Artist Bio

ADRIENE JENIK is a cross-platform media artist. Her previous projects include live television, video shorts and 'zine publishing. Her recent work includes Mauve Desert: A CD-ROM Translation and waitingforgodot.com (with Lisa Brenneis). Jenik's artistic projects exist outside of the purely aesthetic or entertainment realms. Instead, they serve as catalysts of community, social movement and interpersonal understanding during both their creation and reception. Her work has been reviewed and discussed in such publications as Parachute, The Independent, Jumpcut, The Village Voice, Afterimage, Art Papers, Artlink, and Cyberstage. In addition, her creative writing and essays have been published in High Performance, Felix, The L.A. Weekly, Off Video, Heresies, and The Utne Reader.

A special live performance by Jennik and Brenneis, "A bag full of Cats: interfaces with the parallel universe," took place at the Beall Center at 8 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 17, as part of the exhibition's  opening celebrations.

Exhibit Description

Adriene Jenik's Web Site

Lisa Brenneis' Bio

Desktop Theater Web Site