8 BIT in Automatic Update, MoMa

If you missed it the first the first time around, here it comes again!

8 BIT. 2006. USA. Directed by Marcin Ramocki, co-directed by Justin Strawhand. A combination of "rockumentary," art exposé, and culture-critical investigation, 8 BIT ties together the 1980s demo scene, chip-tune music, and artists using "machinima" and modified computer games. 77 min.

Saturday, July 21, 2007, 6:00 p.m., Theater 1, T1
Saturday, August 18, 2007, 2:00 p.m., Theater 2, T2

http://moma.org/exhibitions/2007/automatic_update/subs_wrapper.php?section=sub_aandc.html

Organized by Barbara London

in the show:

Cory Arcangel
Xu Bing

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Jennifer McCoy

Kevin McCoy
Paul Pfeiffer

screenings:

Synthetic Pleasures, 1996. USA. Directed by Iara Lee

8 BIT, 2006. USA. Directed by Marcin Ramocki, co-directed by Justin Strawhand

Crash, 1996. Canada/Great Britain. Directed by David Cronenberg
Pi, 1998. USA. Directed by Darren Aronofsky

shorts:

Hiatus,1999. USA. Directed by Ericka Beckman
What You Mean We?, 1986. USA. Directed by Laurie Anderson
Nest of Tens1999, USA. Directed by Miranda July
Interregna, 1999–2000. USA. Directed by John Pilson
Pickelporno, 1992. Switzerland . Directed by Pipilotti Rist
Host 1997. USA. Directed by Kristin Lucas

Artist and the computer (screening, co-organized by Hanne Mugaas)
http://moma.org/exhibitions/2007/automatic_update/subs_wrapper.php?section=sub_aandc.html