Art

Buzz Watch: Digital Media Meets Art at LA’s Venice Contemporary

Authored by dmw on March 30, 2007 - 11:42am.

Tomorrow evening from 7-10pm, DMW and The Deity Group will bring a first to the art world at The Venice Contemporary in Los Angeles. Dubbed an Art Download Party, the event will bring together technology and the art world as never before. Attendees with a cell phone or PDA (so, in other words, everyone) will be able to download free, exclusive content like wallpaper and ring tones from the artists and the band, Population Game, at the gallery. Vector Mobile is running the download end, and the open bar (not a first in the art world, but always appreciated) will be provided by Red Bull, Effen Vodka, AGWA, and The Heroes. Everyone’s welcome, but an RSVP is required...and we nearly have a full house right now, so get on it fast! Hope to see you there!

Buzz Watch: GameNetTV vlogs DMW's Art Download Party at the Venice Contemporary

Authored by Jay Baage on June 30, 2007 - 5:23am.

Video blogging, or vlogging, is getting more and more popular. GameNetTV, a new video network built strictly for gamers, recently vlogged DMW's and the Deity Group's Art Download Party at the Venice Contemporary. Mr. Mike looked at the art, ate a turkey sandwich and hung out with "the cool kids".

Buzz Watch: The Venice Contemporary Leads The Way For Mobile Art

Authored by Jay Baage on June 14, 2007 - 3:23pm.

The Venice Contemporary Art Gallery co-founders Nathan Spoor, L. Croskey and Bill Lucas are on a mission to make fine art cool. One of the ways they do that is to use young people’s favorite medium of choice – the cell phone. How? Well, to find out I guess you just have to attend Digital Media Wire and the Deity Group’s party at The Venice Contemporary this Saturday!

Online Art Community deviantART Raises $3.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 14, 2007 - 11:01am.

Hollywood, Calif. - Online art and photo-sharing community deviantART has raised $3.5 million in its first round of financing, PEHub.com reported, citing a regulatory filing.

Buzz Watch: David Choe Paints Facebook's Offices in Palo Alto

Authored by Jay Baage on May 2, 2007 - 2:29pm.

David Choe is DMW's favorite Korean American ex-criminal genius artist. His current web TV show Thumbs Up! on vbs.tv is simply great and we just found out that the popular social networking site Facebook hired him to decorate their offices. And boy did he deliver. He painted everything! Two multi-level buildings (picture by The Giant). By the way, a heads-up - we are going to do another Digital Media Wire art and music downloading party at the Venice Contemporary in the beginning in June. More info soon. Stay tuned!

Thank You to Everyone Who Attended Our Mobile Art Mixer!

Authored by Ned Sherman on April 2, 2007 - 3:48pm.

Updated with link to page with photos of the event. Many thanks to everyone who attended our Mobile Art Mixer in Venice on Saturday. It was an amazing show of 50 artists as well as great live music from the LA indie band Population Game. The art downloading was a cool component of the event with free exclusive content like wallpaper and ring tones from the artists and band at the show. Special thanks to Bill Lucas, the Deity Group, The Venice Contemporary, Vector Mobile, Red Bull, Effen Vodka, AGWA and the Heroes for making this happen.

From the Publisher: Announcing The Future of Film, The Millennials, and Upcoming DMW Spring Mixers!

Authored by Ned Sherman on March 15, 2007 - 3:18pm.

Dear Readers,

I have a few cool announcements to share with you. First, we’re launching two new conferences this year: The Future of Film, next Wednesday, March 21 at the Writers’ Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, and our groundbreaking Millennials Conference, Wednesday, April 18th at UCLA. Both feature dynamic speakers from leading media and Web 2.0 companies, as well as candid open discussion and lots of opportunities for networking!

Online Art Marketplace ImageKind Raises $2.56 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2007 - 12:12pm.

Seattle - ImageKind, a Seattle-based site that lets artists post photography or artwork for sale that the company offers to frame for buyers, has raised $2.56 million in its first round of funding, led by publisher Holtzbrinck and Crosslink Capital, the Seattle P-I reported on Monday.

MoMa to Exhibit YouTube Videos

Authored by Jay Baage on October 13, 2006 - 7:47am.

New York’s Museum of Modern Art will feature work selected by unlikely curators: YouTube users. The videos are included in a retrospective of the Residents, an avant-garde musltimedia group, that will open next week. The museum has posted clips of 11 finalists and invited the public to weigh in.

Fans Asked to Submit Cover Art Online for New Janet Jackson Album

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 18, 2006 - 12:56pm.

New York - Virgin Records and Yahoo Music on Tuesday announced a promotion that encourages fans to submit their own designs for possible use as the album cover of Janet Jackson's forthcoming "20 Years Old."

British Collector Launches Commission-Free Modern Art Marketplace

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2006 - 4:27pm.

London - A reclusive British modern art collector has created an online marketplace where unknown artists can post and sell their works, without the traditional art world fees and commissions taken by dealers and gallery owners, Reuters reported.