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   [Date]: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:55:54 +0200
   [From]: Ricardo Iglesias <medialab@mecad.org>
     [To]: forum1@hkw.kbx.de
[Subject]: net_condition. project referencias



Dear friends,

the opening is finally over, and we are all very tired... But everything
went fine, also thanks to your collaboration. I enclose the English press
release, where you can find the details about the show, and encourage you
very much to visit the show, where you will find lots of very interesting
websites. You can enter to all of them through MECAD`s website, under the
section "net_condition", where there are links to the other three
participating centres and to the three webs presented to the show from this
Media Centre.

THANK YOU again. It would not have worked without you all. Yours,

Ricardo


Press release
MECAD\Media Centre d'Art i Disseny presents the international exhibition of
net art net_condition, the largest net art show presented to this day, which
includes works from more than 100 artists.

net_condition is the title of the international show or net art which MECAD
has organized in collaboration with three other prestigious centres: ZKM ?
Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe (Germany) ?the biggest research center
and museum in the world devoted to electronic art?, the steirischer herbst
festival, Graz (Austria), which since 1986 focuses its attention on
contemporary art manifestations, and NTT ? InterCommunication Center, Tokyo
(Japan), the main media art centre in its country.
With the participation of more than 100 artists from all around the world,
net_condition shows, together for the first time, the most importat net art
works which have been produced since the beginning of this artistic
practice, and also new projects developed specifically for this event.
The show at MECAD opens next Thursday, September 23rd, and can be visited at
MECAD premises until next November 19th, as well as in Internet until
December, 2000 (http://www.mecad.org/net_condition)
Ubiquity, descentralization and connectivity are the three main traits which
define net art, and make it into one of the most revolutionary among the
existing production paths. For the first time, in these works the
production, distribution and reception mean is the same. net_condition has
been organised precisely out of the willingnes of all four participating
centres to work together in a descentralized way, in a space which is shared
and accesible from anywhere in the world.
Each participating centre presents, on occasion of the show, some new works
developed specially for the Internet. The works that constitute MECAD's
contribution to the project have been produced with the support of this
Media Centre. The participating artists are Antoni Abad, with "Z"; Roberto
Aguirrezabala, with "what:you:get"; and Ricardo Iglesias, with
"Referencias". The latter project has been entirely produced with the
support of MECAD.
Peter Weibel, renowned specialist in media art and recently appointed
director of ZKM, has been the general curator of the show. Claudia Giannetti
(director of MECAD), Jeffrey Shaw (ZKM) and Toshiharu Ito (ICC) have acted
as local curators.
Round table: on occasion of the opening of net_condition, MECAD has
organised a round table which will take place at MECAD's premises on
Thursday, September 23rd, at 19:30 h, with the participation of Antoni Abad,
Roberto Aguirrezabala, Ricardo Iglesias and Claudia Giannetti. During the
discussion, entitled "The art of browsing in Internet: Àinteraction or mere
zapping?", the participants will present their opinions about the role
played by the telematic network in the development of art and culture, and
the controversial questions related to true telematic interactivity.

net_condition can be visited at the local venue in MECAD\Media Centre of Art
and Design, MarquŽs de Comillas 79-83, 08202 Sabadell, from Monday to
Friday, 10:00 to 20:00 h, and also in the Internet:
http://www.mecad.org/net_condition
For further information, please contact Patricia Bofill, tel. 93 745 70 40,
fax 93 726 81 83, e-mail press@mecad.org
A more detailed press release will be sent upon request.