Interacto Digitalis

All the best things are digital! Just look at Magnus. This week, my top tip is Going Professional VJing at the Tate Modern. Its this Friday and I highly advise you to book tickets online - they're £15. The press release for the event states the following: "This study day offers an overview of the opportunities open to artists whose work straddles VJing, multimedia installations and commercial video. Topics covered include events, labels and how to balance work that pays the bills with establishing a fine-art reputation."
I can't describe to you how much I wish I was going and even if you are more interested in DJing or electronica, I honestly think it would be well worth the ticket price.

Elsewhere, John Maeda has his first UK exhibition at Riflemaker, near Oxford Street. I have to admit that it isn't a gallery I've been to before, and he isn't an artist I've heard of before. But as a long term, self confessed internet geek, I'm intrigued by what I've read about his work. At Riflemaker, has created a real-time, physical MySpace page upon which he will exploring ideas about information, simplicity and what he calls "The Goldilocks Rule". Whats more, if you turn up between 4-6pm, you can log on to his "Infinity Wi-fi". The website states that: "Maeda's IWF is karmic. It's an emulsive, benign, green-digital, triple-Alpha signal and 'simple' to use" whatever the hell that means. Anyway, connection is automatic and free and the password is 'Telstar'.

For something less digital but still interactive get to Hoxton this Thursday, paint your pillow, and FIGHT!

Kathy Whitehouse
Creative Director