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Public Art Conference Archive—2001
Panel Presentation: New Technology and Public Space
- Moderator: Rachel Stevens, Creative Time, Inc., New York, NY
- Panelists: Liz Canner, Artist, Sommerville, MA, Werner Klotz, Artist, Mill Valley, CA, and Natalie Jeremijenko, Center For Advanced Technology, New York University, NY, NY
- Notetaker: Tricia Mire
Summary
The use of new technologies to make art is enabling artists to activate public space in exciting ways; to redefine or extend traditional notions of public space; to enable or complicate social interaction; to re-invest a media rich space with voices which are in contrast to pervasive, commercially motivated representations; and to present art where it is least expected. This panel will show a range of projects in which technology's ubiquitous presence is being tested and activated by artists who are working in the public realm.
Three artists who are using technology to dynamically activate urban public spaces will present recent projects. Liz Canner will present "Symphony of a City", a public cyber art documentary, made in collaboration with John Ewing. Werner Klotz will present his current project, which he created in collaboration with John Roloff, to integrate art into three new Staten Island Ferries. This project was commissioned by NYC Percent for Art Program. Natalie Jeremijenko, a design engineer and techno-artist, currently a research fellow at the NYU Center for Advanced Technology and who is also known to work for the Bureau of Inverse Technology, will present select projects. Rachel Stevens, 2001 National Arts Administration Mentorship Program (NAAMP) Fellow with Creative Time, will show a brief survey of public work using new media and new technology and lead the discussion.
