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Eran Raitzes Launches Verse27
11.19.2010
Verse27 - "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1:27
On November 17th, much revered Rabbit, Eran Raitzes lauched his latest project - Verse27. Inspired by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkin's Sucker/Cheater/Grudger Simulation, Mr. Raitzes has programmed a more painterly interpretation to further illustrate, as Dawkins did, that "there can be no true altruism in nature". He's since moved on to more fantastic - and even less altruistic - biological scenarios. His Creatures reproduce like rabbits, mutate into a variety of subspieces, and make food out of their enemies. Incest is not entirely forbidden, and there's talk of a zombie rising on the horizon.
An accomplished painter, Mr. Raitzes has created a digital society of Creatures encoded with a distinctly colorful DNA. Like most living things, these Creatures burst to life, feed, reproduce, get sick and die. All the while, a repeated procedure of randomly sequenced numbers and spaces leads to generational mutations allowing the Creatures to evolve independently of their creator, Mr. Raitzes.
Mr. Raitzes offers us two windows into the lives of the Creatures. The window on the right gives us a view into the daily grind. Lifetimes are spent migrating across the screen in search of food, or a mate. Epidemics spread through some enclaves, while others thrive with good health. Populations wax and wane as generations unfold. As with watching exotic fish in an aquarium, its easy to get lost in a reverie.
The window on the left provides the historical account of the Creatures from the first generation to the last. Every bit of color is the record of a time, a location and an event - one gave birth here at this moment, another died here at that moment, these became sick, these found food. This is the unfolding of a history encoded into color and lines on a two dimensional canvas, each layer informing the next. This tangled web of color and light is often the cumulative narrative of millions of lives.
In the end, Mr. Raitzes leaves us with a layered experience, as intellectually challenging as it is aesthetically pleasing. He's injected a playful sensuality into Dawkins' simulation leaving us to digest the evolutionary implications while wafting in the visual elegance derived by those same implications.
Verse27.com
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The Party Faithful at The Rock Shop
11.19.2010
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Long-time Rabbit, Erica Harmon plays this Friday with her band The Party Faithful!
Time Friday, November 19 · 8:00pm - 11:30pm
Location 249 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Created By
More Info The Globes (Barsuk Records) 8:30
The Party Faithful 9:30
Blackbells 10:30
$8
The Rock Shop (in Park Slope)
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The World Without Magic + Marisol Limon
11.18.2010
Former Rabbit, Marisol Limon, is performing at Pete's Candy Store Dec 4!
[ read more ]Time Saturday, December 4 · 9:30pm - 11:30pm
Location Pete's Candy Store 709 Lorimer St
Created By
More Info A benefit show for Make it Better Project, an initiative launched by Gay-Straight Alliance Network to stop bullying and make schools safer for all students.
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SMOKE + FLOWERS Full Ensemble Premiere presented by Ear. Heart. Music.
11.18.2010
Former Rabbit, Marisol Limon plays this November 23rd!
[ read more ]Time Tuesday, November 23 at 9:00pm - November 24 at 12:00am
Location The Tank 354 West 45th StreetNew York, NY
Created By
More Info *Full Ensemble Premiere*
Ear.Heart.Music Series
Presents
SMOKE & FLOWERS
Sound & Multimedia Performance
Where: The Tank
354 West 45th Street
When: 9:00 PM
Cost: $10 –General $8- Students
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Mateo Prendergast in ACADEMIA NUTS
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Academia Nuts, A Play By Gregg Kruetz
Thursday, November 11, 2010 through Saturday, November 13, 2010
Length: 1 hr 45 mins
Intermission: Yes
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.
'Theater 809' offers a high-spirited version of this hilarious play that is a farce, mystery, and love story all rolled into one riotous evening! Mistaken identities, hide and seek escapades, unexpected romance and laughter abound in this delightful and zany comedy.
Written by: Gregg Kruetz
Directed by: John Znidarsic
Artistic Consultant: Robert X. Modica
Starring: Donna Fillios, Jennifer Silverstein, Mateo Prendergast & Gian Carbonara
Do you have a moving story? Send it to mystory@rabbitmovers.com. Include a picture!
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