In 2013-14 viralnet.net will be a contributing collaborator in the Center for Living Arts "Futures Project"
Tom Leeser (Editor/Curator- viralnet.net) will curate "Future Tense" , a media installation featuring 22 works by emerging and established artists in the CLA Video Gallery, a 6,000 square ft. raw industrial space with 30 ft. high ceilings. This unique space utilizes a custom projection system that incorporates six projectors that enable floor to ceiling projection on three walls of the space.
Curated artists include Justin Asher, Amanda Beech, Jeremy Bailey, Jeff Cain, Larry Cuba, Nick Fox-Geig, Kerstin Larissa Hovland, Kadet Kuhne, Tom Leeser, Gregory Lenczycki, Ryan Trecartin, Kelly Sears, LoVid, Miwa Matreyek, NASA, Randall Packer, Claire Phillips, Bryne Rasmussen, Steve Roden, Stephanie Cheng Smith, the Post Reality Show and Youtube. Sound Artist Nina Waisman has installed an entry piece for the Video Gallery.
During the course of the nine-month show, Tom Leeser will create a programmatic residency, developing workshops and an on-line symposium examining the future of arts organizations. The results of this residency will appear on viralnet.net.
photo credit: video- Miwa Matrayek "Lumerance"