Description Phantasmagorias have captivated imaginations, artistic inquiries, and critical discourse for well over two centuries. The phantasmagoric dispositif situates spectator and image in real-time assembly, collapsed within a single time and space, while seemingly freed from material constraints. From eighteenth and nineteenth century theatrics; through contemporary stage illusions, themed entertainment, immersive and intermedia arts events, […]
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THE FUTURE PAST VS. COLONIALITY: Decolonial Media Art Beyond 530 Years
THE FUTURE PAST VS. COLONIALITY: Decolonial Media Art Beyond 530 Years Coordinated by Dr. Liliana Conlisk-Gallegos ** Exhibition Site ** Exhibition Overview Coloniality refers to the colonial ideals, concepts, formats, and organizations which continue to produce decontextualized knowledge which ignores that there have always been other ways of doing, thinking, valuing, and being. Decoloniality may […]
Within the Frame: Continuum of the Still Image
Moderated by Dena Eber and Sue Gollifer Date/Time: December 3, 2021 / 4PM EST ; 9PM GMT ** Session Video ** Description Humans have been making pictures since the earliest cave drawings dating to at least 45,000 years ago, and the content and methods of making them have progressed since. With each new technological advance […]
Data: Visual Perception, Interpretation, and Truth
Moderated by Everardo Reyes & Jan Searleman **Session Video** Time and Date Converter Description Data has become one of the most valuable resources in the digital age. Indeed, it is estimated that more than 5 billion users of the Internet (https://www.internetlivestats.com/) generate more than 59 trillion gigabytes of information (source from the State of Data […]
Creative Coding: Generative / Algorithmic Art and the Exploration of Authorship and Authenticity
Moderated by Casey Reas & Bonnie Mitchell ** Session Video** ACM SIGGRAPH SPARKS Session – September 24, 2021, 8PM GMT Time: Los Angeles, USA Fri, Sept 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm PDT Denver, USA Fri, Sept 24, 2021 at 2:00 pm MDT Chicago, USA Fri, Sept 24, 2021 at 3:00 pm CDT New York, USA Fri, Sept 24, 2021 at 4:00 pm EDTGreenwich Mean Fri, Sept 24, 2021 at 8:00 pm GMT London, UK Fri, Sept 24, 2021 at 9:00 […]
Digital Arts at SIGGRAPH 2021
Join the Digital Arts Community at SIGGRAPH 2021! Digital Arts Community Info Session Slides (PDF) The ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community will join with our partners in the Art Gallery, Art Papers, Retrospective, History, Awards, and Focused Communities groups at SIGGRAPH 2021. We will host a variety of sessions about what we do, including our […]
Music in Social VR: Education, Installation, Conferences, and Performance
Time New York, USA Fri, July 16, 2021 at 4:00 pm EDT Presenters: Kenneth J. Stewart, Jil Christensen, and David Zielinksi During the past year, the global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the already in progress shift towards remote learning and remote interactions. While Zoom and other video conferencing platforms have been the main tools used in this […]
Origins + Journeys
Inspired by the “Original Narratives” exhibition curated by Andrés Burbano for the ACM SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Gallery, the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community Committee invited proposals for works to be shown in a new, juried online exhibition on the theme of “Origins + Journeys.” Digital art formats for the web-based, online exhibition include still images, […]
Immersive Expressions
Virtual Reality presents new possibilities for immersive expression and interactivity for artists and developers. Immersive Expressions explores the web browser as a medium for work at the intersection of creative expression and virtual reality. VR has had an exceptionally fast growing user base since 2014 with head-mounted display options becoming increasingly portable and affordable. Alongside the growing […]