Currently in Amsterdam:

Eduardo Navas gives presentation at the Waag in Amsterdam, 29 June 2006, 4.00 PM

On Thursday 29 th of June at 4 PM Eduardo Navas of the University of San Diego will give a lecture at the Waag building in Amsterdam about the subject of his Ph.D, remix culture.
Generally, remix culture is referenced as the global activity made possible by digital technologies largely supported by the cut/copy and paste aesthetic made popular as computers became part of everyday life. Today, the concept of remixing (of taking samples from pre-existing materials to combine them into new forms according to one’s taste) has been extended to other areas of culture, including the Visual Arts; and plays a vital role in mass communication. The notion of the remix often referenced in popular culture is actually dependent on the model of music remixes which started to be produced around the 60s in New York City.

Navas is currently developing an in-depth theory of remix culture; and in order to have a greater understanding of it, He is also developing performances that explore the creative and critical potential of remix as a tool as well as a medium.
Navas will be introduced by Sher Doruff.

Where: Theatrum Anatomicum, Waag building, Nieuwmarkt 4 1012CR, Amsterdam
When: 29 June 2006, 4.00 PM
Stream: http://connect.waag.org



Eduardo Navas
Ph.D. Candidate
Art & Media History, Theory and Criticism,
University of California San Diego