April, 2002

Current Exhibit

Comfort Control

April 6 - April 27, 2002

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 6, 6pm - 10pm

The Brewery, 602 Moulton Los Angeles, CA 90031

Visitors to Comfort Control enter a den-like domestic interior, complete with wood-paneled walls and burnt orange carpet, and sit in a lay-z-boy recliner facing a large-screen TV. Once seated, wrist restraints are put in place, the television issues demands, and only the correct set of emotional responses wins the prize of 'freedom'.

Addressing issues of emotional expression in relation to social/psychological situations that demand specific responses, this interactive computer game situated within a parodic "entertainment center" environment is created by artists Brian Cooper, Tomo Isoyama, and engineer and computer programmer Douglas Fidaleo, with artist Ann Page as coordinator and advisor.

The exhibition is curated by Janet Owen, AIM Executive Director and Raid Projects Guest Curator, with Janice Ledgerwood.

Presented by AIM, co-sponsored by the University of Southern California Integrated Media Systems Center and Raid Projects