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Be inspired by the latest happenings in the world of creative design<br />
HANG THE VJ<br />
Channel 4 has launched PIXnMIX, a Web site<br />
devoted to the art of VJing. Central to the site<br />
is the CandyJar, a unique repository of video<br />
clips for aspiring and experienced VJs to<br />
download for free.<br />
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The clips are shared under Creative Commons<br />
licences which encourages a thoughtful, progressive<br />
approach to copyright in the context of digital<br />
creative collaboration. PIXnMIX is a pioneering<br />
project among UK broadcasters and a unique development in an emerging art form.<br />
To help launch the site, 20 youngsters in Birmingham with an interest in digital visual<br />
arts but no video experience were guided through the process of gathering, producing<br />
and mixing audio-visual material to create their own live VJ performances.<br />
www.channel4.<strong>com</strong>/pixnmix<br />
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AN INSTANTLY AVAILABLE<br />
COLLECTION OF POLAROIDS<br />
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In existence for over 50 years, the Polaroid<br />
Corporation’s photography collection is the<br />
greatest collection of Polaroid images in the<br />
world.<br />
Established by Polaroid founder Edwin Land<br />
and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection<br />
now includes images by hundreds of<br />
photographers throughout the world and<br />
contains important pieces by artists such as<br />
David Hockney, Helmut Newton, Jeanloup Sieff,<br />
and Robert Rauschenberg.<br />
The Polaroid Book (£19.99, published by<br />
Taschen) is a survey of this remarkable collection<br />
and pays tribute to a medium that defies the<br />
digital age and remains a favourite among<br />
artists for its quirky look and instantly gratifying,<br />
one-of-a-kind images.<br />
It includes over 400 works from the Polaroid<br />
Collection, including, clockwise from top left,<br />
Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, and A Game: Lips<br />
and Needles by Masahisa Fukas. A technical<br />
reference section features the various types<br />
of Polaroid cameras. www.taschen.<strong>com</strong><br />
>> HANG ON A MINUTE, I’VE<br />
GOT TO FIND A C...AMERA<br />
Young Latvian photographer Arnis Balcus has<br />
been making a name photographing himself<br />
and his partner(s) having sex. “Is this sort of<br />
narcissim a problem?” he asks. Well, he argues,<br />
not if it’s self-mocking, and not the “pathetic<br />
sincerity” of Tracy Emin.<br />
Casually posed portraits, still-lifes and<br />
images of sex are shot from the hip, using a<br />
cheap digital camera. His images explore and<br />
celebrate “snapshot culture” he says. His first<br />
London exhibition is at the Matthew Bown<br />
Gallery, April 14 to May 14.<br />
www.matthewbown.<strong>com</strong>
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