Response from Patrick Lichty/Man Michinaga to Soror Nishi‘s recent blog post about the LEA Opening. I have a few notes regarding Soror Nishi’s post regarding the opening of the Linden Endowment for the Arts opening, the expulsion of SaveMe Oh, and the protest by Dancoyote Antonelli regarding Rhett Linden’s statement that art is such great…
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Low Lives on Odyssey
Second Front performed last week on Odyssey as part of the Low Lives 3 International Festival of Networked Performances. The Infamous Tommy Lee Affair is an interpretation of the incident involving Motley Crue Drummer Tommy Lee calling for an airlift only to have his chopper forced down due to pilot intoxication. Police brutality ensues! See…
Don’t Feed the Poor
Images from Sca Shilova’s performance piece “Don’t Feed the Poor” at the Zeitgeist Festival – Odyssey Simulator and Muro Gallery, Geneva.
Avatar Orchestra Metaverse on Odyssey
We are very happy to announce that the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse will be performing a concert of original compositions this Saturday March 26 at 12:30 PM SLT on Odyssey. Titled “This One’s For You”, this is a concert for Second Life audiences only – something a little different than AOM’s renowned hybrid-reality events. Join us…
SaveMe puts the Fun in Fundraising
This month the illustrious SaveMe Oh presented her new piece – Screen Saver Art – a reprise of her Rezday performance – as Odyssey’s first fundraiser. SaveMe performed for hours, an endurance piece, and audiences were generous, contributing thousands of Lindens towards Odyssey’s maintenance. Many thanks to our audiences, patrons and especially to SaveMe Oh…
New Odyssey
In February of 2011 ownership of the Odyssey Contemporary Art and Performance Simulator was passed from its longtime sponsor – Dynamis Media Group – to the hands of fifteen Odyssey members. Odyssey now runs thanks to the commitment and support of the following people/avatars/groups: Alan Sondheim/Alan Dojoji, Neutral Ground/Soil Digital Media Suite, Pauline Oliveros/Deep Listening…
this is what an AOM rehearsal looks like
Avatar Orchestra Metaverse are rehearsing now on Odyssey. We are thrilled to have them! AOM will be performing a concert this month on Odyssey. Announcement of date and time coming soon. Here is what a rehearsal looks like:
The Gate in Brussels
The Gate, by Yannick Antoine and Yves Bernard, creates a junction point between real and virtual spaces – a window between worlds. The most recent installation of the Gate involved interaction between artists and spectators on Odyssey and students in Brussels. This event – February 2 – 4, 2011 – was part of the the…
Opening of The Gate in Shanghai
The Gate – a junction point between worlds created by Yannick Antoine and Yves Bernard – was part of the 8th Shanghai Biennale. The Gate was open on Odyssey and at the Shanghai Art Museum from October 21, 2010 until January 23rd 2011. For the Opening event many artists performed in Second Life. Second Front…
Cleaning the Sky
Odyssey is about to undergo some big changes as we transition from corporately sponsored sim to a member owned sim. Dynamis – who have sponsored Odyssey since 2005 – will be handing the island over to its members this month. It is an exciting time and in preparation for the coming changes Fau and I…