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A vintage East German computer system displayed behind glass at the Gotha Museum. The setup includes a beige and brown monitor labeled “Robotron K 8915,” a matching keyboard with mechanical keys and function buttons, and a separate double floppy disk drive unit. The equipment is neatly arranged and appears well-preserved.

Close-up of the Robotron K 8915 computer setup showing the keyboard and floppy disk drive. One 5¼-inch floppy disk is partially inserted into the drive. The keyboard features black round letter keys, a numeric keypad, and several clear-labeled function keys, all with a robust industrial design typical of 1980s computing equipment.

My first real #Robotron, Friedenstein Castle, Gotha

An immigrant, a worker, and a banker are sitting at a table with 10 cookies. The banker takes 9 and then tells the worker: "Watch out, the immigrant is going to steal your cookie!"
— #Lehrstück

A man dressed in all black sits cross-legged on a geometric chair designed in the Bauhaus style, with bold colors of red, blue, yellow, and black. He wears round turquoise-tinted glasses, has a short beard, and military-style boots, giving him a modern yet minimalist appearance against a plain white wall.

A geometric wooden marionette from the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar hangs suspended by thin strings. The figure is constructed from flat, angular pieces in black, white, yellow, and red, with a rectangular yellow head featuring two round black glasses and a simple straight-line mouth. Its arms and legs are made of rectangular blocks and thin rods, positioned as if in motion. Wire extensions stick out from its hands, resembling elongated tools or instruments. The overall style is abstract and mechanical, reflecting Bauhaus design principles of minimalism, geometry, and playfulness. In the background, other similarly abstract marionettes are partially visible.

A black and white graphic illustration of a robot-like figure with human features, holding tools in both raised hands. The figure has a square torso labeled with “№1997” and mechanical-looking arms and legs. The background is filled with dynamic, angular lines suggesting movement, power, and industrial energy.

A vintage black and white photograph of a woman in a dress and hat shaking hands with a seated humanoid robot labeled “RUR” on its chest. The robot has a metallic body and helmet-like head, and is positioned on a small platform in a room with patterned carpet and wall paneling.

#Bauhaus Museum Weimar
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These two dead walkie-talkies (third pic) are especially dear to me: they are the original walkie-talkies that Brane and I used to communicate during our internet ballet Ballettikka Internettikka in 2002 at the Bolshoi Theatre - intima.org/bi/bi2

A white display case with electronic components arranged neatly inside. The parts include a green printed circuit board with chips and gold contacts, a detached rectangular LCD screen with a brown ribbon cable, and other smaller circuit pieces with wires and connectors.

A white display case with multiple disassembled electronic components arranged in a grid-like pattern. The pieces include large and small green circuit boards with microchips, LCD displays, a seven-segment LED display strip, ribbon cables, and other small electronic modules.

A white display case containing two nearly identical circuit boards (walkie-talkies). Each board has a small LCD screen, a circular black speaker, and a long gray antenna extending upward. Both boards also have flat orange ribbon cables attached.

Analog studio time: fixing three frames for the November group show at Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (nGbK) in Berlin.

YouTube video by johnlennon "Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives." John Lennon, 6 June 1968.

"If history teaches anything, it's that nobody pays attention in class and that we don't learn a damn thing."
— I. Kant

#powertothepeople

"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives."
— J. Lennon, 1968
youtu.be/RqQQdjy44GA

"I want peace now!"
— J. Lennon
youtu.be/ChXdDEj0t6k

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A beige background with bold black text in all caps that reads: I PROMISE NEVER TO MAKE ART AGAIN. Below the text is a dotted line for a signature, and underneath it, in smaller black letters, it says: (you sign here).

Exhibition Art Amnesty by Bob and Roberta Smith at MoMA PS1 (2014):
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A person wearing a weathered white helmet with a metal peace symbol on the front and two antennas on each side. The face is covered by a heavy gas mask with a large breathing filter and thick circular goggles glowing bright turquoise. The helmet and mask look old, scratched, and dirty, suggesting use in a war zone or post-apocalyptic setting. The figure’s clothing is dark, rugged, and dusty.

└⦿✚⦿┘ my grandfather in WW2

One of the reasons I make non-art is the need for constant confirmation and reassurance that what I'm doing is wrong.

Abstract digital image split vertically into two halves. The left side is a gradient of soft white and light gray, while the right side is solid black. In the center, thin diagonal stripes of cyan and dark blue cut between the two sides, converging at the middle. Around the center line, a jagged horizontal distortion appears, resembling a glitch or reflection on water.

Abstract digital image with a tilted division. The left side is a gradient of white to gray, while the right side is deep black. Between them runs a narrow wedge of cyan and dark blue. The image is diagonally skewed, creating a sense of imbalance. At the dividing line, near the middle, a jagged horizontal distortion disrupts the clean split, echoing the look of a digital glitch.

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A minimalist split-screen graphic. The left half has a white background with the words "net art" in black text. The right half has a black background with the words "darknet art" in white text.

net art ▌ darknet art

A triangular-roofed house is lit warmly at night, with a reddish full moon high above in the dark sky during a lunar eclipse.

The moon partially eclipsed, half in shadow and half bright white, surrounded by a faint glow against the dark sky.

Apocalypse Now: Lunar eclipse, 7/9/2025
50°N, 8°E
(G Pixel 10P XL)

Truly unique things happen twice.

3¦×Fń–Qé3=Mià+ unicode poems by Igor Štromajer & his computers

No algorithms were harmed in the making of these poems:
intima.org/101

Honored, proud and excited not to be included in this wonderful exhibition alongside so many other amazing artists. 🛀

Unix/Linux Dial-Up Modem Handshake:

ABORT "NO CARRIER"
ABORT "NO DIALTONE"
ABORT "BUSY"
ABORT "ERROR"
REPORT CONNECT
TIMEOUT 10
"" ATZ
OK AT&F
OK ATM1
OK ATH0
OK ATDT1234567
CONNECT \c

pppd /dev/ttyS0 115200 connect 'chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-script' defaultroute noauth

A vintage spherical television set with a cream-colored body and a large curved blue-tinted screen, showing abstract visuals. The TV is placed on a light wooden pedestal in a gallery with teal-colored walls, where other retro monitors and framed artworks are displayed in the background.

An art installation with several red fabric sculptures resembling spinning dresses, suspended from the ceiling in motion, creating a swirling effect. In front of them sits a modified electric wheelchair, placed as part of the exhibition. The space has reflective flooring and mirrors, enhancing the dynamic movement of the red forms.

A man is taking a selfie in front of the entrance to ZKM Karlsruhe (Zentrum für Kunst und Medien). He is wearing a black baseball cap with white text </html>, round black sunglasses with bright turquoise reflective lenses, a white goatee, a black shirt, a light gray backpack, and a white portable neck fan hanging around his neck. Behind him is a glass door with white signage showing the opening hours in German: "///// ZKM zkm karlsruhe" at the top, large bold white letters. The background shows reflections of modern buildings and glass architecture in bright daylight.

A retro Eizo CRT computer monitor on a white pedestal, displaying abstract colorful bar-like shapes in shades of blue, pink, purple, and green. The monitor is gray with a thick frame and is presented in a minimalist gallery setting with a plain white wall behind it.

Spent the whole day at ZKM in Karlsruhe: five exhibitions, no rush, pure joy. Felt just like the good old pre-AI days, kind of like coming home.

📷 www.instagram.com/p/DN3ql3l2BVU

· Superposition Composition (quantum)
· The ZKM Collection 1950-
· Johan Grimonprez
· Masterclass 11
· Fellow Travelers

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Two elderly women with spiky, light gray hair stand closely together outdoors, smiling warmly at the camera with their arms around each other's shoulders. They are wearing identical white T-shirts printed with a pixelated "broken image" computer icon in gray, black, green, blue, and red. Both women wear large hoop earrings. Behind them, part of a modern building is visible with the word GALLERY in bold black letters across the top. The overall mood is joyful, playful, and artistic.

Today is World No Art Day, observed globally every year on August 23. It's meant to encourage a 24-hour abstinence from all forms of art creation and art consumption.

Open your heart and let the sunshine in!

★ Happy World No Art Day! ★

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When it comes to art, I'm an atheist.

Black and white photograph from an exhibition in a gallery. At the top, bold white text reads TOOTHBRUSH NEXT TO FORK 1980. Below, on a white pedestal, a toothbrush lies flat next to a fork. Both objects are placed casually side by side against a plain gray background.

Black and white photograph from an exhibition in a gallery. At the top, bold white text reads TOY CAR IN GLASS OF WATER 1980. On a white pedestal sits a glass of water containing a toy car, partially submerged. The background is a flat gray wall.

Black and white photograph from an exhibition in a gallery. At the top, bold white text reads ARMY MEN IN ICE TRAY 1980. On a white pedestal is a metal ice cube tray with several small plastic army men figures positioned inside and around it. Some figures stand upright, others lay across the compartments, and one has fallen outside the tray. The background is plain gray.

"My core goal as an artist is to deconstruct the idea of working, of effort, because we are raised to believe that great works of art require suffering. I want to show that, no, the opposite is true."
"I bought a bunch of—come si dice la cosa merde?—crap!"

— Dimo Van Omen

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intima.org/101 #unicode #poetry TikTok video by igor štromajer

#unicode #poems [one hundred and one poems co-written by a human and a machine]
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NON-ART A freely accessible version of the large language model was instructed to write a short essay on non-art entirely on its own, in a single nonchalant sweep and without any human intervention, whethe…

A freely accessible version of the Large Language Model was instructed to write a short essay on non-art entirely on its own, without any human intervention, whether content-related or stylistic:
intima.info/2025/08/15/n...
The version employed was OpenAI GPT-5 [Free], August 2025 release.

When I say 𝙖=𝙩𝙁² (𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦), I hold in mind that 𝙖 equals -𝙖, meaning that both 𝙖 and -𝙖 are, in fact, 𝙖.

A headless, damaged astronaut-like sculpture stands on a white pedestal in a modern gallery. The suit is silver and torn, with large holes exposing the dark interior. A black-gloved right hand is raised in a fist, while the left arm is partially destroyed. At the statue's feet lies a large black helmet with glowing cyan-blue eye lenses and a gas mask design, along with broken fragments of the suit scattered on the pedestal and floor. Minimalist abstract paintings hang blurred in the background.

I found love in a hopeless place. Based on a true story.

A cheerful older woman with curly, shoulder-length hair dyed in shades of blonde, pink, and orange stands smiling on a sunny city street. She wears large red-framed glasses, round blue earrings, and a colorful shirt with a bold, abstract pattern in red, orange, green, blue, and yellow. She holds up a minimalist white book with both hands. The book cover reads: Igor Štromajer, 3¦×Fń–Qé3=Mià+, -oμ4×, KID KIBLA. Behind her, a brick building has a storefront with large white letters reading NET ART. The overall scene is vibrant and urban, with warm daylight, blurred pedestrians in the background, and a creative, bohemian vibe.

Legendary New York digital artist Lysa Lenforth recommends my Unicode poetry book: "This isn't poetry. It's an assault on language!"

Still got a few free copies left, let me know if you want one on your bookshelf.

intima.org/101

[one hundred and one poems co-written by a human and a machine]