Royal Collage of Art MA Show

I know most of you are not thinking about uni work at the moment but its a great time to go see some student shows and get a feel for the level of work produced by students around the country studying similar topics to you.

So, go to this MA show by the RCA students cos I saw it last Saturday and its good, so go cos I said!!

The Great Exhibition 2007
Royal College of Art Summer Show
Kensington Gardens and the RCA Galleries
15–28 June

2007 is the 150th birthday of all the great South Kensington cultural and educational institutions, from the Victoria and Albert Museum to Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, all of which were born in the wake of the Great Exhibition of 1851.

To celebrate this birthday in style, the RCA is holding an even more spectacular Summer Show than usual. In homage to the original Great Exhibition itself, we have erected a huge, custom-designed tent in Kensington Gardens located near the site of the original exposition.

Across the road, the College galleries will be open as usual, meaning that for the first time in living memory we are showing the work of all our graduating students at the same time. Fine Art and Applied Art postgraduate students are exhibiting with Design, Architecture, Humanities, Communications and Fashion and Textiles – the art and design of the 21st century coming together in a radically contemporary take on the spirit of 1851.

Previous Shows have been described in the press as showcases for ‘the cream of young artists’ and a chance to ‘discover big names of the future’. With 385 students from over 36 countries and 20 courses exhibiting their work, this year promises no less.

Here are some write ups of works I spotted that I liked:

Semaclock
Flat Futures
Veer

And here are directions of how to get to the RCA.

Welcome to the world of tomorrow

I found a rather interesting article which has been circling around the web. Although classed as only half true, the concept offers something of a window into the possible direction technology will take over the next several years. With advances in miniaturization technology and Bluetooth devices it may only be a matter of time before this device is created, its effect on user computer interaction pushes one step further in the direction of holographic computer systems, a concept which fascinates me.

Find out more here