Art Servers Unlimited
Art Servers Unlimited (ASU) was a conference and net.radio event by and about initiatives and organisations in Europe focusing on supporting the artistic use of the internet. The event was organised by Manu Luksch and Armin Medosch and held from 1 to 4 July 1998 at the ICA New Media Centre and Backspace in London. About 50 participants attended.
A follow-up event, ASU2, was a meeting/festival with hands-on workshops, demos, trainings, presentations, discussions, public performances, webcasts of non-profit cultural organisations/projects/initiatives from the fields of net.art, alternative technologies and activist media. Held from 8-15 September 2001 at KUC Lamparna, Labin, Croatia, the event was organised by Z. Blace and LABinary, with Joanne Richardson and support of Nina Czegledy, in collaboration with mama, Ljudmila and pro.ba. Over 70 participants attended.
- Events
- Art Servers Unlimited: Event website, Schedule, Synopsis/short report, Conference transcription, Participants, Press. Photos. Other websites for the event: on lowtech.org, on yourserver.co.uk.
- Art Servers Unlimited 2: Event announcement (copy), Program (copy), Participants, [1], Event wiki, Presentation by Manu Luksch & Armin Medosch, Report by Armin Medosch, Report by Lina Dzuverovic-Russell, Video. ASU2 Info Booth. [2] [3] [4]
- Video
- Art Servers Unlimited, documentary video, 1998, 30 min.
- Publication
- Art Servers Unlimited: Conference, Meeting, Party, eds. Manu Luksch and Armin Medosch, London, 1998, 67+[10] pp. Booklet.
- On ASU
- Lina Dzuverovic-Russell, "Art Servers Unlimited 2, Labin, Croatia ( Round table talks for art server service providers)", Mute, Sep 2001.