Proyecto Venus: An Interview with Roberto Jacoby

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Published: May 1, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/syn.16180
Eve Kalyva
Independent Scholar and Curator
Roberto Jacoby
Roberto Jacoby is a sociologist and artist. He has worked in various media and new technologies, and has participated in collective projects and investigation groups. In 1968, he took part in the artistic-political interventions of Tucumán Arde and at Experiencias 68’ (Instituto di Tella, Buenos Aires). His work focuses on social structures, communication networks, collaborative creation and cultural experimentation. Selected projects include the lyrics for the music group Virus (1980s), the START Foundation (1999-), the journal ramona (2000-2010), Sociedades Experimentales (University of Buenos Aires, 2004) and the Centro de Investigaciones Artísticas (2008-), a centre of investigation, exhibition and education. In 2010, Jacoby participated at the 29th São Paulo Biennial with El alma nunca piensa sin imagen [The soul never thinks without image] (2010). Set up as an electoral office for Dilma Rousseff, the presidential candidate of the Workers’ Party during the 2010 elections, the work was covered from view after being considered as breaking the regulations prohibiting the transmission of propaganda in places run by public authorities.
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Eve Kalyva, Independent Scholar and Curator

Eve Kalyva is an art critic and writer. She has worked as a lecturer for universities in Europe and Latin America, and has collaborated with art institutions as a curator and artist in residence. Her publications include art theory and history, social semiotics, philosophy and Latin American studies. She is currently working on a monograph on image/text juxtapositions in conceptual art, and a collection of short stories inspired from Latin America.

References
Jacoby, Roberto. “Comunidades Experimentales: archipiélagos en el océano de lo real.” ramona 51 (2005):26-33. Reprinted in El deseo nace del derrumbe. Acciones, conceptos, escritos. Madrid: Ediciones de la Central. 436-443. Print.
Jacoby, Roberto. “No hay tecnología más fabulosa que las personas, su cerebro, sus manos, su cuerpo, sus relaciones.” 2005b. Interview with Verónica Castro, Portal educativo del Estado. Web.
Krochmalny, Syd. “Tecnologías de la Amistad.” 2007. Ramona Web, Proyecto Venus. “Informe sobre el Proyecto Venus.” Manuscript of the presentation at „Colapso de Venus,‟ Buenos Aires, September 2002. Reprinted in Roberto Jacoby, El deseo nace del derrumbe. Acciones, conceptos, escritos. Madrid: Ediciones de la Central, 2011. 419-422. Print.
Proyecto Venus. [Questionnaire]. ramona 33 (July/August 2003):16-17. Print.
Sainz K. and Solaas, L. “La logia más pública: Proyecto Venus.” ramona 69 (April 2007):60-66. Print.
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