[thingist] joseph nechvatal viral venture at white slab

THE THING at WHITE SLAB

presents

VIRAL VENTURE

an installation by Joseph Nechvatal.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:30 pm and 10:00 pm

White Slab Palace 77 Delancey Street (Southeast corner of Allen and Delancey) Transit: F to Delancey St.; J/M/Z to Essex St.

The Viral Venture projection consists of imagery of Nechvatal’s most recent artificial-life computer virus attacking his digital images. The score by Rhys Chatham was recorded at the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris using 400 electric guitars.

The entire piece lasts about 50 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5owH1qSE04Q

see you there,

wolfgang