Arse Elektronika 2014 / Final Schedule: TRANS*.*
It! Is! Ready! Schedule for Arse Elektronika 2014! HERE!
arse elektronika, the conference on sex and technology.
It! Is! Ready! Schedule for Arse Elektronika 2014! HERE!
Buy. Your. Tickets. Now. HERE.
Arse Elektronika 2014 TRANS*.* monochrom‘s festival on sex and tech! October 2-5, 2014 in San Francisco, USA. Call for talks, performances, games, workshops, machines, systems! Trans is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning “across”, “beyond” or “on the opposite side”. What does that mean for sex and technology? – Transitions, translations, transgressions, transistors & transducers, … Read more
Eine Lecture-Performance von Johannes Grenzfurthner (monochrom). Wir sind eine sexuell motivierte und Werkzeuge verwendende Spezies. Von den tausende Jahre alten Höhlenzeichnungen einer Vulva bis zum neuesten Online-Porn-Game, Technologie und Sexualität waren schon immer eng miteinander verbunden. Auch in Zukunft wird Sex eine essentielle Rolle in der technologischen Entwicklung spielen. As part of “Sex Matters” conferenz … Read more
A talk performance by Johannes Grenzfurthner / monochrom. We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porn game, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. New technologies are quick to appeal to pornography consumers, and thus … Read more
Interview with Arse Elektronika curator Johannes Grenzfurthner in NEON. German language. Im Film »Her« verliebt sich die Hauptfigur, gespielt von Joaquin Phoenix, in ein Computersystem. Technik und Erotik – wie gut passt das in der Realität zusammen? Sehr gut, sagt Johannes Grenzfurthner. Der 38-jährige Künstler aus Österreich ist der Kurator der jährlichen Sex-und-Technik–Konferenz »Arse Elektronika«. … Read more
(German language.) (Click to enlarge.)
In Playboy, March 2014. Voila!
Sure, classic nerds might be into MythBusters, Magic: the Gathering, and Minecraft. But they’re also into sex. In fact, the crossover between sex and the more traditional realms of nerd interest is longstanding; science fiction, for example, is frequently pointed at as a source of progressive and even transgressive sexual theory. In devising alternate universes, authors, … Read more
Nice write-up about sex, tech and Arse Elektronika on mako! Enjoy! Link (Hebrew)