MARK BARTLETT The AIM III: Luna Park symposium brings together a diverse sampling of artists, theorists, and scholars to reflect upon and debate various issues engendered by contemporary visual art and media practices, the advance of digital technologies, and systems of entertainment. The symposium includes the panels 'Surface Play,' looking at the intersections of h/activism and gaming culture; 'Display Panels, examining the art system's approach to exhibition and display context; and 'Body Ploy' probing into issues of prosthetic realism via robotics and avatars. The AIM III: Luna Park symposium is programmed by Christiane Robbins: Executive Producer, AIM and Associate Professor, USC School of Fine Arts. This two-day event is free and open to the public. Presented by AIM, co-sponsored by the University of Southern California Integrated Media Systems Center, and the USC Annenberg School of Communication. DAY 1 . Friday April 19, 10am-6pm, USC Annenberg Auditorium Day 2 . Saturday April 20, 10am-5.30pm, MOCA Ahmanson Auditorium
NATALIE BOOKCHIN
BENJAMIN BRATTON
SHU LEA CHEANG
JORDAN CRANDALL
DORIT CYPIS
SHARON DANIEL
JAMES DER DERIAN
MARK DERY
ETOY
MARIA FERNANDEZ
JOHAN GRIMONPREZ
ADRIENE JENIK
MARSHA KINDER
JOHN KLIMA
GEORGE LEGRADY
SIMON LEUNG
PETER LUNENFELD
MING-YUEN S. MA
SIMON PENNY
LAURENCE A. RICKELS
LAWRENCE RINDER
CHRISTIANE ROBBINS
CONNIE SAMARAS
LYNN SPIGEL
JENNIFER TERRY
ANNE WALSH