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Forbes
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The World's Best Digital Art Can Be Seen In New York This May
Inside Rhizome World, a sprawling digital art show in Lower Manhattan. Alexey Kim New York's financial district isn't known for its cutting-edge cultural offerings, but the Water Street Asssociates building is changing that. They have created a hub for artists and creatives in unassuming 31-story, granite-clad office tower that noce housed the headquarters of insurance company A.I.G. On floors five and six, Water Street Projects is hosting some of the best art shows and events in New York. The latest is Rhizome World , a sprawling exhibition that showcases some of the most cutting-edge software art from new, never-before-seen artworks, to new installations of classic networked projects from yesteryear. Rhizome is the leading internet arts organization, focusing on art that uses coding, the internet, and other networks as a space of experimentation. Rhizome World is curated by Rhizome Executive Director Michael Connor. One of the main attractions is a large-scale installation of works created using the the programming language which 'has transformed access to code as a creative medium.' There is even a an immersive poem by musicians Bladee and James Ferraro, played like a video game. The exhibition is not short on humor. MSCHF's Tax Heaven 3000 , is an onlinen dating simulator where users can get federal income tax return guidance from a benevolent program based on tax software such as TurboTax, but reimagined as a romantic exchange. Artist Beatriz da Costa's PigeonBlog is an ongoing project that started in 2006, and is presented at Rhizome World as a a multimedia installation. In the project, da Costa outfitted homing pigeons with sensors to collect data on air quality. Mark Fingerhut's is a custom software program that doubles as a theme park ride. Visitors sit on benches and are guided through a narrative on screen. Fingerhut's installation includes several immersive elements with an engineering aesthetic, a perfect complement to the DIY software. On May 10th and 11th, programming hosted in the exhibition will 'draw inspiration from the early bulletin board experiment in 1970s Berkeley that showed the potential for gathering knowledge on local community networks. The weekend will highlight the importance of digital histories and alternative models for arts organizations, anchored by the Rhizome World closing party.' Rhizome will also host the 2025 7×7 conference, which pairs seven artists with seven technologists. Founded in 2010, Seven on Seven (7x7) brings together leading artists and tech luminaries for deep conversations and creative collaborations under one simple assignment: Make Something New. The outcomes of these collaborations (a sketch, a demo, a prototype) are presented at a public conference. After an AI-focused edition in 2024, Rhizome will shake up the format for 2025, inspired by a concept proposal from MSCHF and Karen Wong: this time, the key technology for this edition will be the law. Founded in 2010, Seven on Seven (7x7) is a unique program in which leading artists and technologists are paired up and given a simple assignment: Make Something New. The outcomes of these short-term collaborations are then presented at a public conference. This year, Rhizome is shaking up the format with a concept proposed by artist collective MSCHF: this time, the key technology isnt code – it's the law. Artists will be paired with with lawyers, policy advocates, and legal scholars for short-term collaboratoins to address key issues in technology, culture, and democracy today. Central to 7×7 is the idea that practice and not just discourse is one of the best ways to explore how A.I. and other emerging technologies are raising existential and ethical questions around human value, human agency, and creativity,' Xinran Yuan, the 2024 co-curator and producer, told Artnet. 'The seven pairs of collaborators featured in the upcoming 7×7 come from distinct fields and are going to address A.I. in targeted but ultimately nuanced and expansive ways,' Yuan said. 'Topics range from the cosmos to the ocean, the body, biology, social organizations, love, and humor.' Rhizome World is on view through May 11, 2025. 7x7 will take place at Cornell Tech on May 9th.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bellingham's June 3 election: mail-in ballots available now
Applications for mail-in ballots are currently available for Bellingham's June 3 annual town election, according to a community announcement. Applications can be printed from the town's website at under 'Town Clerk' and returned by mail or dropped off at the Town Clerk's Office, according to the announcement. Voters may also apply online through the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office. The last day to apply for a mail-in ballot is May 27; the last day to register to vote in the town election is May 23. Mail-in ballots will not be sent automatically; voters must request them, ensuring election integrity through a check and balance process. Voters can also choose to vote in person on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Bellingham High School gymnasium. The June 3 ballot contains the following competitive races: Select Board. Michael Connor and Cody Spencer are each vying for a single three-year seat; Town clerk. Incumbent Amy Bartelloni faces a challenge from Suzanne Garten; Planning Board. Incumbent Philip Devine and newcomers Bryan Hall and Maryin Roche Jr. are vying for two seats; Housing Authority. Incumbent Christopher Remillard is being challenged by Lauren Cartier. Running unopposed are the following: Town constable. Incumbents William Paine and William Roberts are each seeking additional three-year terms; two other available seats have no candidates; Library trustee. Lindsey Resto is the only candidate for a single three-year term; School Committee. Incumbents Jennifer Altomonte and Michael Reed Jr. are not being challenged as they seek additional three-year terms; Town moderator: John Keeler is the only candidate for a three-year term. This story was created by reporter Beth McDermott, bmcdermott1@ with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at or share your thoughts at with our News Automation and AI team. This article originally appeared on The Milford Daily News: Early voting and mail-in ballots available for Bellingham election
BBC News
17-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Relegated Blyth will be happier place next year'
Blyth Spartans manager Michael Connor has promised a brighter future for the troubled Northern Premier League club despite their second successive relegation being confirmed on have won just three of their 35 league games all season, losing 23, and their fate was sealed with seven matches still to be for their success at amateur level during the 1970s and 1980s, along with a string of memorable FA Cup runs, Blyth's existence appeared to be under threat until a community interest company took over from previous chairman Irfan Liaquat earlier this 126-year-old club, who dropped out of National League North last season, sit rock bottom of the NPL after Saturday's 3-1 home defeat by Warrington Connor – appointed by the new owners in November after brief spells in charge for ex-professionals Nolberto Solano and David Stockdale – told BBC Radio Newcastle: "Four months ago we didn't have a club – this club was out of business."The board are working so hard to get this club right and they're doing a marvellous job. There's going to be a Blyth Spartans here, which was always the priority and it'll be balanced and organised, not how it's been the past two or three years."Because of financial restrictions we've had to send a lot of players back who've been on loan. Six of the team that started one game against Morpeth were gone within a week and a half, and you try to rebuild and bring lads in to fill gaps, but it hasn't happened."It's about rebuilding now, seeing out the season with a bit of pride and a bit of courage and we'll hit the ground running next year. This club will be a much happier place – and let's give the fans something to be proud of next season."Spartans, who won 10 Northern League titles between 1973 and 1988 and reached the last 16 of the FA Cup in 1978, were a National League North side for seven seasons from 2017 but plunged into the third tier of non-league football following Liaquat's takeover last have continued to struggle at NPL level, amid fan protests, boycotts of matches and two fixtures being postponed due to concerns over "operational requirements".
