SUMMER DIGEST / THOMSON & CRAIGHEAD

June 20, 2007

Type: discussion

Hello,

Here's a 'digest' of what we're up to over the summer -well in June
and July at any rate. We hope some of you can make some of it and
wish everyone a great summer wherever you are.

best wishes.

Jon & Alison
http://www.thomson-craighead.net

___ 1. BEACON / BFI SOUTHBANK
After two years in fabrication, we are finally launching the
mechanical version of BEACON as a railway flap sign at BFI, Southbank
from 23rd June - 12th August 2007. There's an opening from 7pm - 9pm
on Friday 22nd June (http://www.thomson-craighead.net/docs/
beacon.html) After London the sign travels to FACT in Liverpool and
then Artists Space in New York.

___ 2. ACCUMULATED OUTLOOK / OAKVILLE GALLERIES
The gallery version of Decorative Newsfeeds is part of Accumulated
Outlook at Oakville Galleries in Canada from 29th June - 26th August
2007. It will be at Centennial Square site with a launch party on
Thursday 28 June 2007 (http://www.oakvillegalleries.com/1075.htm).
We are almost finished developing a new outdoor version of Decorative
Newsfeeds for The Junction in Cambridge.

___ 3. THE LOST O / ASHFORD
A new version of our generative music system called Diminished 7th is
part of The Lost O in Ashford, Kent on 7th and 8th July, which
coincides with Tour de France passing through the town on this year's
UK first stage (http://www.thomson-craighead.net/docs/losto.html).
Diminished 7th was first developed for Arts Transpennine 2003 and
used cows rather than sheep.

___ 4. THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION MAG NO.4
The Centre of Attention Magazine no.4 is on DVD and includes one of
our template cinema works. The magazine launches on Sunday 29th July
2007 at the Publish and Be Damned Fair, Rochelle School, London E2
7ES (http://www.thecentreofattention.org/exhibitions/mag4.html).

___ 5. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
FEEDBACK in the new Laboral Gallery in Gijon (http://
www.laboralcentrodearte.org/feedback/index.html) and My own Private
Reality at Edith Russ Site in Oldenburg (http://
myownprivatereality.wordpress.com/).