The Program complete schedule

Week One

• Drawing Restraint 13 By Matthew Barney. Douglas MacArthur in a scene that refers both to MacArthur's infamous WWII landing on the philippines and the Japanese surrender; Barbara Gladstone plays a role. Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery.
• RMB City - A 5econdLife City Planning by China Tracy by Cao Fei [Curators' discussion, etc.]. A promotional demo trailer for the artist's"China-like" real estate project within the multiplayer online virtual reality game, Second Life, where development rights are on sale as of tonight ("RMB" is a name for the Chinese Currency). Commissioned by Serpentine Gallery, courtesy of Lombard-Freid Projects.
• Torcito Project by Marcin Ramocki (2005). Interactive work in which viewers can "play" their choice from among a gallery of bitmap portraits constructed by the artist as sonic scores using re-purposed Mac software. Courtesy of the artist.
• Compilation: End Notes by Tom Moody (with jimpunk). 2:30 min. (2006); New Monuments by Tom Moody, ca. 1:40 min. (2008); and Hoedown by Tom Moody, ca. 1:30 min. (2007). Courtesy of the artists.

In addition to the screenings, there will be an Art Talk on Drawing Restraint 13 at 5:30, a live performance by Treewave at 8:00 and an after party featuring Apples in Stereo at Sons of Hermann. A limited number of discount coupons will be available at the opening at Conduit.

Week 2

• Drawing Restraint 13 By Matthew Barney. Douglas MacArthur in a scene that refers both to MacArthur's infamous WWII landing on the philippines and the Japanese surrender; Barbara Gladstone plays a role. Courtest of Gladstone Gallery.
• Accidental Blue Screen and Lord of the Flies by John Michael Boling. (2006). The artist reconfigures material from professional and amateur, corporate and volunteer sources to serve new ends. Courtesy of the artist.
• cover this You Tube in blood, Bricks video, and 9 Short Music Videos by Guthrie Lonergan. So many good reasons for this. Courtesy of the artist.
• Shiftspace Demo. ShiftSpace is an open source layer "above" the web that allows community members to comment or build overlays on any web page, including adding postit-like notes, image swaps, source code modifications, and trails to other URLs, enabling artists, activists, educators, hobbyists, and others to create online contexts on top of existing websites. Initiated (in 2007?) by Dan Phiffer and Mushon Zer-Aviv.
• Shiftspace Interactive. Try-it out.
• Die Anordnungsweise zweier Gegenteile bei der Erzeugung ihres Beriihrungsmaximums (The Arrangement of Two Opposites While their Maximum Contact is Under Generation) by Yves Netzhammer, 27:36 min. (2005). Courtesy of Galerie Anita Beckers.

Seated Screenings:

• Bend by Liz Magic Laser and Felicia Garcia-Rivera, 7 min. (2008). Five young men in a motorcycle club follow a series of instructions from an off-camera woman. Courtesy of the artists
• Meals on Wheels by Jon Pylypchuk, 4:24 min. (2006). The spirit of volunteerism is alive but not so well in this possibly all-too-realistic narrative. Courtesy of Friedrich Petzel Gallery.
• Rien du Tout by Clemens von Wedemeyer, 30 min. (2006). Courtesy of Galerie Jocelyn Wolff.
• Residential Erection by Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung, 4:34 min. (2008). A cut and paste animated recap of the campaigns so far. Disheartening news: it could also be a glimpse into the future. Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery.
• Once Removed on My Mothers Skie by Nathalie Djurberg, 5:31 min. (2008). A young woman ministers to an obese elder. Courtesy of Zach Feuer Gallery.
• Host by Kristin Lucas. 7:36 min. (1997). Lucas has said, " ... I participate in an on-line therapy session directed by the system operator of a streetside multi-media kiosk. [the session becomes] an amalgamation of daytime television and tabloid, wherein the surveillance camera becomes the eye of the media." Courtesy of the artist.
• Nude Beach by Jon Pylypchuk, 4:59 min. (2006). "I thought this was a public beach." Famous last words. Courtesy of Friedrich Petzel Gallery.
• tsumstnm= by Nathalie Djurberg, 4.12 min. (2006). A boy torments a cat, testing its and his own limits. Courtesy of Zach Feuer Gallery.
• The Human Opera XXX by Meiro Koizumi, 17 min. (2007). The artist subjects a man to an "experiment" in which he is to "share a tragic story of his life in front of a video camera" in return for "a monetary payment"; brilliant and disturbing. Courtesy of Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery.

Week Three

• Drawing Restraint 13 By Matthew Barney. Douglas MacArthur in a scene that refers both to MacArthur's infamous WWII landing on the philippines and the Japanese surrender; Barbara Gladstone plays a role. Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery.
• A Family Finds Entertainment by Ryan Trecartin, 41: 12 min. (2004). The artist's entourage and himself in multiple roles play characters shaped by media- immersion, in a story about a mixed-up youth, Skippy, and his adventures in "coming out." Courtesy of Elizabeth Dee Gallery.
• Triptych TV, compilation from Mr. Tamale, and Rick Silva a.k.a. Abe Linkoln, (2008). Courtesy of the artists.
• Shiftspace Demo. ShiftSpace is an open source layer "above" the web that allows community members to comment or build overlays on any web page, including adding postit-like notes, image swaps, source code modifications, and trails to other URLs, enabling artists, activists, educators, hobbyists, and others to create online contexts on top of existing websites. Initiated (in 2007?) by Dan Phiffer and Mushon Zer-Aviv.
• Battleship Potemkin Dance Edit (120 BPM) by Michael Bell-Smith (with the assistance of Jeff Sission), 12:29 (2007). The artist "separated the film into its constituent shots and time stretched them one by one to the exact same length [, and] then replaced the soundtrack with a one-second dance loop synced to the cuts", replacing the original editing structure of the revolutionary narrative, which has been called seminal in its use of montage, with the "dumb, visceral, metric montage favored by dance visuals and music videos". Courtesy of the artist, with assistance from >Foxy Production and And/Or Gallery.

Seated Screenings:

• Studies in Transfalumination by Peter Rose, 5:30 min. (2008). Courtesy of the artist.
• May I Help You by Andrea Fraser, 19:47 min. (1991). A gallerist extols a series of black paintings by Allan McCollum, oddly and at great length. Courtesy of Friedrich Petzel Gallery.
• Ride to da Club by Kalup Linzy, 5:06 min. (2002). Linzy plays the female lead and many of the voices in this cheerfully profane conference call all aimed at getting to the club. Now, why is it no one wants to ride with Big Dick Johnny? Courtesy of Taxter Spengemann.
• Whispering Pines 8 by Shana Moulton, 7:36 min. (2006). One of a series of episodes in which the artist's naive, trusting alter ego, Cynthia, resorts to various 80's diversions in a continuing struggle against angst and depression. Courtesy of Country Club Gallery.
• Tommy-Chat Just E-mailed Me by Ryan Trecartin. 7:15 min. (2004). Described by the artist as a "narrative video short that takes place inside and outside of an e-mail," the artist's friends and himself in multiple roles play Pam, a lesbian librarian with a screaming baby in an ultra-modern hotel; Tammy and Beth, in an apartment filled with installation art; an Tommy, in a secluded lake house. Courtesy of Elizabeth Dee Gallery.
• Artist Trilogy by Matt Marello, 13 min. (2001-2002). Mr. Marello plays the lead in three classic - well, maybe not so classic- films about artists as victims, killers, and charlatans. Let's see, did he leave anything out? Oh, yes, insatiable sex fiend. Courtesy of the artist.
• ”five more minutes” by Dena DeCola and Karin E. Wandner, 17:23 min. (2005). The artists enact intimate moments between a "mother" and "child," to touching yet peculiar effect. Courtesy of Video Data Bank.
• Melody Set Me Free by Kalup Linzy, 14:06 min. (2007). The talented Mr. Linzy, in impeccable Whitney Houston drag, overcomes a mother's negativity and competitors' backstage backstabbing to find true love and a chance at stardom. You go, girl! Courtesy of Taxter Spengemann.
• The Code by Anthony Goicolea, 1:18 min. (2007). It starts in darkness. Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery.

Week Four

• 6:00 PM: SPECIAL PRESENTATION of An Estranged Paradise by Yang Fudong, 76 min. (1997/2002). Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery.
• A Family Finds Entertainment by Ryan Trecartin, 41:12 min. (2004). The artist's entourage and himself in multiple roles play characters shaped by media- immersion in a story about the adventures of a mixed-up youth, Skippy, in "coming out." Courtesy of Elizabeth Dee Gallery.
• Triptych TV, compilation from Mr. Tamale, and Rick Silva a.k.a. Abe Linkoln, (2008). Courtesy of the artists.
• Second Life Dumpster by Eteam, 45 min.(2008). The artists are creating a dumpster within the multiplayer online virtual reality game, Second Life, to collect virtual trash such as unmarketable virtual merchandise and superseded avatar body parts. Courtesy of the artists.
• Max Payne Cheats Only 1 by JODI, 23 min. (2004). A video game said to have influenced John Woo is deconstructed. Courtesy of And/Or Gallery.
• Battleship Potemkin Dance Edit (120 BPM) by Michael Bell-Smith (with the assistance of Jeff Sission), 12:29 (2007). The artist "separated the film into its constituent shots and time stretched them one by one to the exact same length and then replaced the soundtrack with a one-second dance loop synced to the cuts", replacing the original editing structure of the revolutionary narrative, which has been called seminal in its use of montage, with the "dumb, visceral, metric montage favored by dance visuals and music videos". Courtesy of the artist, with assistance from Foxy Production and And/Or Gallery.

7:30 pm Seated Screenings

• Timbuktu'" by Nathalie Djurberg, 4:40 min. (2007). A bureaucrat loses in a contest among three different kinds of power. Courtesy of Zach Feuer Gallery.
• Stealing Beauty by Guy Ben-Ner, 17 min. (2007). Ben-Ner and his family make themselves at home in a furniture store - literally - while discussing the virtues of capitalism. Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery.
• Hogan's Heroes by Matt Marello, --- min. (200-). Friedrich Nietzsche chats up America's most lovable POW's and their charming SS guards. Courtesy of the artist.
• IMirror (A Second Life Documentary Film by China Tracya_k.a. Cao Fei) by Cao Fei [http://www.caofei.com/]. 28:07 min. (2007). A documentary created by the artist within the multiplayer online virtual reality game, Second Life. Courtesy of Lombard-Freid Projects.
• Hobbit Love is the Greatest Love by Steve Reinke, 14 min. (2007). The artist explores literal and figurative projections in space and time. Courtesy of Video Data Bank.
• Gas Zappers by Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung [http://tinkin.com/], 5:45 min. (2007). AI Gore as a polar bear wields solar panels against a BBQ'ing Bush. In glorious color and delirious bad taste. "Bring it on!" Courtesy of Postmasters Gallery.
• Snapshot: 6 Months in the Life of a Korean American Male by Valerie Soe, 4:30 min. (2008). Courtesy of the artist.
• Camels Drink Water by Nathalie Djurberg, 3:48 min. (2007). Two camels help a parched, differently-abled person. Courtesy of Zach Feuer Gallery.
• Anaconda Targets by Dominic Angerame, 10:51 min. (2004). As video games become more and more sophisticated, we admire their realism. Here's a harsh reminder that realism is based on the real.
• Aria by Brooke Alfaro, 3:20 min. (2002). A young woman sings La Wally to unusual accompaniment. Courtesy of the artist.

Week 5

• A Family Finds Entertainment by Ryan Trecartin, 41 :12 min. (2004). The artist's entourage and himself in multiple roles play characters shaped by media- immersion in a story about a mixed-up youth, Skippy, and his adventures in "coming out." Courtesy of Elizabeth Dee Gallery.
• Who's Listening 1 by Yu-chin Tseng, 7:55 min. (2003-04). A series of children are surprised. Courtesy of the artist.
• Triptych TV, compilation from Mr. Tamale, and Rick Silva a.k.a. Abe Linkoln, (2008). Courtesy of the artists.
• Second Life Dumpster by Eteam, 45 min.(2008). The artists are creating a dumpster within the multiplayer online virtual reality game, Second Life, to collect virtual trash such as unmarketable virtual merchandise and superseded avatar body parts. Courtesy of the artists.
• Max Payne Cheats Only 1 by JODI, 23 min. (2004). A video game said to have influenced John Woo is deconstructed. Courtesy of And/Or Gallery.
• Hand Flurry by Joel Holmberg (could be TV + player; prefer computer).

7:30 Seated Screenings

• Der Gast by John Bock, ---- min. (2004). Courtesy of the artist.
• Palms by John Bock, 59:14 min. (2007). Two Tarantino-esque thugs encounter various sculptures during a road trip in search of an elusive target whose "body face is only approximately definable," while other characters engage in extreme cigarette smoking. Courtesy of Anton Kern Gallery.
• Anniversary Waltz by David Adamo, 3:58 min. (2007). The party is over. The guests have all gone home. The artist dances alone. Courtesy of Fruit and Flower Deli.