The 7th annual Arse Elektronika sex-tech conference, taking place
Thursday through Sunday at various locations in San Francisco, explores
the theme of “id/entity” through an array of seminars, performances and
other presentations.Presented by monochrom, the confrerence gets
underway with a book launch party Thursday evening at Chez Poulet for
new Arse Elektronika anthology Screw the System: Explorations of Spaces, Games and Politics Through Sexuality and Technology.On Friday and Saturday, at the Center for Sex and Culture,
scheduled programs will include keynote speech “19 Years in the Porn
Mines” by Christophe Pettus, “Advertising for Sex Outlaws” by Maggie
Mayhem, “Future of Fornication: Open Love in the Open Generation” by Lex
Pelger, “Digital Dildo Crafting in the Jungle” by Rex Johnson, and a
screening of the 1987 film Cherry 2000.The event wraps
up Sunday at Noisebridge, with offerings that incude “David Fine’s
Penis Idea,” “Making a Vibrator That Listens to Your Body” by Micah
Elizabeth Scott, and “Sex, Lies and Porn on USB” with Arse Elektronika
organizer Johannes Grenzfurthner and comedian/podcast host Yoshi
Obayashi.For more information on Arse Elektronika, visit monocrom.at/arse-elektronika.
