Partner Events

Pronto! Pronto! On Telephony

at [plug.in]

[plug.in] is a permanent venue for electronic arts in Basel and co-organiser of Shift.
The exhibition "Pronto! On Telephony" presents artwork that takes a playful, experimental yet simultaneously critical and thought-provoking look at the social impact of telephones.

With: !Mediengruppe Bitnik, Heath Bunting, CADA, Christian Croft/Andrew Schneider, Fabio Gramazio/Martin Kubli/Daniel Udatny/Michel Zai, Graham Harwood/Richard Wright/Matsuko Yokokoji, Crispin Jones/IDEO, Christian Marclay, Lisa Parks, Unsworn Industries.

3.9.– 8.11.2009
Wed–Sun, 14.00–18.00 h
St. Alban-Rheinweg 64, 4052 Basel (next to the Museum of Contemporary Art)

Guided Tour: Sun 1.11.2009, 14.00 h
Artist talks with Heath Bunting and Christian Croft: Sun 8.11.2009, 14.00 h
www.iplugin.org

UPSTAIRS

a panorama in celebration of media cooperative point de vue's 30th anniversary

First-floor rooms in a former warehouse on the Dreispitz site went from being a Tamil Hindu temple to point de vue's studio for audio-visual productions. Within it now lie treasures from the media coop's 30-year history. During the Shift festival, its windows will present a visual panorama to passers-by. A very special kind of kaleidoscope awaits you each night from 19.00 h onwards and from 22.00 h on Friday and Saturday a bar and actions à la carte for night owls.

Thu–Sun from 19.00 h

point de vue media collective, Mailandstrasse 20, 4053 Basel (follow the festival signposts)
www.pointdevue.ch

Official Launch of the Migros Culture Percentage DVD "Werkbeiträge Digitale Kultur 2"

Fri, 23.10.2009, 18.00 h, Lounge

The DVD portrays four digital culture projects from Switzerland: the Internet software "Enhanced Generator" from artistic duo UBERMORGEN.COM, Flo Kaufmann's "Disk-O-Mat", Daniel Imboden's musical robots "Petrol" and "Supermax" and the "Videobass" instrument, developed by art group [a n y m a]. All four projects received a grant in 2008 from the Migros Culture Percentage's "Digital Culture" funding scheme.

Announcement of the Migros Culture Percentage Grants 2009 for "Digital Culture" Projects

Fri, 23.10.2009, 19.00, Lounge

In the framework of the Shift festival, the Migros Culture Percentage awards grants to aid the production of artistic projects in the field of digital culture. These awards complement other funding schemes and activities maintained in this field by Migros Culture Percentage since 1998.

Programme: Welcome address by Hedy Graber, Manager of the Cultural and Social Division of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives; commendations and award presentation by Dominik Landwehr, Director of the Pop and New Media Department, MGB; presentation of the winning projects in the company of the artists.

An aperitif will be served after the award ceremony.