MAAP IN BEIJING OLYMPICS CULTURAL PROJECT [16.05.2008]
SYNTHETIC TIMES: Media Art China 2008
Brisbane based MAAP-Multimedia Art Asia Pacific is heading to China this month to collaborate with a consortium of 17 media art specialist organizations including ZKM Centre for Media Art Karlsruhe; FACT Liverpool; V2 Institute for Unstable Media, Rotterdam; Eyebeam New York, MoMA , New York and Tate London .
"SYNTHETIC TIMES: Media Art China 2008' is a Beijing Olympics Cultural Project.
MAAP is supporting the participation of artists from Australia and the SE Asian region. Artists include Stelarc with his interactive intelligent 'Prosthetic Head' and his extrovert 'Walking Head' robot. Brisbane artists Keith Armstrong, Guy Webster and Lisa O'Neill from Transmute Collective will present their work 'Intimate Transactions' in what MAAP director Kim Machan collectively describes as "a survey of some of the most significant media art installations created in this decade". Kim Kichul from South Korea presents the latest configuration of his 'Sound Drawing' series of interactive audio drawings. Paul Lincoln from Singapore has further developed an augmented reality air conditioned installation titled 'Citizen's Comfort'. Over 40 major works will be on display at the National Art Museum of China opening 9 June until 3 July 2008.
MAAP's participation in this project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; Arts Queensland, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Artists participation was also assisted by the Singapore National Arts Council and the Korea Cultural Foundation
Full exhibition details at www.mediartchina.org