Opened October 14 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ‘Dali: Painting & Film’ is the first exhibition ever to focus on the profound relationship between the paintings and films of famed surrealist Salvador Dali. Perfectly placed in the city that popularized the medium, the exhibition argues Dali’s personal engagement with cinema–as a fan, a screenwriter, a filmmaker, and an art director–was fundamental to his understanding of modernism and deeply affected the different stages of his career. Dali is widely regarded as one of the most outrageous artists of the twentieth century and his paintings are among the most recognizable works of art made in the last one hundred years. And, as the exhibition reveals, his collaborations with Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Walt Disney also created some of the most memorable and influential scenes in avant-garde and mainstream cinema. ‘Dali: Painting & Film’ features approximately one hundred works from collections around the world, including a significant number of paintings. These will be seen alongside Dali’s major film projects including Un Chien andalou, Spellbound, and Destino.
Runs 14 October – 2 January.
http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibDali.aspx
SYMPOSIUM ON VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY CALL FOR PAPERS
The Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality is the major conference in VR and AR in Brazil sponsored by SBC (The Brazilian Computing Society). SVR brings together researchers, practitioners, students and other professionals from academic, industrial and commercial areas interested in the advances and applications of Virtual and augmented Reality. The 10th SVR will be held in the João Pessoa, the 2nd greenest city in the world, from 13 – 16 May, 2008. The planned activities for SVR include a pre-symposium with minicourses, keynote speakers, technical minicourses, technical sessions, workshop of thesis and dissertations and workshop for undergraduate work. The X SYMPOSIUM ON VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY, SVR 2008, traditionally sponsored by the Brazilian Society of Computing (SBC), is an international scientific forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge among researchers, professionals, practitioners, students and developers concerned with research and development of virtual environments, virtual, augmented and mixed reality systems. Stimulating, original and innovative research papers as well as case studies and applications in the general field of virtual and augmented reality are sought.
Submission deadline 11 November.
http://www.di.ufpb.br/svr2008/site/index.php?p=2#cfp
Cut & Paste, a live digital design tournament, is coming to Australia for the first time in 2007. Cut & Paste was born in New York City back in November 2005. At the time 850 people came out to witness the first, live digital design tournament. Elbow to elbow, they packed a bar with designers winding wrists, judges taking their positions, a crowd swelling with drinks, gadgets warming up, and an immense energy that ran through speakers and skin. Since then, Cut & Paste is finding new faces and homes, making moves to continue its modus operandi. Competitors are given 15 minutes to design a graphic based on the theme of ‘Survival of the Fittest’. Watch as eight designers go head to head, Wacom to Wacom. For the crown, they’ll have to spin an idea with their own style in three rounds as projectors stream their living designs across the venue.
At the Metro Theatre, George Street, Sydney on Saturday 17 November.
http://www.cutandpaste.com/events/sydney.html
Facebook, the latest global social networking craze that has swept the county over the past few months, is becoming the social site of choice, especially when it comes to professionals in the digital industries. Does Facebook offer any value to businesses, or is it stealing employees time? Ultimately, is this a passing fad, like hula hoops and Twitter, or is it the shape of communications and communities in the future? The media recently reported that Facebook could cost employers up to $5 billion a year in productivity. There are more than 1.5 million Australian Facebook users, with reportedly more than 100 Australians joining the phenomenon each hour. Whether you are an active Facebooker, a frustrated employer watching your employees time trickle away, or a brand keen to infiltrate a new market, you are likely to have something to say and something to learn about Facebook. This public debate aims to explore and challenge the various ideas currently being touted in blogs and mainstream media, as well as bring an insight into the plethora of Facebook stories: brands who have worked within the Facebook walls effectively and those who have not.
On at Digital Harbour Theatrette, Innovation Building, 1010 LaTrobe Street, Docklands on Tuesday 30 October, 5.30pm – 7.00pm.
http://digitalharbour.eventix.com.au/
It’s official! Nerds are cool and Geek is chic. To celebrate, Scitech in Perth is hosting Nerdstock, a festival that embraces the wonderful things about science and technology, while blending it with elements of art. This unique event will see every area of Scitech support an abundance of contemporary dance and music performances, demonstrations, talks, hilarious comedy, and unusual technology based art projects. There will be terrific hands on activities and workshops to take part in, and plenty of ways for you to express your scientific and creative sides at once. Make your own nerd costume, learn about animation or create artwork using robots.
2 & 3 November at Scitech, City West, Sutherland st, West Perth, WA.
http://www.myspace.com/nerdstock07
