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Arse Elektronika 2008: Tickets Tickets can be obtained directly at the Arse Elektronika conference desk. But we offer the possibility to buy tickets in advance.
Opening night ticket + free drink: US$ 8Special conference discount for "pr0nnovation?" (Arse Elektronika Anthology) is available at the Arse Elektronika conference desk. Don't forget: Arse Elektronika 2008 is a 21+ event. Bring identification. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us: office (at) monochrom.at And yes, journalist accreditation is available. Please use same email address. Link to order page  Posted by johannes,
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Arse Elektronika 2008: Schedule online Presentation of Arse Elektronika Anthology: "pr0nnovation?" It is our pleasure and privilege to present you with the first Arse Elektronika Anthology: "pr0nnovation?"
 From the depiction of a vulva in a cave painting to the newest internet porno, technology and sexuality have always been closely linked. No one can predict what the future will bring, but history indicates that sex will continue to play an essential role in technological development. Is it going too far to assume that research in nanotechnology and genetic engineering will be influenced by our sexual needs? The question is not whether these technologies alter humanity, but how they do so. Edited by Johannes Grenzfurthner, Günther Friesinger, Daniel Fabry. Published by RE/Search Publications (San Francisco) in cooperation with monochrom. Featuring: Michael Achenbach, Timothy Archibald, Peter Asaro, Thomas Ballhausen, Binx, Violet Blue, Jonathan Coopersmith, Mark Dery, Thomas Edlinger, Johannes Grenzfurthner, Ema Konstantinova, Tina Lorenz, Stefan Lutschinger, Kyle Machulis, Aaron Muszalski, Annalee Newitz, Carol Queen, Thomas Roche, Autumn Tyr-Salvia, Frank Apunkt Schneider, Katie Vann, Rose White, Amanda Williams, Katherina Zakravsky. At CELLspace 2050 Bryant Street, San Francisco September 25 8pm, doors open at 7pm Posted by johannes,
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Arse Elektronika 2008: Reading Carol Queen, with the support of the Center for Sex & Culture and cosponsorship of San Francisco's premiere SF/fantasy bookstore Borderlands, presents a curated erotic reading evening, featuring writers who commonly explore sexual themes in their science fiction and alt-reality fiction work. While the focus of much of the conference will be a critical deconstruction of sexual tropes in SF/speculative/alt-reality fiction, the focus of this event will be to appreciate and celebrate the fiction itself. Readers include Rudy Rucker, Richard Kadrey, M. Christian, Steven Schwartz, Carol Queen, Charlie Anders, Thomas Roche, and more.
Center for Sex & Culture 1519 Mission Street near 11th San Francisco September 26, 2008 9pm, doors open at 8 pm  Posted by johannes,
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Prixxx Arse Elektronika: Update Check out our human and non-human participants and contestants of Prixxx Arse Elektronika!
 (Bios and descriptions.) Posted by johannes,
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Arse Elektronika 2008: Call for Outfit Prixxx Arse Elektronika 2008 will be a dignified occasion -- and so we invite you to dress up properly. Surprise us with sex and science fiction related costumes... and maybe win a Prixxx Arse trophy yourself!
 Spread the word! Prixxx Arse Elektronika 2008, Sept 25 @ CELLspace (San Francisco). Posted by johannes,
Thursday, August 07, 2008
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We may not forget that mankind is a sexual and tool-using species. And that's why our annual conference Arse Elektronika deals with sex, technology and the future. As bio-hacking, sexually enhanced bodies, genetic utopias and plethora of gender have long been the focus of literature, science fiction and, increasingly, pornography, this year will see us explore the possibilities that fictional and authentic bodies have to offer. Our world is already way more bizarre than our ancestors could have ever imagined. But it may not be bizarre enough. "Bizarre enough for what?" -- you might ask. Bizarre enough to subvert the heterosexist matrix that is underlying our world and that we should hack and overcome for some quite pressing reasons within the next century. Don't you think, replicants? |