[node-l] MzTEK Unplugged: Jim Prevett ** this wednesday 24th June, 7-9pm**

[info at mztek.org]

Come and join us for the last MzTEK Unplugged b4 schools out 4 summer.

Jim Prevett will present

Power Up art- A short history of technology and art.
Technology has difficult relationship with art. it has a history of
challenging the status quo and potentially democratising art. Gradually
challenging technologies tend to become integrated into the art gallery
structure. This will briefly show some of the pioneering works leading
through from ink to telecommunications .

Jim Prevett studied Fine Art (Sculpture) at Sheffield Hallam University in
1999. He works with prevett & mcArthur who have exhibited across the UK
and internationally including ‘Echo City’ at the British Pavilion for
Venice Biennale of Architecture 2006, The Perfect Real at King Street Arts
Centre and ‘His life is full of miracles
’ videotech at Site Gallery
Sheffield. Jim ran the arts programme for Access Space in Sheffield for 2
years establishing a residency programme and producing LOSS Livecode, a
festival of ‘livecoding’ audio. Access Space is the UK’s first recycled
technology medialab, using open source software to invigorate old
computers and creativity using computers. Jim has worked with Encounters
community based arts organisation in Sheffield and as part of New Dust.

Jim currently works as the Emergent Technologies Producer at SPACE media
in Hackney, where he runs programmes such as the PermaCultures series of
residencies and workshops and FutureTV youth media development. He is an
Associate Lecturer on the undergraduate Fine Art (media) course at at
Sheffield Hallam University. Jim lives and works in London and Sheffield.

This Wednesday 24th June from 7-9pm
Location (different to the usual meeting place):
Leon restaurant, 12 Ludgate Circus, London EC4M 7LQ

Map
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hope to see you there!

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