fineArt forum v.18 n.02 2004 fineArt forum = art + technology netnews http://www.fineartforum.org This issue: :: Latest and last fAf :: Call to the Community: Proposals for Continuation of fineArt forum :: News :: fAfText :: Latest and last fAf The current issue of fAf, now live, will be the last produced by the present Australian team of Paul Brown, Linda Carroli and Nisar Keshvani. Due to a number of setbacks and obstacles, the magazine has ceased its operations at QUT, Brisbane, Queensland. Without an appropriate level of resourcing fAf could not continue in its current form, context or locale. Rather than close down the publication after 17 years of consistent publishing in the field of arts, science and technology, the Art Science and Technology Network has issued a call for expressions of interest from organisations that are interested in publishing fAf. :: Call to the Community: Proposals for Continuation of fineArt forum As has been announced in this issue of fAf this is the last issue being produced by the Australian team. fineArt forum was set up by Ray Lauzzana in 1988 and has been operated by a number of organisations since then as a community resource under the umbrella of the "Art, Science, Technology Network" (ASTN) presided by Annick Bureaud. Organisations who may be interested in exploring ways to take on publishing of fineArt forum may contact Roger Malina at leo@mitpress.mit.edu indicating their possible interest. The ASTN takes this opportunity to thank Paul Brown, Linda Carroli, Nisar Keshvani and the whole Australian team for their many years of work sustaining fAf as an invaluable community resource. All back issues of fAf will be archived on the Leonardo Electronic Almanac website and will continue to be available. Other opportunities for archiving are also being sought. The art/science/technology landscape has changed dramatically over the past 15 years. It is likely that fAf needs to mutate to respond to real community needs today. We look forward to working with interested organisations in developing an new evolutionary niche for fAf. :: fAf Ezine is online News stories and announcements in Upfront online at http://www.fineartforum.org/Backissues/Vol_18/faf_v18_n02/upfront_index.html 2004 Events and Deadlines Calendar listings are online at http://www.fineartforum.org/Backissues/Vol_18/calendar_index.html :: fAfText [ ESSAYS ] Te[XT][C]hnology: A Play (on words) in FIVE ACTS Lisa Gye's presentation at Electrofringe in 2004 examines literary assassinations from Socrates to rap. Intimate Transactions A Quicktime documentary produced by Keith Armstrong exploring the interactions of artistic practice and research in the development of the Transmute Collective's current collaborative project, Intimate Transactions. [ REVIEWS ] ME++ The Cyborg self and the networked city: William J. Mitchell reviewed by Molly Hankwitz Computers & Art: edited by Stuart Mealing reviewed by Tracey Benson The Surrealestate Project: MOOT Records reviewed by Brett Woodward Designer's Bureau at Art Miami 2003: Kirill Chelushkin Selma Stern profiles Russian artist Kirill Chelushkin's recent works. Live art, Dead art, and Things in-between, Or, The Good Thing about Forgetting Josephine Wilson reviews Coded Characters: Media Art by Jill Scott Supporting the Evolution of Australian Design: Australian INfront report by Zoe Winter Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers reviewed by Lisa Chittick Designer's Dream Portal: Digital Thread report by Zoe Winter Writing Machines: N. Katherine Hayles reviewed by Linda Carroli fAfText online at: http://www.fineartforum.org/Backissues/Vol_17/faf_v17_n12/reviews/reviews_in...