Zustandseffekte

Towards the rear I can recognize a Grand Figure with wings. It seems to overlook the cave and I assume it lives here. Briefly I hide in a small cellar that  is strangely located within the cave. Then I examine the cave in detail and I hear some lovely sounds. This makes me feel warm and warmer, actually I begin to feel really hot. My skin is peeling off like paper. I can now see my gibbous fish-like and leathery skin beneath it. My new skin is all full of colours. Desperately, I am in need for water to cool me down. There I jump into the fresh and clear Milky Way. The echo remains in the hall.

Reto Pulfer

Last night we inaugurated Reto Pulfer’s ethereal installation Zustandseffekte with a concert by Eisklares Echo (Mia von Matt / Reto Pulfer). Our friend Christos Katsiaouni stopped by to take some snaps.

The Milky Way

Eisklares Echo (Mia von Matt / Reto Pulfer)

Gianni Jetzer, Clement Delepine, Bella Borsodi

Fabienne Abrecht, Francois Barras, Thomas Schneider, Ina Boesch, Charles Abrecht

Tyler Matthew Oyer and Geir Haraldseth

Karin Gfeller and Tamara Sager

Marlous Borm and Friend

Alex Iezzi, Piper Marshall, Rochelle Goldberg

Zustandseffekte

Opening May 7, 6 to 8PM

Reto Pulfer Crate

Performance and Press Conference

We are pleased to offer you a rare tidbit of sound- the only recording in existence of Neil Bledstone and the GVI himself presenting the reboot of The Web.

GVI

CTO Global Village Idiot, Neil Bledstone

The Creative Consultants behind GlblVlgIdiot Enterprises

The Idiots

Thanks Gizmodo!

Gilad and Jon

Artis and Columbia University School of the Arts treated us with a sneak peek of The Workshop, Gilad Ratman’s 2013 Venice Biennale project.   Jon Kessler joined Ratman, his former student, for a discussion about the project. Listen up below…

Crowd-mo-sphere

Jon Kessler to head technology company GlblVlgIdiot, launches a new iPhone app

Press Conference: April 28, 2013, 7PM

Swiss Institute is pleased to present a special press conference and performance to mark the close of Jon Kessler’s exhibition “The Web.” The press conference will announce the launch of Kessler’s new business enterprise, GlblVlgIdiot, devoted to the creation of iPhone applications—such as The Web, which powers the eponymous exhibition—that bridge the gap between art and life. The Global Village Idiot, the visionary maverick who has inspired so many disruptions at the intersection of art and technology, will make a rare public appearance to consecrate Kessler’s endeavor. GlblVlgIdiot’s Chief Technology Officer will reveal the company’s plans to build on the success of The Web, which was recently sold for $2.5 million to a Manhattan-based startup widely recognized for its algorithmic approach to organizing, experiencing, and buying art.

“This is a very exciting time, we’re on the verge of making history,” said Kessler upon assuming the role of GlblVlgIdiot CEO. “The Web has the power to make you part of a work of art, to draw on the creativity—and photo libraries—of regular people to revolutionize art for the networked age. We stand at the forefront of Art 3.0: a truly immersive social experience, an evolutionary leap in how we use technology to relate to one another and become our true creative selves.”

Rather than use kinetic installation and closed circuit surveillance to expose the layers of mediation that frustrate our attempts to attain authentic experiences as he has in the past, Kessler will now employ social media to dissolve those layers of mediation. Even in beta, The Web is a breakthrough step toward that unmediated, authentic experience. And for Kessler, this is just the beginning: On April 28 GlblVlgIdiot will unveil a revolutionary interface for The Web that will transform how we see, touch, and share the future.

The press conference at Swiss Institute is developed in collaboration with Alexander Provan, a prominent theorist of apps and the editor of Triple Canopy, and in consultation with Joshua Cohen, the novelist and Internet expert. Both Provan and Cohen have been retained by GlblVlgIdiot as advisors.

Seating is limited.
RSVP by April 26:

rsvp@swissinstitute.net

Last weekend we gathered for a walk through of the exhibition with Gianni Jetzer and Jon Kessler. 

Gianni Jetzer and Jon Kessler

M. Delepine and Lyne Friederich

Wild Brunch

Friends of The Web!

TimeOut’s Paul Laster says, “The show’s high point is upstairs, where a Unabomber-style shack doubles as Foxconn, Apple’s suicide-plagued manufacturer in China. Inside, another mechanical tableau features a rock band of skeletons, who repeatedly play Apple’s trademark start-up chord: a signal for both an orgiastic beginning and an ultimately unhappy end.”

TimeOut New York | Jon Kessler | The Web