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Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by Acoustiguide » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:21 PM UTC

Hello,

I work for a company called Acoustiguide and we are delighted that the tech audience is interested in high art and culture. Our company creates apps for museums; we write educational content to help explain art and record interviews with experts, then this content is combined with images of the artwork being discussed into both Android and iOS apps. And, we are located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan!

We are proud to say that we have created content and apps for some of the world's most famous institutions. In NYC this includes MoMA and the Jewish Museum; throughout the US, this includes the Barnes Foundation, Seattle Art Museum, and Asian Art Museum; and internationally, we've done work with the Louvre, State Hermitage Museum in Russia, and Guggenheim Bilbao, among others.

We would love to share with you one of our favorites (which was made in partnership with our parent company, Espro), which was made for the iPad and explains the Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Art. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/detroit-industry-rivera-cour...

We hope you take a look and are happy to further discuss art history and technology!

Sincerely,

Blaire

Acoustiguide, Inc.

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by asmithmd1 » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:27 PM UTC

venomsnake wrote: post #11

But why should tech people collect art? If I have few millions dollars to spare I will throw them at Tim Schaffer to make Psychonauts 2 ... games can use maecenates as well. And they are much closer to the heart and mind of the tech community. The only thing I can read in this article is "Moooom, flow of money bypassing my pockets".

Exactly. I find this quote revelaing:

“If these are our next Rockefellers, Carnegies, Fricks, whatever you want to say in terms of our wealthy American elite, then why aren’t they supporting culture?”

Culture is not fixed. They also aren't commissioning operas. What is high culture today will be tomorrow's interesting relic, and what is now dismissed as fringe will become culture.

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by shadeless » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:35 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #2

I was interviewed for this article, it looks like my comments were used well and relatively in context. That being said I definitely don't fit into the tech + art audience that was being defined in this article. It seems to be implied that there is a large amount of naïveté regarding art amongst techies, which is very true for the most part, and they're just looking to burn their piles of tech money on something pret…

(OT) Ukiyo-e site is really impressive, I wasn't aware that there were so many pieces available online, let alone collected and organized so nicely on one place. Thanks a lot for your work!

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by steveklabnik » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:40 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #2

I was interviewed for this article, it looks like my comments were used well and relatively in context. That being said I definitely don't fit into the tech + art audience that was being defined in this article. It seems to be implied that there is a large amount of naïveté regarding art amongst techies, which is very true for the most part, and they're just looking to burn their piles of tech money on something pret…

Did you go see the Gutai exhibit at the Guggenheim? It's really worth your time. I don't know a whole lot about abstract expressionism, but I really, really enjoyed it.

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by samanbb » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:41 PM UTC

Zikes wrote: post #4

jeresig wrote: post #2

I was interviewed for this article, it looks like my comments were used well and relatively in context. That being said I definitely don't fit into the tech + art audience that was being defined in this article. It seems to be implied that there is a large amount of naïveté regarding art amongst techies, which is very true for the most part, and they're just looking to burn their piles of tech money on something pret…

What role is deviantART [1] playing in tech+art in NYC and elsewhere? Is it considered significant by either party? [1] http://deviantart.com

deviantART has a reputation for being the most lowbrow of the popular art sharing sites on the Internet. It's all comics, bad photography, and fanart. No serious artist would put their work up there. Flickr is slightly more respected. Tumblr has the most respect among "real artists". Good coverage on the intersection between art and tech happens at http://rhizome.org/ & http://we-make-money-not-art.com/.

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by jnhasty » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:43 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #2

I was interviewed for this article, it looks like my comments were used well and relatively in context. That being said I definitely don't fit into the tech + art audience that was being defined in this article. It seems to be implied that there is a large amount of naïveté regarding art amongst techies, which is very true for the most part, and they're just looking to burn their piles of tech money on something pret…

I'll append Rhizome to this list (thought they were mentioned in the article as they're doing 7on7). They've been at the forefront 'art/tech', 'new media art', 'digital art' et al since 1996. http://rhizome.org

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by icecreamguy » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:50 PM UTC

So "art" means only what, canvas and sculpture? Is music not considered "art?"

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by dblock » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:54 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #2

I was interviewed for this article, it looks like my comments were used well and relatively in context. That being said I definitely don't fit into the tech + art audience that was being defined in this article. It seems to be implied that there is a large amount of naïveté regarding art amongst techies, which is very true for the most part, and they're just looking to burn their piles of tech money on something pret…

There's also the NY Arts & Tech meetup run by Julia Kagansky with over 3000 members.

http://www.meetup.com/Arts-Culture-and-Technology/

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by alex_doom » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 4:57 PM UTC

jeresig wrote: post #2

I was interviewed for this article, it looks like my comments were used well and relatively in context. That being said I definitely don't fit into the tech + art audience that was being defined in this article. It seems to be implied that there is a large amount of naïveté regarding art amongst techies, which is very true for the most part, and they're just looking to burn their piles of tech money on something pret…

You hit the nail on the head. Many new artists go hand in hand with the tech world. I buy lots of unique pieces/prints. But I have yet to step foot into an established art gallery. I really can't stand that crowd.

Re: Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?

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Post by fotoblur » Thu, Apr 04, 2013, 5:02 PM UTC

syva wrote: post #9

I work in this space; sadly not in NY, but here's our project: http://www.seditionart.com

I'd love to see what your site is about but don't want to create an account just to do so... I don't even get in the front door before I know I want to leave. Just my 2 cents.