On the occasion of Dominic Harris’s exhibition at Halcyon Gallery, the artist and I toured his exhibition and discussed his practice and inspirations – click here to watch
Studio International
Review of Harold Cohen exhibition now published by Studio International
Can one human’s artistic knowledge be encoded? That is what artist Harold Cohen set out to do when he created AARON, his art making computer program. Read my review published in Studio International and go and see the show at Gazelli Art House in London (on till 19 November). Also of interest is my panel discussion held in the Gallery on the 25 October, watch the recording here.
London’s Arts Labs and the 60s Avant-Garde – Book Review
If, like me, you missed the ’60s, but always wished you’d been there, be sure and read David Curtis’ new book about an aspect of London’s alternative, experimental art scene – the Arts Labs and the artists who made it possible. Read my review of the book published today in Studio International.
Networked art in Lockdown: how can we be creative in new ways?
What if we could adjust to new creative ways of doing things, to make and experience art to keep it relevant during times of Lockdown? Use of digital technologies facilitates an art made for networks and is a way for people to have a connection through art across the globe when museums and galleries are unable to open to the public. Read my article published today in Studio International.
See also Colour Computation, an article I wrote in 2013, about artist Ernest Edmonds, featured here:
Review of the Barbican’s new AI: More than Human show for SI
Very soon, artificial intelligence (AI) will probably be present in all aspects of our lives. The Barbican’s new exhibition (till 26 August) attempts to address the question where do we end and where does it begin? Read my review just published in Studio International.
Review of CHANCE & CONTROL at the V&A
Read my review in Studio International of the new display of computer art at the Victoria & Albert Museum London – Chance and Control: Art in the age of Computers and learn of the remarkable diversity of the V&A’s collection and how it has grown from early beginnings in just ten years. Among many things of interest here are three fabulous works by Harold Cohen from his early, mid and later period. Exhibition on now until 18 November 2018.
Remembering Cybernetic Serendipity
Fifty years on from Cybernetic Serendipity, the 1968 exhibition of computer art, Studio International remembers the impact and legacy of this seminal show. Read my article which looks at the history of the exhibition and how it has shaped digital art in the years since.
AND Congratulations to Paul Brown for his show Process, Chance, and Serendipity: Art That Makes Itself at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. on now until 15 July 2018. Read a review in the New Scientist.
