Sun June 15, 2025
Electronic Cafe International (1989-2000): Virtual Collaboration and Telepresence Before the Web
at Gray Area - Grand Theater
(6:30pm)
About:
Artists Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz once envisioned telecommunication networks and information commons - what we now call videoconferencing and the World Wide Web - as a liberating force for communities, fostering creativity and open dialogue beyond the constraints of time and space. In a conversation inspired by the legacy of Electronic Cafe International, we will explore the evolution of telepresence (from the 1970s onwards) in connection to contemporary socio-political challenges, reflecting on the role of artivism in today's world.
Time: June 15th, 7-9 pm PDT
Location:
in person at 2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
virtually: Zoom link w/ticket RSVP.
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Artists Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz once envisioned telecommunication networks and information commons - what we now call videoconferencing and the World Wide Web - as a liberating force for communities, fostering creativity and open dialogue beyond the constraints of time and space. In a conversation inspired by the legacy of Electronic Cafe International, we will explore the evolution of telepresence (from the 1970s onwards) in connection to contemporary socio-political challenges, reflecting on the role of artivism in today's world.
Time: June 15th, 7-9 pm PDT
Location:
in person at 2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
virtually: Zoom link w/ticket RSVP.
About:
Artists Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz once envisioned telecommunication networks and information commons - what we now call videoconferencing and the World Wide Web - as a liberating force for communities, fostering creativity and open dialogue beyond the constraints of time and space. In a conversation inspired by the legacy of Electronic Cafe International, we will explore the evolution of telepresence (from the 1970s onwards) in connection to contemporary socio-political challenges, reflecting on the role of artivism in today's world.
Time: June 15th, 7-9 pm PDT
Location:
in person at 2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
virtually: Zoom link w/ticket RSVP.
read more
Artists Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz once envisioned telecommunication networks and information commons - what we now call videoconferencing and the World Wide Web - as a liberating force for communities, fostering creativity and open dialogue beyond the constraints of time and space. In a conversation inspired by the legacy of Electronic Cafe International, we will explore the evolution of telepresence (from the 1970s onwards) in connection to contemporary socio-political challenges, reflecting on the role of artivism in today's world.
Time: June 15th, 7-9 pm PDT
Location:
in person at 2665 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
virtually: Zoom link w/ticket RSVP.
show less
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Gray Area - Grand Theater
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