A Historical Context of Furtherfield by Marc Garrett – Birkbeck University, London, 29 March 2011, 7.40-9pm

All are welcome and it’s free, but because well over half of the seats are already filled, please contact Nick Lambert as soon as possible for arrangements

Tuesday 29th March 2011
Room 122
From 7:40-9.00 pm
Department of History of Art & Screen Media
Birkbeck, University of London
43 Gordon Square,
London, WC1H 0PD

Marc Garrett (UK), an activist, artist and writer and co-director and co-founder (with artist Ruth Catlow) of internet arts collectives and communities furtherfield.org, netbehaviour.org and the Furtherfield Gallery (formerly known as HTTP Gallery) (http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibitions)in London.

Through these platforms various contemporary media arts exhibitions and projects are presented nationally and internationally. Marc also hosts a weekly media arts radio programme on Resonance FM (http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/radio) and last year co-edited the publication “Artists Re: thinking games” (http://www.furtherfield.org/researchpublicatios/artists-rethinking-games). He is currently undertaking a PhD at Birkbeck University, London. www.furtherfield.org