Art and Electronic Media -- Conversation, Booksigning and Reception with Author Edward Shanken
Interviewed by Dorka Keehn
US Book Launch
June 7, 2009, 3pm

Interdisciplinary arts scholar Edward Shanken, the author of Art and Electronic Media
(Phaidon, 2009), will be interviewed by arts commentator Dorka Keehn at the Exploratorium,
followed by a signing and reception. This event is included in the price of admission to the
Exploratorium.

This highly anticipated book demonstrates the formidable history of artistic uses of electronic
media, a history that parallels the growing pervasiveness of technology in all facets of life.
Over 200 artists and institutions from more than 30 countries are represented. Among the artists featured, based in the Bay Area are Lynn Hershman Leeson, Paul DeMarinis, Ken Goldberg, Jim Campbell. Survival Research Labs, and Alan Rath. With the possible exception of Rath, each of these artists has had a relationship with the Exploratorium and its artists-in-residence or exhibition programs.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/art-and-electronic-media-june-2009/

Iron Science Teacher
An Offbeat Science Competition for Teachers
Originated at the Exploratorium
Fridays, June 26, July 3, 10 and 17, Noon-1pm
Available on the Web at http://www.exploratorium.edu/iron_science

Cheer on the competitors in this zany, science cook-off, where teachers compete before a
live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, "Iron Science Teacher." In a
fast-paced atmosphere where showmanship and creativity reign, science teachers are
given ten minutes and a secret ingredient to concoct a science activity that can be used in
the classroom. The event is included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/iron-science-teacher-june-2009/

Animations Series – Found Footage (June 13) and Stop-Motion (June 20)
Cinema Arts at the Exploratorium
Noon and 2pm

View films created by artists who take apart old films, and re-assemble the pieces into
their own creations. Also, watch stop-motion animation: the essence of film. Included
in the price of admission to the Exploratorium.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/found-footage-and-stop-motion-animation-june-2009/

Reflections
June 19-September 20, 2009

What’s new this summer? You — at the Exploratorium. Reflections lets you look at your
own image as you've never seen it before. Reflections is an exhibition combining new art
installations by New York-based artist Daniel Rozin -- interactive works that highlight
Rozin’s provocative take on self-examination -- as well as re-imagined exhibits and
Exploratorium classics. See your reflection with imagery of your skeleton, blood flow,
and beating heart superimposed. Multiply your visage into hundreds of kaleidoscopic
views, use computers and curved mirrors to distort your appearance, experiment with
your own face under different wavelengths of light — and play with perspective to
capture aspects of yourself you’ve rarely witnessed. While you’re at it, explore the
scientific and cultural history of mirrors — one of humankind’s most influential and
intimate technologies — through activities and special events in conjunction with the
exhibition. Reflections is included in the price of admission to the Exploratorium.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/reflections-june-2009/

This April, find out what’s happening After Dark at the Exploratorium. New extended Thursday
evening hours mix cocktails, conversation, and adult-oriented programming on science and the arts. Along with adult amenities such as music and a cash bar, each night will showcase a different theme. An example of April’s evening offerings is the Science After Dark night on April 16 with the theme Sideshow Science, a playful reframing of wondrous phenomena found inside the museum. For one night only, the Exploratorium transforms itself into a carnival of amazing animal acts, astounding forces of nature, mysterious mind reading, and thrilling games of skill and chance! Within these walls lurk some of the most astonishing phenomena found in Nature — the biggest freak show of all. Witness the whimsical and weird! Behold unbelievable technologies and test science that defies common sense! Do cosmic rays from the edge of time really pass through the Cloud Chamber? Do animals have more complicated cognitive skills than we ever imagined? Discover some of Nature’s strangest curiosities at Sideshow Science. This event is included in the price of admission. To be included in the Exploratorium After Dark email list, contact: afterdark@exploratorium.edu. Meet up with friends or take a date to Exploratorium
After Dark.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/science-after-dark-april-2009/

etudes4violin&electronix
Featuring DBR (violin), Wynne Bennett (keyboards), and Elan Vytal, aka DJ Scientific (turntables, laptop)
Thursday, April 2, at the Exploratorium

Don’t miss elected solo and duet works from DBR’s recent album from Thirsty Ear Recording,
etudes4violin&electronix, and from the critically acclaimed Sonata for Violin and Turntables, conceived by DBR and co-written by DBR and his long-time collaborator and contemporary music remixer extraordinaire, Elan Vyta. A musical exploration between contrasting cultures and instruments of classical and pop music genres, the program speaks to the history and traditions of both, and the violin,the keyboards, the turntables and the laptop sing, battle and rhyme together, honoring a full spectrum of musical inventions.

Having carved a reputation for himself as an innovative composer, performer, violinist, and band leader, Haitian-American artist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) melds his classical music roots with his own cultural references and vibrant musical imagination. As a composer, his works range from orchestral scores and chamber pieces to music for film, the theater, modern dance, and electronica. In 2007, DBR premiered One Loss Plus, the first of three works commissioned by the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) for their Next Wave Festival. Showcasing his wide-ranging eclecticism, One Loss Plus is DBR's evening-length, multimedia work for electric/acoustic violin, prepared/amplified piano, electronics, and video.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/music-after-dark-april-2009/

Exploratorium After Dark
Thursday Evenings Mix Cocktails, Conversation, and Adult-Oriented Programming on Science and the Arts
Thursdays, April 2, 9, 16, & 23 2009, Open until 9:30pm
A Preview of New Thursday Evening Hours to Begin Permanently in October 2009

This April, find out what’s happening After Dark at the Exploratorium. New extended Thursday evening hours mix cocktails, conversation, and adult-oriented programming on science and the arts. Along with adult amenities such as music and a cash bar, each night will showcase a different theme: live performance, films, unexpected extravaganzas, and new media and one night of Science After Dark -- the science behind topics of adult interest, such as gambling, alcohol, fashion, sex, extreme sports, and gaming. Programs will be playful, unusual, content-rich, and often involve cutting-edge technology. Not a theater, not a cabaret, not a gallery—but involving aspects of all three—After Dark has a mood unlike anywhere else in the city. Where else can you find an intellectually stimulating playground for adults—with free parking? This event is included in the price of admission. To be included in the Exploratorium After Dark email list, contact: afterdark@exploratorium.edu. An example of April’s evening
offerings is the Science After Dark night on April 16 with the theme Sideshow Science, a
playful reframing of wondrous phenomena found inside the museum. For one night only, the Exploratorium transforms into a carnival of amazing animal acts, astounding forces of nature, mysterious mind reading, and thrilling games of skill and chance! Within these walls lurk some of the most astonishing phenomena found in Nature—the biggest freak show of all.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/exploratorium-after-dark/

The New Outdoor Exploratorium at Fort Mason
20 Outdoor Interactive Artful Science Exhibits and Artworks,
2 Years in the Making
Opens March 13, 2009 -- On Ongoing View

Did you know that you can use the Golden Gate Bridge as a thermometer? Or that flags
flying at different heights along the San Francisco skyline might double as a wind
observatory? A new Outdoor Exploratorium features a collection of 20 brand-new
outdoor interactive artful science exhibits and artworks. Visitors can find the Outdoor
Exploratorium at Fort Mason between San Francisco's Aquatic Park and the Marina
District, beginning in mid-March 2009. Dotted along the waterfront at Fort Mason
Center and in the adjoining 55-acre National Park of Upper Ft. Mason, these exhibits
harness the wind, the waves, marine life, and the man-made and natural environments in
this urban waterfront site. The Outdoor Exploratorium is for noticing and learning, a
place to deepen understanding of the natural world, and an opportunity to apply the
scientific principles of observation and experimentation to the outdoors -- all for free.

Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/the-outdoor-exploratorium


Outdoor Exploratorium Exhibits Selected Overview
An overview of the new exhibits
Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/the-outdoor-exploratorium-overview


Outdoor Exploratorium Partnership
Go to: http://press.exploratorium.edu/the-outdoor-exploratorium-partnership

I am currently drinking chocolate milk, and eating a peanut-butter-and-strawberry-jelly sandwich for lunch. Life is good.