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WPS1 ART RADIO presents the new "Bio Blurb Show" hosted by Suzanne Anker.
WPS1 ART RADIO presents a daily, 24-hour web stream of music, talk and historic spoken word programs focusing on contemporary art, music and literature from aound the world.
The subject of the Bio-Blurb Show centers around aspects of the growing trend between art and science, and most particularly the biological and genetic sciences. Hosted by Suzanne Anker, the show features a roundtable discussion of the social issues that are affected by genetic engineering, forensics, new reproductive technologies, the patenting of life forms and related "Art-Sci" subjects. http://www.wps1.org/include/shows/bio_blurb.html Suzanne Anker is a visual artist and theorist working with genetic imagery. Her work has been shown both nationally and internationally in museums and galleries including the Walker Art Center, the Smithsonian Institute, the Phillips Collection, P.S.1 Museum, the JP Getty Museum, the Stadkunst in Koln, and the Museum of Modern Art in Japan. Her book The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age [see below], co-authored with the late Dorothy Nelkin, was published in 2004 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. [Suzanne is an ASCI member.] The Molecular Gaze: Art in the Genetic Age They focus on five distinct themes. The human body has been reduced to a molecular text that can be represented as symbols or spots on a laboratory dish. The meaning of mutation has enlarged and changed in a society that is both fascinated and repelled by the grotesque. The notion of species boundaries has been blurred by the splicing of human genes into animals or fish genes into plants. Assisted reproduction, cloning, embryo transfer, and other technologies are tools in the search for perfection - perfect people, perfect lives - but create dilemmas when the outcome is unsatisfactory. And nature itself has become a commodity as living things are transformed into marketable materials. These themes are pictured by images from historic and contemporary painting, sculpture, and photography, featuring the work of over 60 artists, including Matthew Barney, the Chapman brothers, Tony Cragg, Frido Kahlo, Gerhard Lang, Paul McCarthy, Frank Moore, Marc Quinn, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, and Joel-Peter Witkin. The Molecular Gaze is a thought–provoking and visually fascinating book for everyone intrigued by the anxiety and exhilaration of the genetic age. About the Authors Dorothy Nelkin (1933-2003), was a University Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, New York University. Her groundbreaking research examined the interplay between science, technology, and society, and how science is perceived by the public.
Datareader was created by Andrea Polli and Kurt Ralske and programmed by Kurt Ralske. Full details are at the URL above. Andrea Polli apolli@hunter.cuny.edu has presented electronic media performance and installation work nationally and internationally and is currently an Associate Professor of Film and Media/Integrated Media Arts at Hunter College. Her work resides in the intersection between art and science, and she has developed projects related to perception and cognition, complexity science, and behavior. Kurt Ralske kurtralske@earthlink.net is a NYC-based video artist, composer, and programmer. He performs at museums, galleries, and theaters throughout Europe, Canada, and the US. His work involves the expressive improvisation of both sound and image, simultaneously and in real-time. He creates his work exclusively with his own custom software, written in C/C++ and Java. The New York Times has praised his "compelling, ingenious alliance of sound and motion" and "technological wizardry". For further information email Andrea Polli at apolli@hunter.cuny.edu
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