Difference between revisions of "Alexei Shulgin"

From Monoskop
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(9 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Born 1963 in Moscow. Artist, curator. Particularly involved with software art and internet art. Well-known for his 386DX performances, in which a Microsoft Windows-based 386 PC performs MIDI renditions of popular music hits while a synthesized voice sings the lyrics. Lecturer at University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Royal College of Art and Westminster University, London; High School of Photography, Stockholm, etc.
+
'''Alexei Shulgin''' (Алексей Шульгин, 1963, Moscow) is an artist and curator living in [[Moscow]].  
 +
 
 +
He was involved with software art, [[internet art]], and 386DX performances in which a Microsoft Windows-based 386 PC performed MIDI renditions of popular music hits while a synthesized voice sang the lyrics.  
  
 
1988 founded the ''Immediate Photography'' (aka ''Instant Photo'') group and started his career as a photographer.
 
1988 founded the ''Immediate Photography'' (aka ''Instant Photo'') group and started his career as a photographer.
Line 5: Line 7:
 
1994-95 taught photography/contemporary art at United Art Workshops, Moscow.
 
1994-95 taught photography/contemporary art at United Art Workshops, Moscow.
 
1994 created electronic photography gallery ''Hot Pictures'' on the Internet.
 
1994 created electronic photography gallery ''Hot Pictures'' on the Internet.
1994/1995 curated ''Reproduction, Mon Amour'', Moscow Centre for Contemporary Arts and Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Kopenhagen;
+
1994/1995 curated ''Reproduction, Mon Amour'' at the Moscow Centre for Contemporary Arts and Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Kopenhagen.
 
1994 founded the [[Moscow WWW Art Centre]], collaborating with many artists from [[London]] and [[Slovenia]].
 
1994 founded the [[Moscow WWW Art Centre]], collaborating with many artists from [[London]] and [[Slovenia]].
 
1995-96 seminars on Internet/WWW at Moscow WWW Art Centre.
 
1995-96 seminars on Internet/WWW at Moscow WWW Art Centre.
In 1997, he released his first interactive work, ''Form Art'', in which only minimum factors are programmed in the form of HTML. This was aimed at the influence of a networking process on the Internet.
+
In 1997, he released his first interactive work, ''[http://www.c3.hu/collection/form/ Form Art]'', in which only minimum factors are programmed in the form of HTML. This was aimed at the influence of a networking process on the Internet.
2002-05 organised [[Readme]] software art festival, and curates [[Runme]].org software art repository.
+
2002-05 organised [[Readme]] software art festival, and established the [[Runme.org]] software art repository.
  
 +
He was a lecturer at University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Royal College of Art and Westminster University, London; High School of Photography, Stockholm, etc.
  
; Articles
+
; Interviews
* [[Tilman Baumgärtel]]. ''Interview with Alexei Shulgin''. May 1997. http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9711/msg00005.html
+
* Tilman Baumgärtel, [http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9711/msg00005.html "Interview with Alexei Shulgin"], ''Nettime'', May 1997.  
* [[Josephine Bosma]]. ''Interview with Alexei Shulgin''. January 1997. http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9705/msg00083.html
+
* Josephine Bosma, [http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9705/msg00083.html "Interview with Alexei Shulgin"], ''Nettime'', Jan 1997.  
* ''E-mail interview between Alexei Shulgin and Natalie Bookchin''. January 2000. http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0003/msg00052.html
+
* [http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0003/msg00052.html "E-mail interview between Alexei Shulgin and Natalie Bookchin"], ''Nettime'', Jan 2000.
  
 +
; Links
 +
* http://www.easylife.org
 +
* http://www.electroboutique.com/
 +
* http://www.desk.nl/~you/
 +
* http://www.c3.hu/collection/form/
 +
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Shulgin
 +
* http://video.wrocenter.pl/wideo/dca_europeana/386_dx/
  
http://www.easylife.org<br>
+
[[Category:net art|Shulgin, Alexei]] [[Category:Software art|Shulgin, Alexei]]
http://www.desk.nl/~you/
 

Revision as of 14:04, 11 April 2017

Alexei Shulgin (Алексей Шульгин, 1963, Moscow) is an artist and curator living in Moscow.

He was involved with software art, internet art, and 386DX performances in which a Microsoft Windows-based 386 PC performed MIDI renditions of popular music hits while a synthesized voice sang the lyrics.

1988 founded the Immediate Photography (aka Instant Photo) group and started his career as a photographer. After 1990, he shifted his interests from photography to the Internet. 1994-95 taught photography/contemporary art at United Art Workshops, Moscow. 1994 created electronic photography gallery Hot Pictures on the Internet. 1994/1995 curated Reproduction, Mon Amour at the Moscow Centre for Contemporary Arts and Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Kopenhagen. 1994 founded the Moscow WWW Art Centre, collaborating with many artists from London and Slovenia. 1995-96 seminars on Internet/WWW at Moscow WWW Art Centre. In 1997, he released his first interactive work, Form Art, in which only minimum factors are programmed in the form of HTML. This was aimed at the influence of a networking process on the Internet. 2002-05 organised Readme software art festival, and established the Runme.org software art repository.

He was a lecturer at University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki; Royal College of Art and Westminster University, London; High School of Photography, Stockholm, etc.

Interviews
Links