Rise Industries

Reuters has the good images, of course. See below. ++++

Because of my absolute abhorrence of football, I had to miss this special TV moment. Luckily it is frozen in time forever here. According to Salon.com, Bush also missed the event, due to sleeping through it. Says Salon – “the administration was concerned that the display wasn’t family-friendly “. Seemed pretty friendly to me.

Guess I’m a little slow to discover this one, since they were just profiled in Wired mag, but theminibosses perform versions of Nintendo Entertainment System songs/soundtracks (on analog instruments mind you) AND totally rock. Strange you say? Check out their free mp3’s on the site. Yes! now you say. And also, I want that T-shirt. Buy me one.

The University Art Museum (at Cal State Long Beach) presents an exhibition of work by Leo Saul Berk, Barbara Bestor, Taft Green, and David Schafer that considers the architectural model as a form that makes us rethink the ways in which we relate to the world around us.

Runs January 27 – April 18, 2004

Reception: February 28, 12-2pm ++++

Since J didn’t post it, I will. Katie is at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Check out their photos. I hope they’ll post more so we can see how her work progresses. Congratulations Katie!!!

Check out this Exhibtion of (mostly) interactive web projects over at Process. Beautiful! Cinema Redux shows images made by compressing an entire film into a series of pixel snap-shots to reveal patterns in editing style. Processing 1.0 _ALPHA_ >> Software

A really cool use of flash… an expanding bunch of corporate boards and the people who sit on them… and the government jobs they hold, and the other companies’ boards they sit on… very cool, and scary. Simply, They Rule.

Los Angeles vs. New York –GO!

(compare cities, from population to crime to number of starbucks. NY has almost twice that of LA, which I would never have thought.)

Papal blessing for break-dancers Yeah, you heard right, the Pope finally caught up with the 80’s. Poppin and Lockin in the Vatican – when is Lionel Ritchie comin in to dance on the ceiling?

Rise Industries will be screening a couple of videos (by Michele and myself) in the Quixotic Arts Festival – showing right about now in the Boston area at Chelsea TheatreWorks. Conceived and co-produced by Caleb Hammond, the festival features a revolving program of music, theater, dance, performance art, peotry, video and sound art. Check the web site for directions, and a partial list of participants. +++++

Runs January 22-25 & 29-31, Thurs thru Sat at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm. It is at 189 Winnisimmet St in Chelsea, MA. Admission 10 bucks, 6 if you are a student.