DJ Spooky - FREE October 23, 2005

SPECTRUM 2005"Truth, Technology and the Visual / Virtual World": a bi-annual program of public conversations focusing on issues that impact visual and popular culture. Presented by the Cleveland Public Library in partnership with Cleveland Public Art.

Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 2:00pm

FREE and open to the public, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium of the Cleveland Public Library, East 6th Street and Superior Avenue

Guest: Paul D. Miller is a conceptual artist, writer, and musician working in New York. His media work has appeared in a wide variety of contexts including the Whitney Biennial, the 2000 Venice Biennale for Architecture, and the Lincoln Center Festival. He is best known as ?DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid,? a ?constructed persona? who records and performs his own work globally, as well as collaborating with such major figures in the music industry. His first collection of essays, Rhythm Science, will be available for purchase and signing at the event. More information can be found at www.djspooky.com.

Moderator: Jaron Lanier returns to the Cleveland Public Library to moderate the Second Spectrum dialogue. He is a computer scientist, visual artist, and author. Best known for coining the term ?Virtual Reality,? Lanier also serves on several advisory boards for technology-related companies, and was recently named on the list of The Prospect/Foreign Policy Top 100 Intellectuals.

There are no tickets or reservations for this event. Seats are available on a first seated basis that day. The library opens at 1pm that day. Please call the Cleveland Public Library at 216-623-2800 with questions or go to www.clevelandpublicart.org for more information.