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From: John Brockman Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 9:04 PM To: Jeffre Epstein Cc: Subject: Invitation update: Edge Master Class at Cavallo Point, Sausalito, Sept 26-28 To: =aul Allen, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Jeffrey Epstein, Tony Fadell, Bill =ates, Salar Kamangar, Marissa Mayer, Yuri Milner, Dave Morin, Nathan =yhrvold, Elon Musk, Larry Page, Sean Parker, Nick Pritzker, Jacqui =afra, Ricardo Salinas, Charles Simonyi, Jeff Skoll, Evan Williams, Mark =uckerberg Jeffrey, Not to be missed. Seriously. One = cts for September. Second invitation later. Could use some =elp. At farm, check in over the weekend: The =DGE Master Class on art for the weekend of September 26-28th is coming =ogether. I am pleased to invite you to attend as a guest of EDGE. As =ith all EDGE events, there are no charges other than taking care =f your hotel reservation. The event will be held at Cavallo Point, a =i-end resort, 21 miles from SFO in Fort Baker, near =ausalito, California and just across the Golden Gate Bridge from =an Francisco. See: http://www.cavallopoint.com/.&nb=p; The class will =e led by Hans Ulrich Obrist (aka "HUO"), co-director of =ondon's Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, who, in 2009, was ranked #1 in =he annual "Power 100" list by ART REVIEW Magazine =f the most powerful people in the art world. (He was ranked #2 in =010, #2 in 2011, #10 in 2012, qnd #5 in 2013). He's considered =o be the world's most influential modern art curator, and =ertainly "the" most connected person in the =ontemporary art world. The Serpentine, which just brought on Michael =loomberg as Board Chairman, is the center of London's cultural =cene. A number of artists and/architects will accompany HUO. The =irst to confirm is the one at the very top of my list: Marina =bramovid. the #1 performance artist in the world ("the =erformance queen") has confirmed that she will attend. Do =ot miss this! I know you are busy. Get unbusy. Repeat: Do not miss =his!! About Abramovic: Walking Through Walls - THE =EW YORKER profile http://nyr.kr/1AjS910 High-Wire Act" =EW YORK TIMES http://nyti.ms/lBkWcfl At MoMA, a Performance =rtist Endures - NEW YORK TIMES http://nyti.ms/1nXdPHZ Trailer =or the documentary about Abramovic's legendary MOMA show in 2010: =E2 The Artist Is Present" = http://marinafilm.com/view-trailer (The documentary is =vailable for rental on iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google =lay). Marina Abramovic Opens at Serpentine Gallery in London - NEW =ORK TIMES http://nyti.ms/1uYkMy4 Marina Abramovic's =rossover Moment - NEW YORK =IMES http://nyti.ms/1oWza9K Performance artist Marina =bramovit: 'I was ready to die' - THE =UARDIAN http://bit.ly/1pxUcLW Marina Abramovic: queen of =xtreme art" - EVENING STANDARD http://bit.ly/1BkXhUu Marina =bramovid's technology hijack makes gadget-mad Brits go cold turkey = THE GUARDIAN http://bit.ly/lrdTXIr "512 Hours", =bramovie's current performance piece, is running in London =hrough August 25th at The Serpentine Gallery = http://bit.ly/1sJp0eZ. HUO has also invited the =rtists John Baldessari, Jeff Koons, Philippe Parreno and Taryn Simon, =nd architects Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhas, among others. I will send =pdates as we get responses. EFTA_R1_01430114 EFTA02397166 "In the 21st century," HUO =rites, "Silicon Valley could become the home of an ambitious =nstitution, an art centre which can build bridges between art and =echnology. Today, information and communications technology are =he world's key growth industries. Now, then, is the time for =nbsp;art to take its rightful place at the heart of the philanthropy of =oday's digital visionaries and it's the time for =igital visionaries to become part of art history." H=re is some information about HUO (who is about to be profiled in The =ew Yorker): ART =EVIEW: http://artreview.com/power_100/2009/ NEW YORK TIMES: =ttp://nyti.ms/Vs9WDQ EVENING STANDARD: http://bit.ly/lhplvzp THE =UARDIAN: bit.ly/lhk2ZNf THE NEW YORK OBSERVER: rit.ly/lIFOuTN EDGE CONVERSATION (July 2nd): =ttp://edge.org/conversation/expanded-curation I have already =eard from a few of usual West Coast EDGIES. Confirmed to date: Tony =adell, Evan Williams, Dave Morin. Nick Pritzker is a =E2 possible". I very much hope you can make =t. If so, you need to let me know by August 29th in order to secure the =ecessary number of hotel rooms (see preliminary information =elow). I look forward to hearing from =ou. Best, JB John Brockman obile ry neowysynery.e.,4evev.eryryrydyntevOynontowniou,owouevaeneWenievoWaon•••••••:Wiev.oninononS•••••Snine—non.• Edge Foundation, Inc =nbsp;tel: fax: •••••••••• • a 01.0.••••••• /MY.. ?IV • •••• =isit EDGE at: http://www.edge.org ("Take a look. No matter =ho you are, you are bound to find something that will drive you crazy." =YTimes) HOTEL INFORMATION Cavallo Point is holding a =ix of 12 rooms consisting of Contemporary Deluxe Kings ($529/nt) and =ontemporary Deluxe One-Bedroom Suites ($679/nt). (Also available are =ontemporary Deluxe Two-Bedroom Suites). They hotel will hold the =enervation until August 29th so attendees need to commit by then (the =otel expects to be completely booked for the weekend of the =vent). Contemporary Deluxe King with Golden Gate Bridge =iew ($529/nt) Contemporary =ing Suites with Golden Gate Bridge View ($679/nt) ROUGH DRAFT OF =EEKEND SCHEDULE 2 EFTA_R1_01430115 EFTA02397167 FRIDAY, Sept. 26: 3:00 Check-in 5:00 =ocktails at hotel 7:00 Dinner at a Sausalito restaurant or Cavallo =oint's restaurant (private dining room) SATURDAY =ep 27 "Tidewater A" Meeting Room 7:00-8:30 =reakfast 9:00-10:30 Master Class 10:30.12:00 Master =lass 12:00-12:30 Break 12:30-2:00 Lunch 2:30-4:00 Master =lass 4:00-5:30 Master Class 5:30-7:00 Break 7:00 Dinner at a =ausalito restaurant SUNDAY, Sep 28 "Verbena A" =eeting Room 7:00-8:30 Breakfast 9:00-10:30 Master =lass 10:30-12:00 Master Class 12:30 Meeting ends (no =unch) Some Previous EDGE Master =lasses: A Short Course In Thinking About Thinking (Daniel =ahneman) in Napa: http://bitly/lt4vORn A Short Course on =ehavioral Economics (Richard Thaler, Sendhil Mullainathan, Daniel =ahneman in Napa: http://bitly/lqdqqbm A Short Course on =ynthetic Genomics (Craig Venter & George Church) at =paceX: http://bit.Iy/1pxYR0e =nbsp; =nbsp; =nbsp; Hit 3 EFTA_R1_01430116 EFTA02397168