selectparks - Alex Galloway presents his work in NY

jihui Digital Salon presents Alex Galloway
Wed., April 20, 2005 @ 7:00 pm

jihui - Digital Salon
Parsons Design Lab
55 West 13th Street, 9th Fl.
New York, NY 10011
http://agent.netart-init.org

Alex Galloway will present a series of artist game modifications including "Prepared PlayStation." Using unmodified versions of the "Tony Hawk" skater PlayStation games, "Prepared PlayStation" exploits bugs and glitches in the code to create dirty, jolting game loops. Video games are both the medium and the content of the work; no additional footage or editing is used. After being prepared, the game plays itself perpetually.

Alex Galloway is a founding member of the software collective RSG whose data surveillance system Carnivore was awarded a Golden Nica in the 2002 Prix Ars Electronica. The New York Times recently described his work as "conceptually sharp, visually compelling and completely attuned to the political moment." Galloway is author of the book "PROTOCOL: How Control Exists After Decentralization" published by The MIT Press. His second book, "GAMING: Essays on Algorithmic Culture," is forthcoming. His recent installation "Prepared PlayStation," was included in the exhibition "Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art" at Pace Wildenstein gallery in New York.

jihui (the meeting point), a self-regulated digital salon, invites all interested people to send ideas for discussion/performance/etc. jihui is where your voice is heard and your vision shared. jihui is made possible through the generous support from the Digital Design Department and Parsons Design Lab of the Parsons School of Design A joint public program by NETART INITIATIVE and INTELLIGENT AGENT