Activate: Precedents/Inspirations

Hi All:

Below is a very brief summary of the broad assortment of things we looked at (and some things we didn't look at) as precedent/inspiration for Project Three: Activate currently underway.


French conceptual artist Sophie Calle (presented by Maier Yagod to our Monday class):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Calle
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1372510,00.html


Toronto artist/architect/activist Adrian Blackwell (who spoke to our Wednesday class):
http://www.ald.utoronto.ca/people/faculty/bios/adrian_blackwell
http://criticalspatialpractice.blogspot.com/2006/09/adrian-blackwell.html



From Tori's New Media presentation:

David Rokeby:
http://homepage.mac.com/davidrokeby/home.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ai49w7QPPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GALMmVZ49Pc

Stelarc:
http://www.stelarc.va.com.au/

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/

Norm White
http://www.normill.ca/ (a terrible site)



From my Urban Interventions presentation:

REBAR collaborative, who install temporary parks:
http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/

Wade Toronto, saving Toronto's wading pools through fun interactive installations:
http://www.wadetoronto.com/

Toronto Public Space Committee:
http://www.publicspace.ca/

Illegal Art:
http://illegalart.org/

Gorbet Design:
http://www.gorbetdesign.com/

Toronto Sculpture Garden:
http://www.torontosculpturegarden.com

Nuit Blanche Toronto:
http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/