{"data":{"id":"15441","type":"artist","attributes":{"id":15441,"topgoose_id":6242,"tms_id":15441,"display_name":"Futurefarmers","sort_name":"Futurefarmers","display_date":"1995–","begin_date":"1995","end_date":"0","biography":"\u003cp class=\"large\"\u003eFuturefarmers is an umbrella name for a body of artists specializing in creative investigation, research, and the development of new work. Through collaboration, they explore the relationship of concept and creative process between interdisciplinary artists, cultivating consciousness.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"large\"\u003eFuturefarmers has hosted an artist in residency program since 1998. Through this residency program they have fostered working relations with a network of international artists with whom they continue to collaborate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"large\"\u003eFuturefarmers was founded in 1995 by Amy Franceschini. Josh On and Sacha Merg have worked in partnership with Amy since 1998. Projects they created include \u003cem\u003eHolding Pattern(s)\u003c/em\u003e, a kinetic sculpture effected by fluctuating traffic data streaming from the Internet; \u003cem\u003eThey Rule\u003c/em\u003e, a website that allows you to create maps of the interlocking directories of the top 100 companies in the US; and most recently \u003cem\u003ePlayshop\u003c/em\u003e, an open-access space which houses workshops and projects which question or challenge the role of technology and propose alternatives to the cultural, social and economic systems we live in.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"large\"\u003eAmy currently teaches new media courses at Stanford University and the San Francisco Art Institute; Josh On is working on \u003cem\u003eThey Rule v.2\u003c/em\u003e which includes the Fortune 500; and Sascha Merg and Amy are working on a set of online community tools for Greenpeace Germany.\u003c/p\u003e","on_view":true,"artport":true,"biennial":false,"collection":true,"ulan_id":null,"wikidata_id":null,"created_at":"2023-11-17T18:10:30.837-05:00","updated_at":"2026-01-28T18:06:09.203-05:00","links":{"artworks":"/api/artists/15441/artworks","exhibitions":"/api/artists/15441/exhibitions"}}}}