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Urban Hacking: Cultural Jamming Strategies in the Risky Spaces of Modernity Günther Friesinger, Johannes Grenzfurthner, Thomas Ballhausen (eds.) 230 pages, 29.80 € ISBN 978-3-8376-1536-4 Urban spaces became battlefields, signifiers have been invaded, new structures have been established: Netculture replaced counterculture in most parts and also focused on the everchanging environments of the modern city. Important … Read more

Rich Gibson und Rose White haben ja einen “Golden Kleene” (Prixxx Arse Elektronika 2010) für ihr Projekt “Personal Portraits of Australia” gewonnen… Most of us know about as much about the anatomy of our genitals as we do about the geography of Australia. In both cases we see the landscape from a long distance, through … Read more

SF Weekly hat eine kleine Videodoku über den ‘Six Feet Under Club’ (siehe: Arse Elektronika 2010) veröffentlicht. Sex in A Coffin Arse Elektronika-style! Fill a dumpster with dirt and a wooden box and you’ve got a confined space Arse Elektronika and Monochrom see as the ideal sex environment. Link

We’ll have an interpervy post-Arse Elektronika drink-up! When, where? Monday, October 5th; 9:30 PM @ Orbit Room Cafe, 1900 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102… Join us for some discoursive intoxication! Best Caipirinha in town! And if not: get our tshirt:

Ja! Oh, I forgot to mention the release form. It basically said that being buried alive is, well, dangerous, and not for people who are claustrophobic, afraid of the dark, have breathing issues, heart problems, etc. Amusingly, as it was being read out, the cops drove by, and waved. We waved back. Just another night … Read more

Yes, you read the headline correctly. There’s an event happening on Saturday night called The Six Feet Under Club, in which couples can opt to be buried underground in a casket together. The participants will then be inspired to make out while being filmed via a night vision webcam, and the video will be projected … Read more

Halleluja! Beengter Raum: ok. Dreck: ok. Six Feet Under Club at Arse Elektronika 2010

Das Sex und Technologie-Festival “Arse Elektronika” bringt elektronische Kunst, Performance und Erotik perfekt unter einen Hut. Ein Bericht aus San Francisco. Der Eingang zum Eröffnungsabend der “Arse Elektronika” ist ein wenig versteckt. Am unteren Ende des Mission District angesiedelt, findet man am Ort der entsprechenden Adresse zunächst nur eine hölzerne, dunkel angemalte Flügeltür. Kein Türschild, … Read more

The Arse Elektronika Conference, in which geeks assemble from all over the world to talk about futuristic meldings of sex with technology, kicked off its fourth annual meeting at Chez Poulet in San Francisco last night by first taking a look into the past. In the keynote address, titled “All Along the SexTower: Sex on … Read more