“I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate. I thought, that’s interesting, because a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is neccessary to be an artist- not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision”.

A new Mayan archaeological discovery of a 2,200 year old carving was found at El Mirador, Guatemala. ““This finding is impressive as finding the Mona Lisa“.- Head archeologist, Richard Hansen.

Leigh Bowery (26 March 1961 – 31 December 1994) was an Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, pop star, model and fashion designer, based in London.  His influence reached through the fashion, club and art worlds in the 80s and 90s to impact, amongst others, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood, Boy George, Antony and the Johnsons, John Galliano, the Scissor Sisters, David LaChapelle, Lady GagA plus numerous Nu-Rave bands and nightclubs in London and New York which arguably perpetuated his avant garde ideas.

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ace vactor, sonny coates, and marouan jamai @ l.a. lakers game / downtown, L.A. (p. Jenna Jackson)

Web Bot, or the Web Bot Project, refers to an Internet bot software program that is claimed to be able to predict future events by tracking keywords entered on the Internet. It was created in 1997, originally to predict stock market trends. The creator of the Web Bot Project, Cliff High, along with his associate George Ure, who call themselves “The Time Monks“, keep the technology and algorithms largely secret and sell the predictions via their website.

The Web Bot works by using a form of the Wisdom of Crowds. Spiders search the internet for about 300,000 keywords with emotional context and record the preceding and following words to create a “snapshot.” Through this, the technology is claimed to be able to examine the collective unconscious of the world as a whole. It is thus said to be able to predict catastrophic events 60 to 90 days in advance.

The Web Bot is claimed to have predicted several events prior to them occurring, most notably the September 11 attacks and the 2003 Northeastern United States blackout.

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Q “I’ve seen your work described as post-apocalyptic.” A >>I used to think of the landscapes as post-apocalyptic places comprised of codes and data. Now, I don’t think of them so much as ‘post,’ but rather present.

eden batki @ Peace Awareness Gardens/ West Adams, L.A. (p. – Os oN nY+)

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SUBTLE ViBration (2008) Melissa Scherrer

sonny coates and lucinda schreiber @ Joan’s on 3rd/ Los Angeles, CA (p. mor elian)

Firekites – AUTUMN STORY – chalk animation by Lucinda Schreiber

100109/preAMP+ recording session @ Barry Paul Studios in NOHO, featuring wOW jOnes and Chaun Horton

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