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GATEWAY GATEWAYis a new section ofLeonardo, intended as a means to bring readers an additional dimension of information notpreviouslyfound in this publication. In GATEWAY we wiU be reporting on significant events, including conferences and expositions; news ofinteresting developments in technology and science as they relate to the arts; news aboutpeople ofinterest to the Leonardo audience; tutorial-level discussions ofimportant technologies and sciencefor the non-expert. GATEWAY wiU literally serve as a portal through which the reader can pass, accumulating information about the events, people, places and developments that are shaping the art oftomorrow. We welcome readers' suggestions and contributions tofuture sections. INTRODUCTION TO ARTEC ARTEC, an international competition and exhibition, is a celebration of art and technology, an artistic event that has as its main feature artwork created using modern technology of one sort or another. We believe that the role played by technology in modern art is of great significance and have made it our aim at ARTEC to increase public awareness of the possible applications of technology in art, to encourage those who are involved in the creation of such art and to provide them with a rare opportunity, especially in Japan, for positive international exchange. ARTEC '91 will consist of the following six main parts: 1. International Exhibition and Competition : Approximately 20 works by renowned international artists will be shown together in the Nagoya City Art Museum. The ARTEC Grand Prix and three ARTEC prizes will be awarded to works chosen by the International CompetitionJury. 2. Open Competition and Exhibition : This competition will be held with the aim of encouraging and promoting young artists and art and technology in Japan. Approximately 50 works selected by the Open CompetitionJury will be exhibited in the Nagoya City Science Museum. 3. Theme Exhibition: Held under a theme to be set by the organizers, this section of the exhibition is designed to offer visitors additional insights into art and technology. 4. Lighting and Illumination: The Nagoya Science Museum and the Nagoya City Art Museum are situated in Shirakawa Park, a large, tree-lined open space. The park will be illuminated to help create a festive atmosphere for the outdoor exhibition of approximately 30 light-generating artworks. 5. Performances: Performances of e 19911SAST Pergamon Press pic.Printed inGreat Britain. 0024-094X/91 $3.00+0.00 many kinds will take place inside and around the science and art museums in Shirakawa Park. 6. Symposium: A symposium, open to the public, will be held, featuring lectures and discussions invaluable to students and those interested in art and technology. Organization:The Council for the International Biennale in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, The Chunichi Shimbun and Chubu Broadcasting Company, Ltd. Co-organization: Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya Science Museum. -Assistance: Ministry ofForeign Mfairs , Ministry of Science and Technology Cultural Agency, Foreign Embassies in Japan: Main Sponsor: Meitec Corporation. List ofDirectors: Vittorio Fagone (Critic/Professor, Milan University, Italy) Cynthia Goodman (Critic, U.S.A.) Pontus Hulten (Adviser, Centre Georges Pompidou, France) Shigeki Mori (Producer, Special Projects, The Chunichi Shimbun, Japan) Fumio Nanjo (Critic,Japan) Jasia Reichardt (Critic, U.K.) Maurice Tuchman (Senior Curator , Twentieth-Century Art, Los Angeles County Museum ofArt, U.S.A.) Katsuhiro Yamaguchi (Professor, University of Tsukuba,Japan) Kazuo Yamawaki (Chief Curator, Nagoya City Art Museum,Japan) List ofJurors: The jurors for ARTEC '91 will view the works on display on 10 October 1991 and then meet the following day to reach a decision regarding the awarding of prizes: Akira Asada (Associate Professor, Kyoto University) Manfred Eisenbeis (President, Academy of Media Arts, Germany) Arata Isozaki (Architect, Germany) Jean-Hubert Martin (Director, Centre Georges Pompidou, France) Otto Peine (Director, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, U.SA.) Frank Popper (Professor Emeritus, University of Paris, France) Shuji Takashina (Professor, Tokyo University,Japan) There are four main prizes: the ARTEC Grande Prix, worth ¥3 million , and three ARTEC Prizes, each worth ¥1 million. Contact:Junji Tsuchimoto, The Council for the International Biennale in Nagoya, c/o The Chunichi Shimbun, 1-6-1, Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-11, Japan. Phone: 052-221-{)753;Fax: 052-221-{)739;Telex: MEIHONJ59535 TwENTY YEARS AGO IN LEONARDO Twenty years ago Gyorgy Kepes ('Toward CivicArt", Leonardo 14...