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[[Image:La_Societe_Anonyme_2012_The_SKOR_Codex.jpg|thumb|250px|''[http://societeanonyme.la/#codex The SKOR Codex]'' by La Société Anonyme, 2012.]]
 
[[Image:La_Societe_Anonyme_2012_The_SKOR_Codex.jpg|thumb|250px|''[http://societeanonyme.la/#codex The SKOR Codex]'' by La Société Anonyme, 2012.]]
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'''Dušan Barok''' is a researcher, writer and artist based in [[Amsterdam]]. He is founding editor of [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]] and currently a research fellow and PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam focusing on the documentation of time-based art.
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'''Dušan Barok''' is a researcher, editor and artist based in [[Amsterdam]]. He edits [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]] and works as a research fellow and PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam. His practice involves digital libraries, experimental publishing and art platforms.
  
 
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Born in [[Bratislava]], he graduated in information technologies from the University of Economics, [[Bratislava]] (DI, 1997-2002), and [[Networked Media Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam|Networked Media]] from the [[Piet Zwart Institute]], [[Rotterdam]] (MDes, 2010-12).  
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Dušan Barok is mostly known for [[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]], a platform for avant-garde media studies he initiated back in 2004. Since 2009, he also operates an affiliated online library, ''[[Monoskop Log]]'', created together with Tomáš Kovács. Monoskop is hosted by ''[[Sanchez]]'', an art server operated by [[Multiplace]] and providing free web hosting to emerging artists and cultural nonprofits (since 2008). Recently, Monoskop convened several events. The series of seminars on media aesthetics ''[[The Extensions of Many]]'' (2015) was prepared in collaboration with [[BEK|Bergen Center for Electronic Arts]] and hosted by Hordaland Kunstsenter in Bergen. This was followed by the symposium ''[[Ideographies of Knowledge]]'' (2015) prepared in collaboration with [[Barbora Šedivá]] in [[Paul Otlet]]'s archives in Mundaneum in Mons, Belgium.
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Born in [[Bratislava]], Czechoslovakia, Dušan Barok graduated in information technologies from the University of Economics, [[Bratislava]] (DI, 1997-2002), and [[Networked Media Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam|Networked Media]] from the [[Piet Zwart Institute]], [[Rotterdam]] (MDes, 2010-2012).  
  
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In the period between 1999 and 2010 he had been active in the independent art and cultural scenes primarily in Slovakia and Czech Republic, working as web designer, editor, cultural organiser and artist. He founded and ran the online culture portal ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20030207051115/http://koridor.factory.sk/indexe.php Koridor]'' (in Slovak, 1999-2002). In 2003 he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised the ''[[Translab]]'' evening series there. He developed the open source tool for online group-help ''backstage'' and built and designed around 80 websites and open access databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations (in the period 1999-2014). Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]] he organised the two-week long workshop-based event ''[[Summer Open Academy|Letné dielne / Summer Open Academy]]'', bringing together people from the arts, sciences, media and humanities (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). From 2004 he was involved in the organisation of ''[[Multiplace]]'' network culture festival, between 2007 and 2009 as festival coordinator. Since 2008, with [[Peter Gonda]] he has been running the free art server [[Sanchez]]. In 2004 he initiated ''[[Monoskop:About|Monoskop]]'', a wiki for collaborative studies of the arts, media and humanities; and in 2009, with Tomáš Kovács, its affiliated online repository of publications, ''[[Monoskop Log]]''. With [[Pit Schultz]], he worked on an artist-run platform for contemporary art history, [http://artwiki.org ArtWiki].
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In the period between 1999 and 2010 he had been active in independent art and cultural scenes primarily in Slovakia and Czech Republic, working as a web designer, editor, cultural organiser and artist. He founded and ran the online cultural magazine ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20030207051115/http://koridor.factory.sk/indexe.php Koridor]'' (in Slovak, 1999-2002). As part of a diverse group of art and cultural workers, he co-founded [[BURUNDI]] media lab and organised the ''[[Translab]]'' evening series (2004-2005). He had built and designed over eighty websites and open access databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations (since 1999). He also developed an open source software for collaboration online, called ''backstage''. Together with [[Magdaléna Kobzová]], he organised the two-week long workshop-based event ''[[Summer Open Academy|Letné dielne / Open Summer Academy]]'', bringing together practitioners from the wide range of arts and sciences (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). From 2004 he was involved in the organisation of ''[[Multiplace]]'' network culture festival, between 2007 and 2009 as festival coordinator.  
  
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In [[2012]] he has co-founded the artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]] known for its work ''[http://societeanonyme.la/#codex The SKOR Codex]''. In collaboration with [[BEK|Bergen Center for Electronic Arts]] he organised and moderated the series of seminars on media aesthetics ''[[The Extensions of Many]]'' in the spring of 2015. In the autumn of 2015 he organised and convened a symposium entitled ''[[Ideographies of Knowledge]]'' in collaboration with [[Barbora Šedivá]].
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With [[Pit Schultz]] and Berlin Biennale, Barok developed an artist-run platform for contemporary art history, [http://artwiki.org ArtWiki]. He also co-founded the artist collective [[La Société Anonyme]] known for its work ''[http://societeanonyme.la/#codex The SKOR Codex]'' (2012). He also worked with [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]], [[Artlist]], taught interactive media at Prague College (2006), and lectured at universities and academies internationally. After being based in [[Bratislava]], he had lived in the United States (2002-2003), [[Prague]] (2004-2008), [[Berlin]] (2008-2010), [[Rotterdam]] (2010-2012), [[Bergen]] (2013-2016), and currently is based in [[Amsterdam]].
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Other past collaborators include [[OKNO]], [[Atrakt Art]] ([[3/4|3/4 magazine]]), [[13m3]], [[Col-me]], [[Satori]] and [[Artlist]]. He taught interactive media at Prague College (2006) and lectured at universities and academies internationally. After being based in [[Bratislava]], he had lived in the United States (2002-03), [[Prague]] (2004-08), [[Berlin]] (2008-10), [[Rotterdam]] (2010-12), [[Bergen]] (2013-16), and currently is based in [[Amsterdam]].
 
  
 
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Photo: Zuzana Duchová, 2015.
Born Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The SKOR Codex by La Société Anonyme, 2012.

Dušan Barok is a researcher, editor and artist based in Amsterdam. He edits Monoskop and works as a research fellow and PhD candidate at the University of Amsterdam. His practice involves digital libraries, experimental publishing and art platforms.

Dušan Barok is mostly known for Monoskop, a platform for avant-garde media studies he initiated back in 2004. Since 2009, he also operates an affiliated online library, Monoskop Log, created together with Tomáš Kovács. Monoskop is hosted by Sanchez, an art server operated by Multiplace and providing free web hosting to emerging artists and cultural nonprofits (since 2008). Recently, Monoskop convened several events. The series of seminars on media aesthetics The Extensions of Many (2015) was prepared in collaboration with Bergen Center for Electronic Arts and hosted by Hordaland Kunstsenter in Bergen. This was followed by the symposium Ideographies of Knowledge (2015) prepared in collaboration with Barbora Šedivá in Paul Otlet's archives in Mundaneum in Mons, Belgium.

Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Dušan Barok graduated in information technologies from the University of Economics, Bratislava (DI, 1997-2002), and Networked Media from the Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam (MDes, 2010-2012).

In the period between 1999 and 2010 he had been active in independent art and cultural scenes primarily in Slovakia and Czech Republic, working as a web designer, editor, cultural organiser and artist. He founded and ran the online cultural magazine Koridor (in Slovak, 1999-2002). As part of a diverse group of art and cultural workers, he co-founded BURUNDI media lab and organised the Translab evening series (2004-2005). He had built and designed over eighty websites and open access databases for artistic, cultural and educational organisations (since 1999). He also developed an open source software for collaboration online, called backstage. Together with Magdaléna Kobzová, he organised the two-week long workshop-based event Letné dielne / Open Summer Academy, bringing together practitioners from the wide range of arts and sciences (Bratislava, 2006 & 2007). From 2004 he was involved in the organisation of Multiplace network culture festival, between 2007 and 2009 as festival coordinator.

With Pit Schultz and Berlin Biennale, Barok developed an artist-run platform for contemporary art history, ArtWiki. He also co-founded the artist collective La Société Anonyme known for its work The SKOR Codex (2012). He also worked with OKNO, Atrakt Art (3/4 magazine), 13m3, Col-me, Satori, Artlist, taught interactive media at Prague College (2006), and lectured at universities and academies internationally. After being based in Bratislava, he had lived in the United States (2002-2003), Prague (2004-2008), Berlin (2008-2010), Rotterdam (2010-2012), Bergen (2013-2016), and currently is based in Amsterdam.

Convened symposia

Talks, essays, interviews

Recent talks

Interviews (given)

Interviews

Essays

Editor (selection)

Works

22.2.2001 (2001), Matrica slovenská (2006), Computer with a Printer (2006), FaceLeaks (2010), The SKOR Codex (with La Société Anonyme, 2012), XVIII (with La Société Anonyme and Marja Wilgenkamp, 2013).

See also

Contact

  • db at monoskop dot org
  • db at societyofalgorithm dot org
  • PGP key
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