Blowup_series
Blowup is a series of events and exhibitions that explore contemporary questions from multiple viewpoints. Blowup zooms in on ideas, bringing into focus clear pictures of how art, design, philosophy, and technology are transforming our lives -- or reinforcing the status quo.
Each Blowup event will provide a deeper understanding of a theme relevant to this moment in time. Some events will ask you to be hands-on, and some will involve just listening or looking. No two events will be the same: Blowup events mix artists and theoreticians; mix formats; challenge assumptions; and take risks. Investigating topics ranging from art for animals to speculative designs for future objects, each Blowup will surprise and inform.
Alongside each event, a Blowup Reader exploring the theme with texts from a wide range of sources will be released in e-Book format.
The Blowup events are curated by Michelle Kasprzak.
Collection of Blowup Readers
Blowup: Show Me The Money
What pricetag do you put on priceless experiences and objects? Join us in discussion getting to the root of notions of "value" and "culture" with cultural economist Diane Ragsdale, artist-economist Hans Abbing, and researcher and artist Saul Albert.
Blowup: We Are All Crew
"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." - Marshall McLuhan. Join us for a weekend of telepresent artworks, film, lectures and parties celebrating the centenary of the birth of communications and media guru, Marshall McLuhan. ...
Blowup: The Era of Objects
Beyond the flying car: join top designers Julian Bleecker (Nokia, Near Future Laboratory), Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (Really Interesting Group), and Anab Jain (Superflux) in an exploration of speculative design.
Blowup: Every Artist, A Journalist
This edition of Blowup will examine the tension between documentary methods and artistic expression, and address where notions of truth and beauty fit in this mix.
Blowup: Wild Things
The first edition of Blowup will examine art and design projects that are created with animals in mind as the end users and active participants – not people.
