Art’s Birthday: Digital Surprise

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Art’s Birthday was a tradition started by French Fluxus artist Robert Filliou who declared, on January 17, 1963, that Art had been born exactly 1,000,000 years prior when somebody dropped a dry sponge into a bucket of water. Over many decades, artists have continued to organize annual celebrations in the spirit of Filliou’s “Eternal Network” or “La Fête permanente.”

As part of the week of festivities, Elizabeth Vander Zaag and artists in her digital arts workshop presented an interactive, multimedia installation that “unwrapped” artifacts for Art’s birthday. The installation featured contributions by Shawn Chappelle, Grant Gregson, Eva Manly, Fernando Medrano, Jason Nielsen, Andrew Power, Dean Reca, and Jacqueline Verkley.