- Internet Art in the Global South at the Joburg Art Fair 2009. A selection that explores and highlights Internet based creative practice in the global south. The featured Internet Artworks cover a broad range of Internet art genres by artists in the global south and works orientated towards its geography and politics. The project was born out of an interest to uncover artists working with the Internet as a primary medium in South Africa. The selection however grew to encompass works from or about South America and Asia. The selection was curated as a network collaboration between Tegan Bristow of the Digital Arts Division of the Wits School of Arts and members of the Upgrade! International Network.Organised by the Johannesburg Node of the Upgrade! International Network, participating nodes include Boston - Turbulence.org, Berlin, Chicago, Lisbon, Paris, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Tel-Aviv – Jerusalem.
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Upgrade and another 10 networks will be participating in The Institute for Networked Cultures' Winter Camp.
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Chain Reaction Community website - documenting Upgrade! International in Skopje, Macedonia.
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The 3rd Upgrade! International Gathering will take place in Skopje, Macedonia from September 11-14th, 2008. Growing from the Upgrade! International community, this event takes the form of a city-wide digital art and networked culture festival including exhibitions, screenings, live local and streamed performances and a program of critical and active lectures and workshops exploring numerous facets in the field of digital art. The thematic focus 'Chain Reaction' explores issues of cultural development and growth in the local region as well as within digital networks. Exhibiting works and presentations from over 20 cities across the world, the organizers of this event expect this event to be a catalyst for dialog, future collaborations and new cultural understanding.
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Upgrade International is participating in “Our Friends Are Electric,” an initiative by Federation Square and the International Urban Screens Association to present a range of international video art programs produced for outdoor screens around the world. Events take place during 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Screening in Belef Festival in Belgrade, 2007
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D.I.Y. OR DIE: An Upgrade! New York, Turbulence, and Rhizome Net Art Exhibition
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Upgrade! Flickr pool
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2nd International Gathering in Oklahoma City, Nov 30 – Dec 3, 2006
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Listen to the Upgrade! International talk at Ars Electronica 2006
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1st International Gathering September 2005
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Upgrade! International Mission
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Contribute to Upgrade! International
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