The Art of Hacking

September 10th - November 26th 2011
Opening: 9th of September at 18.00

Opening performance by: Nancy Mauro-Flude and netwurker mez

With works by: Heath Bunting, Harmen de Hoop, moddr_, Cornelia Sollfrank, ÜBERMORGEN.COM, The Yes Men

‘The art of Hacking’ focuses on the artistic side of hacking. The artists in this exhibition highlight the imperfections of our surroundings and daily lives. The projects subvert, improve on or circumnavigate ‘official’ systems and practices and offer alternatives. Superficially, hacking is often associated with spreading online viruses and other digital attacks.
Officially these criminal activities are not really known as hacking, but as ‘cracking’. The real practice of hacking is done based on far more positive and artistic motives. It’s a state of mind and there are elaborate ethical codes within the hacker community.

In short creative hacking combines artists’ technical skills with the optimism to solve problems and the urge to overcome artistic and creative limitations. The basis for these works lies in a technical, online methodology that spreads into the physical world through the tangibility of the artworks.

With:
• An artist talk with several of the participating artists on the 10th of September at 15.00 hrs.
• A panel discussion on the subject of hacking moderated by Jaromil and Cecile Landman with Rop Gonggrijp, Karin Spaink, Patrice Riemens and Heath Bunting taking place in October.
• moddr_ presents several workshops within the framework of ‘The Art of Hacking’.

Information about these activities will be announced onour website and via other social media.

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Netherlands Media Art Institute
Keizersgracht 264
1016 EV Amsterdam
0031 20 6237101
www.nimk.nl

Opening hours:
Tue – Fri from 1100 – 1700 hrs
Sat 1st Sunday each month
from 1300 – 1700 hrs
entrance: 4,50 (2,50 with discount)