color gatefold and broadside insert.
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The title says it all. Jill Kroesen delivers tips to avoid becoming prey under a psychopathic presidency.
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V/A003: E.S.P. TV "LIFESTYLE GURU" #3
JILL KROESEN: HOW TO COPE WITH A PSYCHOPATHIC PRESIDENCY
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Edition of 50
Hand cut lathe recording on lacquer with
laser engraving. Full color gatefold and broadside insert.
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The title says it all. Jill Kroesen delivers tips to avoid becoming prey under a psychopathic presidency.
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V/A002: E.S.P. TV "LIFESTYLE GURU" #2
BEN VIDA : SOFT SYSTEMS MUSIC
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Edition of 50
Hand cut lathe recording on 7" lacquer with laser engraving.
Full color gatefold and broadside insert.
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Soft Systems Music uses facial recognition software as a compositional tool to sonify the smile.
Vida then transforms the expressions of smiling actors into what he calls a "soft system”—a blend of the human and algorithmic, in which any subtle motion alters the composition.
This work debuted in his 2016 exhibition, [SMILE ON.] ... [PAUSE] ... [SMILE OFF.] and was later adapted to a live performance for E.S.P. TV's "Lifestyle Guru" event in 2017.
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Closing Event for NATURAL CONTACTS by Peter Burr, Mark Fingerhut and Matthew D. Gantt
Oct. 29, 2024 | 7-9pm
SUNGRAZER | presented by Everest Pipkin
TASTEFUL JPEGS | served up by Claire Hentschker
ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE | early computer animations by Lillian Schwartz, Larry Cuba, Vibeke Sorenson, Ken O’Connell, Takeshi Murata and Peter Foldès

ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE
Curated by Peter Burr
Long before computers fit in our pockets or on our desktops, they were room-sized machines built for processing numerical data - solving problems such as how to shoot a missile from one backyard to another. As technology advanced, non-numerical visualizations were developed to enhance the legibility of answers provided by these early computers and by the 1960s, technologists were experimenting with new ways of constructing fully dimensional virtual spaces based on the logic and data of these machines. ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE is a program that includes over 30 years of experimental films emerging from these early digital abstractions, showcasing a collection of animated artworks that paved the way for today's wave of artificially intelligent aesthetics. This includes films by Lillian Schwartz, Larry Cuba, Vibeke Sorensen, Peter Foldès, Ken O’Connell, and Takeshi Murata.
FULL PROGRAM
Lillian Schwartz | UFO, 1971
Peter Foldès | Metadata, 1971
Larry Cuba | Two Space, 1979
Ken O’Connell | Chips in Space, 1984
Vibeke Sorenson | NLoops, 1989
Takeshi Murata | Cone Eater, 2004

Film still from Takeshi Murata's Cone Eater, 2004