Syndicate: CONTEST AND CO-OPT

[Cherie Matrix <cherie@banff.org>]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14 MAY 1998

CONTEST AND CO-OPT
Dates: 25 - 31 May, 1998

Banff Media Security Department
Banff Centre for the Arts
Canada

Subversives plan their next moves in Banff.

The Banff Media Security Department is pleased to announce the
forthcoming meeting "CONTEST AND CO-OPT" taking place over
a 7 day period in the Canadian Rockies.

"We regularly host meetings for the intelligence and
policing communities here, so what better place to hold
secure subversive conspiracies," Cherie Matrix.

With the revolutionary potential of the internet now
recuperated by institutional elitists and corporate
fundamentalists, it is now imperative that the underground
formulate possible new zones of contestation.

The main thrust of discussions will be aimed towards the
total destruction of property and representation, combined
with topics including:

- Democracy & formalism (artist vs context).
- Stupid vs serious (the power of dumb).
- Institution vs bedroom (elitistism vs antisocial).
- Programming (machines/ events).
- New media contestation possibilities.
- Potential new media (biotech/...).
- Professional vs amateur (work vs play).
- New funding sources (data trafficking/ media mercenaries).

Invited guests include:

Alexei Shulgin, alexei@easylife.org, http://www.easylife.org
Andreas	Broeckmann, abroeck@v2.nl, http://www.v2.nl/east/
May N Eight, may98@irational.org, http://www.banff.org/biotech/
Josphine Stars, starrs@sysx.apana.org.au, http://www.icf.de/starrs/
Kathy Huffman, kathy@thing.at, http://thing.at/face/
Leon Cmielewski, leon@sysx.apana.org.au, http://www.icf.de/starrs/
Martin Schmitz, martin@vgtv.com, http://www.vgtv.com/
Natalie Bookchin, bookchin@calarts.edu, http://jupiter.ucsd.edu/~bookchin
Peter Ride, peter@artec.org.uk, http://www.channel.org.uk/cover/
Rachel Greene, rachel@rhizome.org, http://www.rhizome.org
Vuk Cosic, vuk@ljudmila.org, http://www.vuk.org
Wolfgang Staehle, wolfgangsta@thing.net, http://www.thing.net

During the meeting the visitors will be trained in team
building activities such as rock climbing, cycling, canoeing
and hiking.


With kind Tactical Support from Radio 90FM, Banff, Canada.

For further information please contact mailto:cherie@banff.org

"Excellence in Publicity & Privacy"
Banff Media Security Department


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