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SUMMARY:Breaking $#*% On Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Allison Tanenhaus\n\n\n\nGlitch video artist Allison Tanenhaus specializes in immersive op art\, anachronistic tech mashups\, and unexpected dimensional qualities. At a time when platforms pervasively cull personal data—and digital conformity is the norm—Tanenhaus views reclaiming devices\, embracing error\, and transforming shared environments as radical acts of autonomy\, mindfulness\, and community. Her earliest digital works were created via smartphone glitch apps; her recent work in AI seeks to similarly short-circuit machine-learning processes. She manipulates the software’s lean toward logic\, producing imagery and songs steeped in the saccharine\, saturated\, and surreal. In this talk\, Tanenhaus will share her unconventional creative path\, from typographic street art to experimental AI installations\, cat stickers to electronic music collaborations. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Interactive Arts Collaborative through the Arts + Technology Program at Clark University \n\n\n\n\nScience fiction\, literature\, and experimental cinema collide in a concert by Cosmic Lucifer featuring psychedelic visuals by Allison Tanenhaus. Join us for this special event on April 16 at 7 p.m. in Razzo Hall. Click HERE for more details. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the SpeakerAllison Tanenhaus (she/her) is a New York–born\, Somerville–based glitch media artist. Using smartphone apps\, she glitches and restitches original photos and personal artifacts into vibrant otherworldly abstractions. Made with equal parts deliberation and experimentation\, the rainbow-hued mutations take on a psychedelic life of their own. Tanenhaus’ work has been showcased in 26 countries via exhibitions\, installations\, music videos\, live performances\, and guerrilla street art. Highlights include Boston Cyberarts\, Boston Museum of Science Planetarium\, and her traveling shows “GlitchKraft” and “Haus Party.”
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/breaking-on-purpose/
LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Humanities,Science/Technology
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu
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SUMMARY:Concert: An Evening of Cosmic Lucifer
DESCRIPTION:Science fiction\, literature\, and experimental cinema collide in Cosmic Lucifer’s electrifying multidisciplinary presentation of “Blade Runner Reimagined” (in tribute to the composer Vangelis)\, “UBIK” (in tribute to author Philip K. Dick)\, “Alien” (in tribute to filmmaker Ridley Scott)\, and “Who Are We.” Composer and producer Robin Amos performs on a mix of analog and hybrid systems\, collected from his 50+ years as a pioneering synthesizer player. This performance includes a recorded collaboration with musician Blaik Ripton on analog and digital synthesizers. Glitch video artist Allison Tanenhaus specializes in trippy op art and anachronistic tech mashups. She creates the music’s dancerly\, larger-than-life visuals\, rich in psychedelic abstraction and unexpected dimensional qualities. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nSponsored by the Interactive Arts Collaborative through the Arts + Technology Program at Clark University \n\n\n\n\nGlitch video artist Allison Tanenhaus will discuss her unconventional creative path\, from typographic street art to experimental AI installations\, cat stickers to electronic music collaborations. Join us on April 16 at noon in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons. Click HERE for more details. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the PerformersCosmic Lucifer is an audio-visual collective rooted in dark wave\, film soundtracks\, and the Berlin School of electronic music. Founding member Robin Amos (Cul de Sac\, The Girls\, Infera Bruo\, Shut Up) melds custom sonic elements he crafts on his multi-decade synthesizer collection\, collaborating with electronic musicians Blaik Ripton and Dan Ciardi\, and guitarist Heath Finney. Digital artist Allison Tanenhaus creates the accompanying video segments\, casting an immersive\, multi-sensory spell.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/concert-an-evening-of-cosmic-lucifer/
LOCATION:Razzo Hall\, Traina Center for the Arts\, 92 Downing St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Humanities,Science/Technology
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SUMMARY:CUSB AI & Analytics Research Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Come watch our graduate students in the School of Business as they showcase their research and analytical skills and vie for cash prizes in our annual challenge! \n\n\n\nStudents may choose any topic they would like to research\, with this year’s focus especially on artificial intelligence use in various industries. Entries that focus on sustainable\, social\, economic\, or environmental change have special consideration for the PRME award in addition to the first and second place prize. At the final competition\, Clark University MS-Business Analytics Advisory Board members judge the students’ final presentations.  \n\n\n\nCome out and support these excellent students!  \n\n\n\n\n10:00am – 12:30pm Student Competition and Judging \n\n\n\n12:30 Scoring and Lunch \n\n\n\n1:00 Winners Announced 
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/cusb-ai-analytics-research-challenge/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Academic,Business/Entrepreneurs,Science/Technology
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SUMMARY:Appearance Politics: Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China
DESCRIPTION:What did the powerful men look like in Chinese history? How did they adorn their political image with power? Clark University professor Lex Lu (History) will explore these questions and more in a talk based on his recent book\, Appearance Politics: Legitimacy Building in Late Imperial and Modern China (Cornell University Press\, 2024). Using rare archival materials from Beijing\, Shanghai\, and Nanjing\, he will examine textual and visual records of political imagery and recount behind-the-scenes maneuvering of image cultivation in Chinese politics. From Ming Prince Zhu Di’s usurpation to Mao Zedong’s iconic visual legacy\, Lu will illustrate the power\, influence\, and nuance behind ever-shifting standards of male beauty. \n\n\n\nA book signing will follow immediately after the discussion. Copies of Appearance Politics will be available for purchase. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker \n\n\n\nProfessor Lex Lu has taught classes on Chinese\, Japanese\, Korean\, Asian American\, and gender histories at Clark University since 2016. He is currently working on two research projects. One focuses on the history of aphrodisiacs in East Asia and its intricate relations with animal trade\, environment\, medicine\, and fertility\, which is funded by the Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities. Another is on the growth of affordable housing and the formation of modern building codes in the city of Shanghai at the turn of the 20th century. Lex is a registered General Contractor in the state of Rhode Island. He enjoys taking courses at trade school and is interested in construction of all sorts\, in particular\, residential construction. He plans to write a history book on affordable housing from a builder’s perspective. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIn Appearance Politics\, Lex Lu argues that crafting an appealing and powerful outward image has long been a critical political tool in China. This strategy is evident in historical records\, imperial portraits\, physiognomic assessments\, photographs\, posters\, statues\, and digital images. Using rare archival materials from Beijing\, Shanghai\, and Nanjing\, Lu explores how political figures designed their images and examines the shifting standards of male beauty that shaped their choices. \n\n\n\nThe book analyzes five case studies: Ming Prince Zhu Di’s usurpation; the rise of Manchu masculinity and blended Han-Manchu beauty standards under Emperor Yongzheng; modern photography and Western beauty ideals in the early 20th century; Sun Yat-sen’s crafted image as the Republican founding father; and Mao Zedong’s iconic visual legacy.
URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/appearance-politics-legitimacy-building-in-late-imperial-and-modern-china/
LOCATION:Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons
CATEGORIES:Academic,Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Humanities
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