BIOBIBLIOGRAPHY ........................... La Crescenta – USA/ *USA 1961 Currently enrolled in the University of California at Irvine's Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies, research focus concerns aesthetic and ethical issues related to interactivity in 3D virtual worlds. Theorizing new roles for play and empathy as aesthetic tools relevant to digital media. 1983, B.A. in Art History, Departmental honors, Barnard College, Columbia University 1988-1990, Managing Editor of Splash Magazine, NYC 1995-1998, Part time faculty in Art History at California State University, Northridge 2000, M.A. in Critical Theory, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena Published in ArtForum, Art in America (L.A. reviewer, 1991-2000), Artweek, Artspace, L.A. Reader, L.A. Village View (1990-1993), High Performance, New Observations, Sculpture, Visions Quarterly, Rogue, Juni (Germany) Member International Association of Art Critics (AICA), College Art Association FEATURED LECTURES ........................... 2002 "The Computer As A Dollhouse: The Seriousness of Virtual Play in Avatar Worlds", Digital Cultures Conference, UCLA 2000 "I'd Rather Be an Avatar: An Analysis of Virtual Worlds", National Conference on Liberal Arts, SVA - School of Visual Arts, NYC 1999-2000 CyberForum@ArtCenter, regular panelist and contributor 1998 "The Privatization of Culture", moderator, University of Southern Calif. (USC) Public Art Forum "QI:Quantum Information 2", Southern California Institute of Architecture (SciArc), L.A.: Fire In The Library series 1997 "QI:Quantum Information", SciArc: Fire In The Library series "The Pursuit of Deity", Orange County Museum of Art "The Future of the Future", moderator, Armand Hammer Museum of Art, L.A. 1995 "Technology and Art", moderator, L.A. County Museum of Art ESSAYS ........................... 2000 "Seeking The Digital Lotus: A Structural Analysis of Virtual Worlds", M.A. Thesis, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena 1996 "Field Notes: Fields of Influence", in "A Scattering Matrix", with Jane Hart 1995 "Field Notes on Being a Human Being", in "A Vital Matrix", with Jane Hart REVIEWS FOR "ART IN AMERICA" ........................... Oliver Wasow, Rachel Lachowicz, Penelope Krebs, Kim Dingle, Adam Fuss, Eloy Torrez, Daniel Martinez, Joe Lewis, Lawrence Gipe, Roy Thurston, Tamara Fites, Sharon Ellis, Bill Barminski, Lucas Reiner, Dennis Hollingsworth, Nicola Hicks, Dale Chihuly INTERVIEWS ........................... Christo, Komar & Melamid, William Wegman, Dennis Oppenheim, Vito Acconci, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Tim Rollins, Tamiko Thiel, Michael Heim |
