Tag Archive for the term: sat

[The following is a bit of a rewrite of a post first made on my own blog.]
The recent arts funding cuts hit very close to home, given my involvement with the Montreal Biennale. Two major partners with the Biennale have suffered greatly from these announcements: the SAT will lose up to 25% of its budget, […]

Yesterday I went down to the SAT to be part of a recording of Q with host Jian Ghomeshi for a special Montreal edition of the CBC show. I hung out with Dan Seligman, founder and creative director of POP Montreal since we were both there to be interviewed, and enjoyed the performace by […]

When we walk into the room for Quarantaine 4×4, we are immediately confronted with five giant eyes staring at us from all around through five video projections. The audience might feel like they are under the scrutiny of their gaze, but the situation is quickly reversed; it is really the four performers (Marc Béland, Marc […]

I hammered out notes on the first half of the curated questioning of Gilberto Gil here, and now will continue to delight with more notes on digital policy, weee!
As part of the conversation about access, I asked about how understanding open software in comparison to ideals from Tropicalismo has helped advance free software in Brazil. […]

A visually and sonically dynamic mix of rockumentary, art expose, and critical exploration, 8 Bit is the definitive documentary about video games and their intersection with the art world and culture at large. By weaving together arcane histories of digital subterfuge, candid interviews with cutting-edge artists and theorists, wild videogame concerts, and highlights from the […]

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Starting tommorrow the Societe des Arts Technologique will place host to an apartment themed designer sale featuring a great deal of good stuff make by folks from throughout the city. This sale emphasizes high end items and household goods and should be a pleasure for the senses. I have, with reckless favoritism, […]