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Subject: SAIC presents THE SIMULATIONISTS: Mixed Reality Performance
February 2, 2011
Art and Education
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
SAIC presents THE SIMULATIONISTS: Mixed Reality Performance
February 1 ? March 23
Reception: Friday, February 18, 4:30?7:00 p.m.
SAIC Betty Rymer Gallery
280 S. Columbus Dr.
www.saic.edu/
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February 1?March 23
with a special performance event and symposium on February 18
Live dancers interact with avatars, physical space merges with virtual
environments, and previously distinct genres mix, merge, and meld to create
new, hybrid art forms in THE SIMULATIONISTS: Mixed Reality Performance, a
gallery installation supported by live and online performances, on view
February 1 through March 23 at SAIC?s Betty Rymer Gallery (280 S. Columbus
Dr.).
Students and alumni of SAIC, known for its interdisciplinary approach to art
education, join international artists and prominent scholars for the
exhibition, evening of live performance, and symposium. This group explores
the possibilities created by bringing together previously separate
genres?including animation, performance, dance, writing, and physical and
virtual installations?within the new contexts offered by our current artistic,
social, and technological climate.
The exhibition, performance evening, and symposium address the impact of
networks, computer code, avatars, and virtual environments on our
understanding and expression of embodied performance. Curated by SAIC
faculty members Claudia Hart (Film, Video, New Media, and Animation
Department), Mark Jeffery (Performance and Contemporary Practices
Departments), and Judd Morrissey (Art and Technology Studies and Writing
Departments), THE SIMULATIONISTS features cris cheek, Ursula Endlicher, Kurt
Hentschlager, Second Front, Alan Sondheim; SAIC alumni Chris Cuellar (MFAW
2010), Cassie Jackson (BFA 2009), Colin Self (BFA 2010), and Tessa Siddle
(MFA 2010); Katrina Zimmerman (BFA 2010); and SAIC students Lauren Elder,
Andr? Lenox, Evan Lenox, Lou Regele, Molly Shea, Nancy Tien, and Wesley
Wilson.
All events are free and open to the public.
THE SIMULATIONISTS: Mixed Reality Performance
February 1 through March 23
SAIC Betty Rymer Gallery
280 S. Columbus Dr.
Tue.?Sat., 11:00 a.m.?6:00 p.m.
Reception: Friday, February 18, 4:30?7:00 p.m.
THE SIMULATIONISTS: An Evening of Mixed Reality Performance
Friday, February 18, 7:00 p.m.
SAIC Performance Space
280 S. Columbus Dr., room 012
THE SIMULATIONISTS: Mixed Reality Symposium
Friday, February 18, 10:00 a.m.?4:00 p.m.
SAIC Performance Space
280 S. Columbus Dr., room 012
Hosted by SAIC?s Department of Performance and co-sponsored by SAIC?s Writing
program, presenters include Ghislaine Boddington, cris cheek, Ursula
Endlicher, Kurt Hentschlager, Chris Salter, and Alan Sondheim, who will
respond through various interdisciplinary engagements with art history,
digital performance, new media poetry, and augmented choreography.
About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited
undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200
students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC has an
educational philosophy built upon an interdisciplinary approach to art and
design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative
and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many
of the leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the
Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing; numerous special
collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional
exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. For more information,
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