Prague

Prague, Czech Republic. Geographical and social links to Brno, Bratislava.

Groups and initiatives: A.M. 180 (*2003), C2C (*2006), Centre of Global Studies (*2007), CIANT (*1998), Guma Guar (*2001), MLOK (*2004), Muteme (*2003), Publick, ScArt (*2004), SEAH (*1990), Tranzit (*2002), Video Section (*1987).
Past initiatives: Radio Jeleni (2000-2004).

Academy programs: New Media AVU (*1991), CAS, Digilab AVU, Graphic Design and New Media UMPRUM (*2005), New Media Studies UISK UK (*2006), Electronic Culture and Semiotics FHS UK, Electroacoustic and Multimedia Art HAMU, Institute of Intermedia (*2007).

Spaces: Entrance Gallery, Futura, C2C Gallery (*2006), Ciant Gallery (*2007), Gallery Jelení, Václav Špála Gallery, Karlín Studios, Meet Factory (*2007), NoD (*1999), Output Gallery (*2006), Školská 28 (*1999), Trafačka (*2006), Tranzitdisplay (*2007), Utopia (*2003).
Past spaces: Display Gallery, LABoratory (1998-2003), Terminal Bar (1996-?).

Festivals: Stimul (*2005) , Multiplace (since 2004), Datatransfer (*2001), Enter Multimediale (2000, 05, 07).
Past festivals: Transgenesis (2006), In Out (2003), Digital.ZOOO (2000), Last Underground (1999).

Events: Mutamorphosis conference (2007), Small Etudes (2007), Upgrade.Komensky.Dot.Org (2007), Share TAZ (2007), Blind Date (2006), New Media programs in the Czech Republic (2006), Trans DADA Express (2006), Art's Birthday Party (since 2005), FM@dia (2004), Streets, Stories, Faces (2003), deKartografie (2003), Excavating the Future symposium (2001), Ready To... conference (2001), Media and Imagery symposium (2000), Softmodern (1998), Dawn of the Magicians? (1996-7), Culture, Communication and New Technologies (1996), Along the Frontier (1996), Orbis Fictus (1994), Prague Media Symposium (1991-98).

Media: A2 (*2005), Ateliér, Cinepur, jlbjlt (*2006), konvergence.info, HIS Voice, Lemurie (*2004), Umělec (*1997).

Art workers: Alena Kupčíková, Aleš Černý (1977), Aleš Zemene, Anetta Mona Chisa (1975), Bohuš Získal (1971), David Černý (1967), Denisa Kera (1974), Dušan Barok (1979), Federico Díaz (1971), Gabriela Jurkovičová (1981), Ivor Diosi (1973), Jakub Nepraš (1981), Jan Mucska, Jan Rous (1981), Krištof Kintera (1973), Ladislav Železný (1979), Lenka Dolanová (1979), Lubor Benda (1967), Lucie Svobodová (1963), Markéta Baňková (1969), Martin Blažíček (1976), Martin Kermes (1974), Michael Bielický (1954), Michal Klodner (1975), Michal Mariánek (1976), Michal Rataj (1975), Mikuláš Podprocký (1978), Milan Guštar (1963), Miloš Vojtěchovský (1955), Pash* (1984), Pavel Sedlák (1977), Pavel Smetana, Pavel Sterec (1985), Petra Vargová (1973), Prokop Bartoníček (1983), Radim Labuda (1976), Radomír Leszczynski (1945), Róbert Bittner (1980), Robert Horvitz (1947), Stanislav Abrhám (1977), Tamara Moyzes (1975), Tomáš Dvořák (1975), Silver, Vilém Novák (1981).

Historical media experimentators

Juda Loew ben Bezalel (Rabbi Loew), invented the Golem, experimented with the camera obscura.
Karel Capek wrote a sci-fi drama R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) on robots in 1920s.
Zdeněk Pěšánek wrote about electronic machines fulfilling miracles in his book Kinetismus from 1940.
Alfred Radok created Laterna Magica interface between theater and film in the Czech pavillion at the Expo in Brussels in 1958.
Cincera and Svitacek created interactive cinema installation at the Expo in Montreal in 1967.

Articles

• Michael Bielický. Praga Caput - Praga Caput Medii. http://www.sero.org/handshake/D/ostranenie/EEVideo/Prag.html

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