Reviewing
Morton Subotnick
Morton Subotnick is an American composer of electronic music, best
known for his Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a
record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the founding members of California Institute
of the Arts, where he taught for many years. Subotnick has worked extensively with
interactive electronics and multi-media, co-founding the San Francisco Tape Music
Center with Ramon Sender, and often collaborating with his wife Joan La Barbara.
Morton Subotnick is one of the pioneers in the development of electronic music and
multi-media performance and an innovator in works involving instruments and other
media, including interactive computer music systems. Most of his music calls for a
computer part, or live electronic processing; his oeuvre utilizes many of the
important technological breakthroughs in the history of the genre.
Ayelet Sela
Multimedia producer discussed the ramifications of “Gender & Computer Games,” asserting that the games were not gender neutral, but appealed to boys and often leave girls cold.
Perry Hoberman
Artist presented “Bar Code Hotel,” his multi-user interactive virtual reality art environment modeled on the SGI Onyx. Objects were controlled via bar-code pens that shaped movement as well as emotional and psychological barriers.
Dan O’Sullivan
creator of the interactive phone-in, cable-access hit, “Dan’s Apartment,” demonstrated and discussed systems for interactivity in art.
Mario van Horrik
Sound artist discussed his kinetic sound installation, “Dionysus’ Scales,” and lead a panel discussion on art and technology.