Articulated London is an interactive mixed media art exhibition inhabiting the Bargehouse at OXO Tower Wharf, London, between 1-10 December. Presented by The Light Surgeons, they’ve commissioned installations (with Nokia) from artists such as the always intriguing (and Brighton-based!) Blast Theory, and others (check site for forthcoming details). Great to see The Light Surgeons orchestrating [...]
Archive for the 'Gateways / Events' Category
Switch on: Northern Lights Film Festival
With a stylish makeover the Northern Lights Film Festival (NLFF, Nov 14-23, 2006) is a must visit if you are a film fanatic in the north east of England.
The Newcastle-based festival features the biggest short film award in the UK, and a progressive programming remit that features local and international talent. Unfortunate I have an [...]
res 10 rundown
Good to see some of my nominations made the final res 10 list in the latest res magazine. The full rundown:
Dougal Wilson (UK promo director)
Takagi Masakatsu (Japanese audiovisual artist, director/musician)
Martin de Thurah (Danish promo director)
Fluorescent Hill (Canadian directing collective)
Eclectic Method (UK VJ crew)
Impactist (US motion graphics duo)
Ghislain Poirier (Canadian DJ/producer)
Marina Zurkow (NY-based artist animator)
Nash [...]
Jenny Holzer: For London projections
Moving image at the most minimal, Holzer’s work is most striking for it’s simplicity. As part of the Beckett Centenary festival taking place at London’s Barbican, Jenny Holzer: For London will see the American artist’s trademark ascerbic text extracts illuminating some of the Capital’s favourite landmarks, including the monumental Senate House, Somerset House (on The [...]
RESFEST 2005 awards
The RESFEST 2005 awards were announced last night, at the RESFEST monthly screening at the Egyptian Theatre, LA on December 13th.
The full list is outlined below. Congratulations to the winners.
I must say I find the audience awards more compelling than the Jury prizes which seem very against my own personal taste. Just as well [...]
Antenna’s music video Christmas 2005
Antenna, the up-to-the-minute, on-the-button, showcase of contemporary music video, celebrates in style with a mid-December showcase of it’s ‘Best of the Year’. Expect to spot your favourite promo at the usual location (National Film Theatre, London), and get an essential snapshot of those promo’s you wish you hadn’t missed out on first time around.
Antenna often [...]
Blinding VJs!
Whether you call them VJs (the old-school video jockey, which mainstreamers invariably confuse with MTV presenters), or DJs (new-styled digital jockeys, illustrating the move away from simply remixing analog sources such as tape and slide projection), DJ Magazine recently released a great list of the top 20 best VJs of 2005.
I’m glad to see [...]
Cimatics 04 AV festival
The catchily-titled 2004 Cimatics International Festival for live audiovisual arts and vj’ing is underway, in Brussels. It features a host of VJ and live cinema performances, between 25-31 October.
Highlights include Austrians Crossing, on the Vidok collective’s travelling movies; a live cinema performance using VJ tools to create a narrative work by Exparts; international artist [...]
Video virtually overwhelms Turner prize
The Tate’s annual Turner Prize for contemporary art is both firmly screen-based, and politically charged this year. Tagged as a shortlist of buildings and battles by The Guardian, they seem to miss the point that it marks the clear renaissance and reinvigoration of video art, while also in the case of Langlands & Bell–whose [...]
Recent Comments