"Another Side of In" and "Go Medelmental" Art Opening

Waltham, MA - The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation is excited to participate in the Sixth Annual Boston Cyberarts Festival hosted April 24th through May 10. Working in cooperation with local Waltham artists Margorie Minkin, Jamie Robertson, and Vermont artist and “Phish” band member Mike Gordon, and the Art and the Anthropology Departments of Brandeis University, the museum will host two art exhibits, an evening of performance art, and a major art installation on the falls of the Moody Street Dam.

Art Exhibitions: April 24 – May 10

“Another Side of In” features the work of three Waltham based artists; Marjorie Minkin, Jamie Robertson, and the internationally recognized bass player of band “Phish,” Mike Gordon. The installation consists of 5 36" x 30" Lexan wall sculptures. The custom designed embedded processing technology in each sculpture interacts with viewers in novel ways. Each piece can internally generate and alter sounds based on viewer proximity and communicate wirelessly to the other pieces. Information about viewer positions is also used to dynamically alter lighting, both on the individual pieces as well as in the entire space. The result is an experience that is interactive, non-repetitive, and driven by the participation of all the people in the space.

“Go Modelmental!” is an exhibition of Brandeis University student and faculty work exploring the increasingly complex interplay between the virtual and the actual through a blend of multimedia, digital, and traditional modeling techniques with an emphasis on 3D printing sculpture, installation, video and animation. The exhibit organized by Claudia Bucher includes work by Brandeis Fine Arts Faculty including Christopher Abrams, Markus Baenziger, Claudia Bucher, Tory Fair, participation by the Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio (BEAMS), works by Eric Chasalow, Christian Gentry, James Borchers, and others, and animation from the Brandeis Computer Science Department. In addition to the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation space, a satellite exhibit will be hosted in the Lincoln Building on Moody Street, in Waltham.

April 24, 2009, 6:00 to 9:00 PM
A Night of Performance Art and Exhibit Opening
The Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation opens two interactive technology-based art exhibits as part of the 2009 CyberArts Festival. The event will include musical performances, and light refreshments. Admission to the opening is $20.00; Brandeis student’s admission is $10.00. Reservations required. For more information or to make a reservation call 781 893 5410 or email elln@cmri.org.