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Paul
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paul
can i ask that this be run in the next issue of Fineart Forum ?
thanks
roger
Future of the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies in question
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The future of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (C.A.V.S) at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 40 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge, Mass, USA 02139 is in question. Professor Otto Piene,
Director of C.A.V.S., has announced his forthcoming retirement;
the MIT administration has not as yet made any firm commitment to
the future of C.A.V.S.
All those interested are urged to write to the President of MIT
(Dr Charles Vest, President of MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Mass 02139, USA - Fax 1-617-253-3124) with letters of
support.
C.A.V.S. was founded by Gyorgy Kepes in 1967 as one of the first
contemporary programs intended to bridge the gulf between working
artists and scientists. For 25 years, the C.A.V.S. Fellows program
has brought a steady stream of visiting artists to MIT to engage in
collaborative projects. Fellows have included Charlotte Moorman,
Takis, Tom Van Der Beek, Dieter Jung, Lowry Burgess, Scott Fisher,
among many others. C.A.V.S. graduate students have included Sally
Weber, Bill Seaman, Christopher Janney, Sarah Geitz, Michael
Naimark, Ellen Sebring among many others. C.A.V.S. has sponsored
numerous exhibits and conferences including the Sky Art Conferences,
the Art Transition conferences, and other events which have created
a real presence for the contemporary arts.
As the Executive Editor of Leonardo Journal, I am frequently in
contact wtihith individuals seeking to establish innovative art
and technology programs within Universities and elsewhere. The
establishment of such programs is always an incredibly difficult
battle with univerwsiy administrations with all the associated
philosphical and budget battles. The C.A.V.S has been a prototype
of a successful and influential program. I strongly beleive that
the legacy of Gyorgy Kepes and Otto Piene is invaluable to our
entire professional art and technology community. I urge all
interested readers to contact the President of MIT or to send
me email at rmalina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. I will make sure that these
reach President Vest. Copies of correspondence may be sent to me
at Leonardo, 672 South Van Ness, San Francisco, Ca 94110.
Fax 1-415-431-5737
Roger Malina, Executive Editor, Leonardo Journal
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Paul
brown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Begin Included Message -----
>From rfm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sat Feb 6 14:42:36 1993
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 93 12:40:46 PST
From: EUVE Instrument P.I. <rfm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: pbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: faf
Content-Length: 2435
paul
can i ask that this be run in the next issue of Fineart Forum ?
thanks
roger
Future of the MIT Center for Advanced Visual Studies in question
----------------------------------------------------------------
The future of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies (C.A.V.S) at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 40 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge, Mass, USA 02139 is in question. Professor Otto Piene,
Director of C.A.V.S., has announced his forthcoming retirement;
the MIT administration has not as yet made any firm commitment to
the future of C.A.V.S.
All those interested are urged to write to the President of MIT
(Dr Charles Vest, President of MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Mass 02139, USA - Fax 1-617-253-3124) with letters of
support.
C.A.V.S. was founded by Gyorgy Kepes in 1967 as one of the first
contemporary programs intended to bridge the gulf between working
artists and scientists. For 25 years, the C.A.V.S. Fellows program
has brought a steady stream of visiting artists to MIT to engage in
collaborative projects. Fellows have included Charlotte Moorman,
Takis, Tom Van Der Beek, Dieter Jung, Lowry Burgess, Scott Fisher,
among many others. C.A.V.S. graduate students have included Sally
Weber, Bill Seaman, Christopher Janney, Sarah Geitz, Michael
Naimark, Ellen Sebring among many others. C.A.V.S. has sponsored
numerous exhibits and conferences including the Sky Art Conferences,
the Art Transition conferences, and other events which have created
a real presence for the contemporary arts.
As the Executive Editor of Leonardo Journal, I am frequently in
contact wtihith individuals seeking to establish innovative art
and technology programs within Universities and elsewhere. The
establishment of such programs is always an incredibly difficult
battle with univerwsiy administrations with all the associated
philosphical and budget battles. The C.A.V.S has been a prototype
of a successful and influential program. I strongly beleive that
the legacy of Gyorgy Kepes and Otto Piene is invaluable to our
entire professional art and technology community. I urge all
interested readers to contact the President of MIT or to send
me email at rmalina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. I will make sure that these
reach President Vest. Copies of correspondence may be sent to me
at Leonardo, 672 South Van Ness, San Francisco, Ca 94110.
Fax 1-415-431-5737
Roger Malina, Executive Editor, Leonardo Journal
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