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Material Type: Notes; Professor: Lipkin; Class: DIGITAL CULTURE; Subject: Contemporary Arts; University: Ramapo College of New Jersey; Term: Spring 2009;
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Week 6 Reading Guide Brian Kurtz, Kerry Smith and Daniel Donderko Professor Lipkin CNTP 350: Digital Culture Due February 19, 2009 EN Turbulence: remixes + bonus beats Vocabulary Remix – The activity of taking samples from pre-existing materials to combine them into new forms according to personal taste. Remix culture – global activity in the creative and efficient exchange of information by digital technologies supported by cut/copy and paste. Music Remix – A reinterpretation of a pre-existing song, meaning that the “aura” of the original will be dominant in the remixed version. Turbulence – a website started in 1996 by New Radio and Performing Arts Inc (NRPA) that commissions, exhibits, and archives the new hybrid networked art forms that have emerged. Archive – A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Allegorical – Relies on pre-existing material to gain meaning; indirect representation. Corporeal – Bodily, physical Aura – A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic. Autonomy – Independence Extended Remix – A longer version of the original Selective Remix – The original composition has parts added to it, leaving the spectacular aura intact. Reflexive Remix – The remixed version challenges the aura of the original and claims autonomy even when it carries the original’s name. Contextual – Relating to or determined by or in context. Cartographic – Relating to the making of maps or charts. Ephemeral – Lasting only for a short time. Outline I. Turbulence remix + Bonus Beats
a. Turbulence i. A website for commissioned artwork ii. Turbulence is important in new media art iii. Turbulence is part of the remix culture b. Remix i. Derives from the model of music remixes ii. Roots in Jamaican music iii. Extended to other areas of culture including the visual arts iv. Plays vital role in mass communication, especially on the Internet II. Turbulence: nothing but a remix a. Music remix developed during postmodern period i. Mid/late sixties to mid eighties was timing ii. Postmodern period is one of fragmentation , bits and pieces, incompleteness and open-ended possibilities b. Music remix defined by DJ’s in NYC, Chicago and other east coast areas i. Re-combined or extended preexisting songs to make them more danceable ii. Cutting/copying and pasting pre-recorded material to create their own music compositions c. Importance of Cut/copy and paste i. Found in popular software applications – Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word ii. Internet depends on it to function as a network – file sharing, downloading, open source software, live streaming of video and audio, sending and receiving of emails. iii. Important element of Internet based art and Turbulence archive d. Internet art compared to music DJ i. User activates the work like a DJ does when playing vinyl records ii. Both access pre-recorded material iii. Think of Turbulence archive as a record, like a “vinyl recording” which can develop scratches – unplayable tracks III. Literature: remixed as internet art a. Allegory is Remix’s most vital element i. Cultural code that new media art/Internet Art inherited from the postmodern ii. Depends on recognition of a pre-existing text or cultural code iii. Internet art is allegorical – relies on pre-existing material to gain authority b. Literature and narratives i. Literature is an inspiration and foundation of many works
authority of science bringing forth its limitations as a measuring device of the human experience
b. TELEVISION Robot Chicken (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBzsLxdiRF8)