Adventures in Illegal Art

Thursday, February 28th at 7:30 PM. University of Rochester Hoyt Auditorium, River Campus Free and open to all. ADVENTURES IN ILLEGAL ART: CREATIVE MEDIA RESISTANCE AND NEGATIVLAND A 90-minute film and storytelling presentation by Mark Hosler, founding member of Negativland, with Q and A to follow. No lawyers were harmed in the making of this event! Pranks, media hoaxes, media literacy, the art of collage, creative activism in a media saturated multi-national world, file sharing, intellectual property issues, evolving notions of art and ownership and law in a digital age, artistic and funny critiques of mass media and culture, so-called "culture jamming" (a term coined by Negativland way back in 1984). Even if you've never heard of Negativland, if you are interested in any of these issues you're sure to find this funny and inspiring presentation worth your time. Is Negativland a "band"? Media hoaxers? Activists? Musicians? Filmmakers? Culture jammers? An inspiration for the unwashed many? A nuisance for the corporate few? Decide for yourself in this presentation that uses films and stories to illustrate the many creative projects, hoaxes, pranks and "culture jamming" that Negativland has been doing since 1980. Most famous for getting sued for their "U2" single, Negativland have had many years of fun being a thorn in the side of the corporate media and entertainment business. They've released a gazillion CDs, do occasional tours, make little movies, and were the subject of San Francisco filmmaker Craig Baldwin's 1995 feature film "SONIC OUTLAWS". For further information please contact the Department of Anthropology, 275-8614 or anthro@mail.rochester.edu

<p>Thursday, February 28th at 7:30 PM. </p> <p>University of Rochester</p> <p>Hoyt Auditorium, River Campus</p> <p>Free and open to all.</p> <p>ADVENTURES IN ILLEGAL ART:</p> <p>CREATIVE MEDIA RESISTANCE </p> <p>AND NEGATIVLAND</p> <p>A 90-minute film and storytelling presentation </p> <p>by Mark Hosler, founding member of Negativland, </p> <p>with Q and A to follow.</p> <p>No lawyers were harmed in the making of this event!</p> <p>Pranks, media hoaxes, media literacy, the art of collage, creative<br /> activism<br /> in a media saturated multi-national world, file sharing, intellectual<br /> property issues, evolving notions of art and ownership and law in a<br /> digital<br /> age, artistic and funny critiques of mass media and culture, so-called<br /> "culture jamming" (a term coined by Negativland way back in 1984).<br /> Even if<br /> you've never heard of Negativland, if you are interested in any of<br /> these<br /> issues you're sure to find this funny and inspiring presentation worth<br /> your<br /> time.</p> <p>Is Negativland a "band"? Media hoaxers? Activists? Musicians?<br /> Filmmakers?<br /> Culture jammers? An inspiration for the unwashed many? A nuisance for<br /> the<br /> corporate few? Decide for yourself in this presentation that uses films<br /> and<br /> stories to illustrate the many creative projects, hoaxes, pranks and<br /> "culture jamming" that Negativland has been doing since 1980.</p> <p>Most famous for getting sued for their "U2" single, Negativland have<br /> had<br /> many years of fun being a thorn in the side of the corporate media and<br /> entertainment business. They've released a gazillion CDs, do occasional<br /> tours, make little movies, and were the subject of San Francisco<br /> filmmaker<br /> Craig Baldwin's 1995 feature film "SONIC OUTLAWS".</p> <p>For further information please contact the Department of Anthropology,<br /> 275-8614 or <a href="mailto:anthro@mail.rochester.edu">anthro@mail.rochester.edu</a></p>