1935, Toronto. Lives since 1972 in Wien.
Works with painting, sculpture, installation and, since 1979, with telecommunication media in theory and practice. In 1995 he initiated the Kunstradio Web Site (Kunstradio On Line).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)
1980 | Galerie Grite Insam, Vienna. |
Franfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt/M. |
1983 | Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris. |
1984 | Neue Galerie im Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz. |
1985 | 49th Parallel Gallery, New York. |
1988 | Galerie René Blouin, Montréal. |
1990 | Erste Allgemeine Generali-Foundation, Vienna. |
1991 | Galerie René Blouin, Montréal. |
1996 | Offenes Kulturhaus, Linz (with Sam Auginger) |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
1980 | Biennale di Venezia, (Aperto 80), Venice. |
Genius Loci, Ferrara and Acireale. |
1981 | Enciclopedia, Museo Civica, Modena. |
1984 | An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, NYC. |
1985 | Aurora Borealis, C.I.A.C., Montréal. |
Anniottanta, Ravenna, Imola, Rimini & Bologna. |
1986 | De Sculptura, Vienna Festival, Messepalast, Vienna. |
Biennale of Sydney, Sydney. |
Biennale di Venezia, (Laboratorio Ubiqua), Venice. |
Prospect'86, Schirm Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main. |
1989 | Ressource Kunst, Berlin & Budapest. |
1994 | Transluscent Writings, Neuberger Museum, Purchase N.Y. |
Zeitgleich, Kunsthalle/Salzmagazin, Hall in Tirol. |
1998 | Ars Electronica Festival'98, Linz (with Norbert Math) |
1999 | El Espacio del Sonido, Koldo Mitxelena, San Sabastien |
SELECTED TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS
* Conception by rax
** Participation by rax
1979 |
Interplay**, Computer Communications Conference (IPSharpNetwork), participation by artists in Canada, Australia, U.S.A. & Austria - organised in Toronto by Bill Bartlett. |
1980 |
Artists' Use of Telecommunications Conference**, Slow-scan TV & Computer (IPSharp Network) project |
ARTEX (Artists' Electronic Exchange Network)*, an email program for artists on the IPSharp timesharing network. It continued untill 1990. |
1981 |
Surveillance/Überwachung*, a work for Television (live). Images from the surveillance monitors in the central control room of the Vienna subway system were transmitted live into the program breaks on ORF FS2 (Austrian National TV) on June 16 ,1981. |
1982 |
The World in 24 Hours*, A world-wide 24 hour telecommunications project (Slow-scan TV, Fax, Computer Mailbox or telephone sound) organised for the Ars Electronica'82, Linz. |
1983 | Wiencouver IV*, Slow-scan TV and Telephone Music project between Vancouver (Western Front) and Vienna (Blix) on Dec. 4, 1983. |
La Plissure du Texte**, a global fairy tale involving artists and groups in 11 cities on 3 continents using Artex. Originated by Roy Ascott as part of "Electra'83" in Paris.
(Complete text of "La Plissure du Texte" |
1985 | Kunst BTX (Art-Videotext)*, an experimental Video-Text magazine (from Aug. 1985 until Dec. 1986). |
1986 |
Planetary Network (Laboratorio Ubiqua, Venice Biennale)**, Slow scan TV, FAX and Computer network project. |
1989 |
Kunstkanal, 8 hours of Television art broadcast on RTL-Plus, Oct.1-8 1989, Bonn/Cologne. |
1992 |
ZERO - The Art of Being Everywhere*, a project (with Gerfried Stocker) for the Steirische Kulturinitiative. ZERO included the 'ZEROnet' BBS. |
1996 |
KUNST&POLITIK*, WWW project about the Nazi culture program. |
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