cory arcangel

Who is Cory Arcangel? Computer artist based in Brooklyn

His art has been exhibited in many museums

Work deals with technology’s relationship with culture, creativity, and media appropriation

Studied classical guitar at Oberlin Conservatory

Dropped out after two years

Decided it was practical to learn computer skills

Significant Influences Early collaboration with Paul B. Davis

Founding member of BEIGE

Member of RSG (Radical Software Group)

Represented by Team Gallery in New York

“Cracking” – tagging software like graffiti

Stealing Code and Aesthetics Reuses pre-existing code and/or aesthetics

Pieces of computer code each have their own aesthetic

Work consists of “mucking around” within that aesthetic

Changing video games as little as possible – art?

Disassembly and Reassembly Worked with Paul hacking Nintendo cartridges

Two chips – Program and Graphics

Types of hacks:

Graphics hack

Program hack

Hardly change anything

Written from scratch

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol (cont.) Hack of “Hogan’s Alley”

Replaced targets with Warhol, the Pope, Flavor Flav, and Col. Sanders

Game operates as usual

Appropriating code creates strict limitations

Super Mario Clouds

Super Mario Clouds Appropriated graphics from Super Mario Bros.

Erased everything but clouds

Opposite of “I Shot Andy Warhol”

Rebellion against design and high-end computer culture

Iconic image of clouds

Data Diaries

http://www.turbulence.org/Works/arcangel/color/date.php?id=25

Data Diaries (cont.) RAM-fishing technique

File composed of header and data

Made a movie out of left-over RAM daily for a month

Did not have to do anything other than design header

Used data lying around for art – essentially garbage

Cultural Impact Popular culture references

Technology has changed how artists and consumers interact with the world

Uses internet as resource and distribution

World-wide audience

The artist and extend of control over authorship

Reference ListArcangel, Cory. Cory Arcangel’s Internet Portfolio Website and Portal.

http://www.coryarcangel.com/

Arcangel, Cory. “Digital Media Arts.” Art & Technology Lecture Series. Columbia University, New York, NY. Posted online 24 Mar. 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzHq7PzQWEE

“Cory Arcangel.” Film and Video Umbrella. Arts Council England http://www.fvu.co.uk/artists/details/cory-arcangel/.

Galloway, Alex. “Data Diaries.” Turbulence. http://www.turbulence.org/Works/arcangel/alex.php.

“Issue 19 NYC Special.” Tate Channel. http://channel.tate.org.uk/tateshots-blog/2009/01/29/issue-19-nyc-special/.