The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012
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About the event
We were so excited to bring The Creators Project to San Francisco—the world’s epicenter of technology and innovation—for the very first time. We kicked off our 2012 event series by transforming historic Fort Mason into a colossal two-day art and technology festival featuring towering multimedia art installations, live music performances, film screenings, and panels.
On Saturday the Yeah Yeah Yeahs aka beloved Creators Nick Zinner and Karen O brought the post-punk rock, fresh off their recent psycho-opera collaboration, Stop the Virgens. Squarepusher also debuted his new live show, marking one of his first US performances in more than seven years.
HEALTH, The Antlers, Zola Jesus, Shabazz Palaces, The Hundred in the Hands, and Teen Daze rounded out the day, along with an audiovisual spectacle from Chinese punk rock band New Pants with visuals from Feng Mengbo‘s Bruce Lee VJ Project. James Murphy, Pat Mahoney and Nancy Whang from LCD Soundsystem also DJ’d alongside some special visual surprises.
We showed some of our favorite artworks United Visual Artists’ striking 40-foot by 40-foot audiovisual installation, Origin, scored by electronic composer Scanner, Mick Rock and Barney Clay’s David Bowie transfiguration, Six-Forty by Four-Eighty by Zigelbaum + Coelho, My Secret Heart by Mira Calix and Flat-e, Meditation by Minha Yang, and Overscan from Sosolimited.
We also debuted a variety of brand new works like Chris Milk’s interactive installation The Treachery of Sanctuary, a smartphone-enabled gaming installation from SuperUber called OctoCloud, and new work from Casey Reas.
Artworks were on display all weekend, and over the course of the festival we screened films and hosted panel discussions like Artist as Researcher and The Creative Potential of the Modern Web with our San Francisco hackathon winners, as well as creative coding workshops. Off the Grid food trucks provided delectable street food all weekend long.
Festival Guide
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For Lost & Found please call 415-345-7500

Meet the Creators at Fort Mason
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Art Hack Weekend San Francisco 2012
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Rafaël Rozendaal
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Zigelbaum + Coelho
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See the Artwork at Fort Mason
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Sosolimited's Overscan at Fort Mason 2012
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Squarepusher at Fort Mason 2012
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SuperUber's OctoCloud at Fort Mason 2012
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From the blog
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Squarepusher At The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012—Plus An Exclusive DJ Mix
Abdullah Saeed — April 26, 2012
The debut of his new audiovisual show, and a retrace of his musical journey. >> Read More
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SuperUber Creates Real-Life Interactive Experiences Through Gaming
by The Creators Project Staff — April 11, 2012
Russ Rive discusses OctoCloud, SuperUber's latest interactive gaming installation, exhibited at our San Francisco event. >> Read More
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Experiential Adulations: Q&A With Zola Jesus
by The Creators Project Staff — April 10, 2012
Plus, the singer performs "Hikikomori" against the backdrop of our San Francisco 2012 event. >> Read More
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Shabazz Palaces' Cryptic Poetry At The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012
Abdullah Saeed — April 09, 2012
Plus a track for track Digable Planets vs. Shabazz Palaces DJ mix. >> Read More
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Minha Yang Imagines A New Religion In Meditation
by The Creators Project Staff — April 04, 2012
The inspiration and metamorphosis behind the Korean artist's incredibly reactive installation. >> Read More
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A Tour Of The Creators Project: San Francisco With Teen Daze
by Alexander Pack — April 02, 2012
Behind-the-scenes with Teen Daze and the definition of a "Canadian Guarantee." >> Read More
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Artists And Engineers Create The Future Of Art And Technology
Julia Kaganskiy — April 02, 2012
We spoke with Doug Carmean of Intel Labs about his latest installation at our Creators Project: San Francisco event and the vast potential of collaborations between artists and engineers. >> Read More
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The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012 Photo Gallery
Julia Kaganskiy — March 21, 2012
Some more of our favorite moments from Fort Mason this weekend. >> Read More
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A New Squarepusher Track Plus Incredible Photos From The Creators Project: San Francisco
Abdullah Saeed — March 20, 2012
Didn't make it to the show? Live the experience right here. >> Read More
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The Creators Project: San Francisco Weekend Recap
Julia Kaganskiy — March 19, 2012
We rocked the Bay Area this weekend and we've got the photos to prove it. Here's what you missed at Fort Mason! >> Read More
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THIS IS IT—The Definitive Schedule For The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012
by The Creators Project Staff — March 16, 2012
Artist talks, panel discussions, hands-on workshops and a whole horde of music you want to see--plan accordingly! >> Read More
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The Creators Project: San Francisco Installation Preview
by The Creators Project Staff — March 16, 2012
A preview of the interactive pieces in store for this weekend. >> Read More
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Shut Up And Play The Hits Screening At The Creators Project: San Francisco
Julia Kaganskiy — March 16, 2012
We'll be doing a special preview screening of the LCD Soundsystem film on Saturday at 3pm. >> Read More
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An Extended Mix Of Squarepusher's Ufabulum Teaser
Abdullah Saeed — March 15, 2012
We're gearing up for his performance at our San Francisco event this weekend. >> Read More
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New Tracks From Teen Daze's Upcoming Album
Abdullah Saeed — March 14, 2012
Catch his set at our San Francisco event this weekend. >> Read More
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Win A Trip To The Creators Project: San Francisco 2012
by The Creators Project Staff — March 06, 2012
We'll fly you out to our event and hook you up with an Intel Ultrabook. >> Read More
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Humanizing Technology: Meet Zigelbaum + Coelho
Julia Kaganskiy — February 21, 2012
Meet the design studio that's pushing the pixel beyond the screen, and putting the human in human-computer interaction. >> Read More
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The Creators Project Launches 2012 In San Francisco
by The Creators Project Staff — January 31, 2012
We're headed to the Bay Area for our first official West Coast event. >> Read More
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Fort Mason Lost & Found
415-345-7500
Dates and Times
Saturday, March 17; 12 PM—2 AM
Sunday, March 18; 10 AM—9 PM
Address
Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA
Performances
FESTIVAL PAVILION
Saturday, March 17
1:30 PM: The Hundred in the Hands
2:45 PM: New Pants + Feng Mengbo’s Bruce Lee VJ Project
4 PM: HEALTH
5 PM: Teen Daze
5:45 PM: The Antlers
7 PM: Shabazz Palaces
8 PM: Zola Jesus
9:15 PM: Squarepusher
10:45 PM: Yeah Yeah Yeahs
11:30 PM: James Murphy + Pat Mahoney + Nancy Whang DJ set
Installations
Saturday, March 17 — Sunday, March 18
LANDMARK LOT
Origin
by United Visual Artists with score by composer Scanner
FIREHOUSE
Life on Mars Revisited
by David Bowie, Mick Rock and Barney Clay
HERBST PAVILION
The Treachery of Sanctuary
by Chris Milk
Process 16 (Software 3)
by Casey Reas
My Secret Heart
by Mira Calix and Flat-e
Overscan
by Sosolimited
Six-Forty by Four-Eighty
by Zigelbaum + Coelho
OctoCloud
by SuperUber
#Creators Live
by Social Print Studio and Intel Labs
GAME STATION AT HERBST PAVILION
Selected Works
from Rafaël Rozendaal
BasketBelle
by Michael Molinari (a.k.a. Bean)
ASFDPLANE
by Mark Essen
Inside A Star-Filled Sky
by Jason Rohrer
HERBST PAVILION + FLEET ROOM
Audio Shader Toy
by Syed Reza Ali, Gabriel Dunne, and Ryan Alexander
soundQuake
by Danny Bowman, Kyle Warren, Lisa Hiatt, Chris Delbuck, and Barry Threw
Partyline
by Casey Rodarmor, Brandon Liu, Elle Sakamoto, and Angelo Hizon
FLEET ROOM
Panels and Workshops
Saturday, March 17
CONFERENCE CENTER—GOLDEN GATE ROOM
1 PM
Artist Talk + Conditional Drawing Workshop
with Casey Reas
4:30 PM
The Artist as Researcher
with United Visual Artists, Casey Reas, Quayola, Sosolimited, and Intel
SOUTHSIDE THEATRE
3 PM
The Digital Museum
with representatives from the Hirshhorn Museum, SFMOMA, and the Exploratorium
4 PM
Building Online Audiences
with Meridith Valiando, Jessica Frech, Alison Watson, and Tamara Conniff
5:30 PM
Designing Platforms and Experiences for Creativity
with Scott Snibbe, Mary Fagot and StumbleUpon
7 PM
The Creative Potential of the Modern Web
with Aaron Koblin and the winners of Art Hack Weekend SF
Sunday, March 18
CONFERENCE CENTER—GOLDEN GATE ROOM
2 PM
Exploring Björk’s Biophilia Mobile App (ARTIST TALK + WORKSHOP)
with Scott Snibbe and Max Weisel
CONFERENCE CENTER—MARINA ROOM
1 PM
Exploring Projection Mapping (WORKSHOP)
with Mary Franck of Obscura Digital
· RSVP Required, to attend please email create [at] thecreatorsproject.com with subject line SF Workshops
3 PM
Audio Shader Toy (WORKSHOP)
with Syed Reza Ali, Gabriel Dunne, and Ryan Alexander
· RSVP Required, to attend please email create [at] thecreatorsproject.com with subject line SF Workshops
HERBST PAVILION
4 PM
Artist Talk
with Zigelbaum + Coelho
Film Screenings
Saturday, March 17
CONFERENCE CENTER—GOLDEN GATE ROOM
3 PM
Shut Up and Play the Hits
by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace of Pulse Films
6 PM
Selected shorts
by Factory Fifteen
6:30 PM
Behind Karen O in Stop the Virgens
by The Creators Project
7 PM
On My Way Back Home
by Brantley Gutierrez and Band of Horses
9:10
Internet Rising
by Andrew Kenneth Martin, Marina Eisen, and Alex Eisen
Sunday, March 18
CONFERENCE CENTER—GOLDEN GATE ROOM
12:15 PM
Follow Follow
by Peng Lei
3:30 PM
Internet Rising
by Andrew Kenneth Martin, Marina Eisen, and Alex Eisen
4:30 PM
Night Fishing
by PARKing CHANce (PARK Chan-wook and PARK Chan-Kyong)
5 PM
Selected shorts
by Factory Fifteen
5:30 PM
Behind Karen O in Stop the Virgens
by The Creators Project
6 PM
On My Way Back Home
by Brantley Gutierrez and Band of Horses
Image Credit: Bryan Derballa


