New Media
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Museums at Night Report: David Blandy's Biter: Hip-Hop and Freud at the Whitechapel
In Freud’s study, amid an unblinking collection of classical and Egyptian artefacts, David Blandy delivers lines of broken Hip-Hop verse to the psychoanalyst’s unoccupied seat.
Julian Opie's winter landscapes fuse technology and tradition at Alan Christea
The result of a winter walk in the French countryside, Julian Opie's landscapes create a modern pastoral panorama at Alan Christea Gallery.
Wunderkammers and techno-animalism: Kinetica Art Fair returns to Ambika P3
More than 45 exhibitors from across the world are taking part in the fifth instalment of the robotic art fair this weekend, including kinetic jewellery and 1960s Ops pieces.
Dark Fantastic lights up West Bromwich with a bouquet at The Public
Suspended from the ceiling in a shimmering five-foot decorative vase, a digital bunch of flowers has become a central installation at The Public in West Bromwich.
Postboxes in Bristol to speak to public via text after PAN Studios win Playable City Award
People in Bristol will be able to exchange messages with bollards, benches and other street objects in a project devised by the £30,000 winners of a digital art competition.
Ten artists vie for Playable City, Bristol's public art award with a technological twist
Playable City, Bristol's £30,000 award for a public artwork to play across the city's streets in summer 2013, has announced a shortlist of ten artists.
Winter Sparks and Noisy Table ping pong invite visitors to interact with the artworks at FACT
An interactive programme of works is taking gallery visitors to FACT in Liverpool into the winter with an electric programme of impressive large-scale reactive installations.
Axis turns 21: Chief Executive Sheila McGregor talks art, longevity and digital technology
As the online database for visual artists reaches a milestone birthday, we ask its director about the past, the future and the secrets of longevity.
Turner nominees, cellists, opera and more: Sonica opens in Glasgow
A string of premieres take to some of Glasgow's edgiest arts venues for the first year of new sonic arts festival Sonica, which takes place across the city for ten days.
Human pigs and Matthew Herbert show to launch NEoN digital arts festival in Dundee
Scotland's only digital arts festival will launch with a herd of human pigs and a performance on the plight of pigs by celebrated electronic musician Matthew Herbert.
Wild Man drawing workshops and Kim Gordon karaoke: Supersonic Festival 2012
Birmingham's arty supersonic festival mines the adventurous side of music and art. Adam Bambury finds it to be loud, occasionally disorienting, and very enjoyable.
Watershed launches £30,000 International Playable City Award for playful public artwork
A new £30,000 award for a public artwork that is playful and uses technology to engage audiences with city culture has been launched by Watershed in Bristol.
Portishead's Adrian Utley on Sonic Journey at Croft Castle for the Great British Walk
Portishead member Adrian Utley has composed a musical trail and drawn a map by hand to guide walkers through the historic landscape of Croft Castle.
Once more into the fair: Inside Frieze Art Fair 2012
Ben Miller mixes with the dandies, catwalkers, photographers, artists and celebs at Frieze Art Fair, and finds "stackloads" to enjoy.
Digital Aesthetic3: The latest and best digital art at the Harris Museum
A new exhibition at the Harris Museum in Preston, part of this weekend's Digital Aesthetic³ 2012 conference, reveals some of the different ways artists are using digital technologies.
