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Can digital art provide solutions that can be carried forward into real life politics? This article explores the transformation of digital art by the Coronavirus pandemic, and questions what these changes mean for the working-class, the oppressed minorities and political consciousness from an anti-imperialist standpoint.
How has the Artist Support Pledge shaped the concept of self-selling art? Art writer Kate Reeve-Edwards discusses how artists are taking back control of their work through Instagram, questioning what impact this will have on the relationship between artists and galleries.
MA Curating students meet on WhatsApp to discuss their experiences of art and curatorial practice as it moved online during Covid-19. Through online projects and an analysis of the digital transformation of art, the three emerging curators discuss their experiences.
In the course of the pandemic, the dimensions of everyday life became restructured. Domestic and public space shrank, whilst our virtual worlds opened. How can exhibition design and online art help us connect with our environments, and redefine personal space?
Blog Short Series #3: Mediated content has become the sole channel for connecting audiences with culture, creating an advent of new engagement practices and a steep learning curve in how these are approached. As audiences disappear into the unknown territories of their homes, what do we know about the quality of their experience?
Blog Short Series #2: What makes an online artwork memorable, and not just another digital image amongst the hundreds that you have consumed that day? Read this review of recent online exhibitions and their approach to visitor experience, featuring shows by arebyte, Art in Flux and the Piksel Festival.
Blog Short Series #1: Introducing a new set of articles analysing the internet as a medium of expression in art and curatorial practice. As Covid forces industries, practices and disciplines online, how can new digital methods be applied to better communicate their content to audiences?