Media Archeology
Media Archeology: Liquid Light to the Laptop, the Evolution of Live Visuals was video festival curated by Bree Edwards and Be Johnny, in partnership with the Aurora Picture Show, recognized as the most innovative microcinema in Texas. The sixth annual Media Archeology Festival was held April 17-18, 2009. The festival payed tribute to the multi-media spectacle of the psychedelic light show, as an art form that revolutionized rock concerts, influenced popular culture and paved the way for the VJs of today.
The festival featured a spectacular, history-making performance by the Joshua Light Show and Electronic Music pioneer Silver Apples. Also featured was the lecture Maximal Art: The Origins and Aesthetics of West Coast Light Shows, by media art historian Robin Oppenheimer and a special screening of Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable with The Velvet Underground by Ronald Nameth.