Negativland!

Mark Hosler
Friday, March 31 at 7pm
Shemin Auditorium
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University

Free and open to the public

A 90-minute film and storytelling presentation by Mark Hosler,
founding member of Negativland, with Q and A to follow. No lawyers
were harmed in the making of this event!

Pranks, media hoaxes, media literacy, the art of collage, creative
activism in a media saturated multi-national world, file sharing,
intellectual property issues, evolving notions of art and ownership
and law in a digital age, artistic and funny critiques of mass media
and culture, so-called "culture jamming" (a term coined by Negativland
way back in 1984).... even if you've never heard of Negativland, if
you are interested in any of these issues you're sure to find this
funny and inspiring presentation worth your time and attention.

Is Negativland a "band"? Media hoaxers? Activists? Musicians?
Filmmakers? Culture jammers? An inspiration for the unwashed many? A
nuisance for the corporate few? Decide for yourself in this
presentation that uses films and stories to illustrate the many
creative projects, hoaxes, pranks and "culture jamming" that
Negativland has been doing since 1980.

Most famous for getting sued for their "U2" single, Negativland have
had 25 years of fun being a thorn in the side of the corporate media
and entertainment biz. They've released a gazillion CDs, do
occasional tours, make little movies, and were the subject of San
Francisco filmmaker Craig Baldwin's 1995 feature film "SONIC OUTLAWS".

Negativland isn't just some group of merry pranksters; its art is
about tearing apart and reassembling found images to create new ones,
in an attempt to make social, political and artistic statements.
Hilarious and chilling.
-   THE ONION

Contact: Roger Hallas, rhallas@syr.edu, 443-9468.