Discussion | The Leaders in Software and Art Salon

The Leaders in Software and Art Salon will consist of four short presentations by artists who incorporate media and technology into their work, including multi-media installations, performances, digital imaging, and new media. There will be a short reception at 6 pm, followed by an hour of presentations at 7 pm. For those who would like to further discuss the presentations there will be an informal gathering at a venue nearby the museum. This event is free, but a donation is suggested.

The presenters for the night include:

- Ursula Endlicher's work resides on the intersection of Internet, performance and multi-media installation. Her focus lies in analyzing the social and structural components of the Web while translating its hidden architectures and languages - such as HTML - into choreography for performances, into layouts for visualizations, installations or objects, or into notation for music.

- Daniel Beunza obtained his Ph.D. from New York University and taught in Barcelona and at Columbia Business School in New York City before joining the London School of Economics as a lecturer in management. His work examines the ways in which social relations and technology shape value within Wall Street. As part of the 3-man collaborative Derivart, he examines concepts like floating, trading, rising, or crashing, and investigates variables like correlation, volatility, or liquidity.

- Benton-C Bainbridge makes movies, installations, and live visual performances with custom digital, analog and optical systems of his own design. He has performed in museums worldwide and co-founded several live video collectives and is known for pioneering VJing on tours across 5 continents, collaborating with scores of artists around the world. Currently, Benton-C Bainbridge is making slow motion video paintings and exhibiting in New York and Buenos Aires.

- Jack Toolin is an artist whose work spans new media installation, digital imaging, and performance. He works both independently and collaboratively and has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2002 Whitney Biennial); San Francisco Camerawork; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; the Museo Nacional de Bellas Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Foxy Production, New York City, and more.