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October 28, 2008
China Channel initially popular in...... China?!
As a tool designed to simulate the internet browsing experience in China I'm a bit confused why China Channel would be so popular in China. Also surprising that the URL has not been black listed yet.
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This is so nice:
Thanks Evan Roth!...... whoever you are.
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October 26, 2008
China Channel
Experience the censored Chinese internet at home!
The Firefox add-on China Channel offers internet users outside of China the ability to surf the web as if they were inside mainland China. Take an unforgetable virtual trip to China and experience the technical expertise of the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry (supported by western companies). It’s open source, free and easy.
Become a Chinese Internet tourist:
http://chinachannel.hk
A new project by me, Aram, and Tobi, with input from Michael, and Jamie.
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October 25, 2008
DeTouch Updates...
I just finished the first major round of updates to the DeTouch project in almost two years. DeTouch is an interactive online tool that visualizes the alterations made by professional re-touch artists. This update doubles the amount of data from re-touch websites and includes downloads for full screen standalone applications in Linux, Mac, and Windows.
URL:
http://detouch.org
STANDALONE APP (126mb):
Linux, Mac, Windows
CODE:
Source Code (18kb)
Processing Project Folder(126mb)
The brighter the pixel value the more the area has been altered:
DeTouch will be on exhibition as part of Beyond A Memorable Fancy at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts from Oct. 30th to Dec. 13th. Details below:
EFA Project Space
Gallery hours: 12-6, Wed- Sat
Opening Reception, November 1, 6-9
323 W 39th Street, 2nd Fl
New York City
Also included in the exhibition is TSA Communication, and the G.R.L. Laser Stencil / Green Lantern (more on that soon).
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Hip Hop Lives In Hong Kong
MC Yan, DJ Prepare, DJ Frankie and the Fu©Kin Music crew hold down live turntable DJ sets on the Urban Music show at
To listen live go to radiodada.hk, or to dig into the archives click -> Program Timetable -> Urban Music. Mixtape archives can be found at Fu©Kin Music Mixtapes.
For those of you quick on your RSS readers the next show starts in 10 mins.
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October 23, 2008
Banksy's For $ale in Hong Kong Markets...
I came across this hand painted Banksy stencil while walking around the Temple Street night market 2 days ago (someone seriously needs to teach the painting factories about how to make a stencil).
This is the first time I have seen a non-Chinese living artist for sale in the counterfeit painting markets; a possible metric for making the argument that Banksy is the most famous living artist.
Canvas cost negotiations started at $250 HKD ($32 USD). Michele offered him $50HKD to which he assured us that he can sell as many Banksy's as he can get his hands on. In the end we took our $50HKD around the corner and bought a 4 pack of San Miguel.
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Artist Talk This Sunday....
I will be presenting my work and speaking about open source and popular culture this Sunday from 4pm - 5pm at Videotoage. At 5:30pm we will joined by a virtual Aram Bartholl for an overview of his work as well.
Aram, Tobi, and I will be releasing our new China Channel Fire Fox plugin for free download to those in attendance (and shortly there after online).
When:
Sunday, Oct. 26th
4pm - 5pm (me)
5pm - 5:30pm (Aram)
Where:
No. 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village
63 Ma Tau Kok Rd. To Kwa Wan
Kowloon
Hong Kong
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October 20, 2008
LOLS FOR THE REVOLUTION!
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October 19, 2008
Winning The Lotto Like Damien Hurst
$pot Painting$:
The most recent winning six digit London Lotto numbers translated into hexadecimal color values.
The only thing better than abstract art is anything with content.
source code (right-click save-as)
By me.
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October 14, 2008
ENAC Communication
ENAC (think Italian TSA) reactions to "NOTHING TO SEE HERE" TSA Communicaiton plates.
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Thanks Perugia
Thanks to Piercarlo, Moreno, Marco and all of the workshop participants that took part in the Graffiti Research Lab workshop in Perugia, Italy. More on this on the GRL site coming soon.
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Akay Killing It
I've enjoyed Akay's work in the past, but his new projects are some of the best outdoor stuff I have seen in a long long time.
(seen via rebelart.net)
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October 08, 2008
TSA blogs on TSA Communication Project
http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/10/message-in-carry-on.html
quote: "Even we got a laugh out of it."
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October 07, 2008
Indeed there is:
(blogging live from Hong Kong International)
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October 05, 2008
ni9e.com now evan-roth.com
The rumors are true.... ni9e.com is now evan-roth.com. For various reasons I have decided to leave behind the URL I registered almost 8 years ago for something a bit less creative and more self aggrandizing. Those of you nostalgic for what once was can always take a trip down memory lane and still enter the site through ni9e.com for old times sake. I'm going to keep the blog URL at blog.ni9e.com as a terrorist fist bump to the place where it all started. All of your old bookmarks (both social and otherwise) should still work. Management would like to thank you for your continued support through this time of corporate restructuring. And now for 9 line breaks of silence for an old friend:
(Thanks to Jamie-Dubs for the .htaccess voodoo.)
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TSA Communication Plates In Bangkok
Full TSA Communication project page coming soon here:
http://evan-roth.com/tsa-communication.php
Till then updates will continue at blog.ni9e.com.
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If You're Feeling Like A Pimp Bush Some Dirt Off Your Power Point
Below are some slides from a presentation (Open Office Impress represent) I gave at TCDC last Friday. They did some live blogging of the talk here, and the full presentation can be viewed here as .pdf or here as out of order .jpgs.
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Bangkok Photo Wrap Up...
Malls are the new museum:
It is currently the vegetarian food festival.... so you know I got my eat on.
Huge thanks to everyone from TCDC for bringing me out and being such wonderful hosts.
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October 03, 2008
Opening Tomorrow In Hong Kong...
Tomorrow evening Videotage, here in Hong Kong, will be premiering a new installation (titled: Web 2.0) and Fire Fox Plugin (titled: China Channel) by myself and Aram (in collaboration with Tobi, Michael, and Jamie).
Venue info here:
Exhibition: October Contemporary 2008 – SECOND LIFE
Opening: Oct 4 (Sat), 7-11pm
Exhibition Period: Oct 6 (Mon) to Nov 4 (Tue), 12nn-7pm
Address:
Unit 13, Cattle Depot Artist Village
63 Ma Tau Kok Road
To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Project description and images below. Project page coming soon.
Web 2.0 is a gallery installation consisting of two internet enabled computers, a hacked mouse and keyboard, and a custom plugin for the popular (and free) Fire Fox web browser. Two computers are connected to a single keyboard and mouse allowing visitors to control both identical machines at the same time while using just a single input device. The only difference between the two internet terminals is their network connection; one machine is connected to the less restricted internet in Hong Kong, while the other is connected to the internet through a connection point in the mainland of China.
The Golden Shield Project (sometimes referred to as the the Great Fire Wall of China), censors content primarily by blocking IP addresses. The Internet police in China is estimated to contain over 30,000 workers, and is responsible for blocking content such as Tibetan independence, Taiwan independence, police brutality, the Tienanmen Square protests of 1989, freedom of speech, democracy, religion, and some international news.
The browser plugin used in the Web 2.0 installation will soon be available for public download on the web. Unlike many tools which enable Chinese people to freely surf the web via connections to computers outside of China, this plugin routes all internet traffic to computers on the inside of the Chinese firewall, allowing web surfers to experience an Internet identical to that of Chinese.
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October 02, 2008
TSA Communication progress...
I wanted to thank all of the people that have been emailing me with good ideas for things to cut into metal plates, and with offers of access to X-Ray machines. I will be making more updates on the TSA Communication project here and on evan-roth.com in the coming days and weeks.
The comment threads on many of these posts make for interesting reading, thanks to everyone for the great conversations:
- MAKE BLOG comments
- BOING-BOING comments
- GIZMODO comments
Paul, from Network World, has published some of our email conversations related to the project at this URL. Thanks also to his brother (airport security expert) who responded with reactions.
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October 01, 2008
Upcoming Events...
Who: Me
What: Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2008
When: Fri. 3 Oct.
Where: Gallery 2, TCDC, Bangkok, Thailand
Who: Me, Aram Bartholl, and collaborators (Tobi, Michael, and Jamie).
What: October Contemporary 2008 – SECOND LIFE
When: Sat. 4 Oct. 7-11pm (opening), Oct 6 - Nov 4 (exhibition period)
Where: Videotage, Hong Kong
Who: Graffiti Research Lab
What: OPEN SOURCE MEETING
When: Fri. Oct. 10
Where: Le Arti in Citta festival, Perugia, Italy
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MC Yan Lasers Tate
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