29: London Digital Art Guide: Writers' Roundtable

Episode page and full transcript: lerandom.art/episodes/london-digital-art-guide…

After releasing our London Digital Art Guide, a curated guide to London's digital art and culture, Peter Bauman (Monk Antony, Le Random's editor in chief) is joined by the wonderful contributors who made the piece possible: Hannah Redler-Hawes (lerandom.art/subjects/hannah-redler-hawes), ‍Robert Alice (lerandom.art/subjects/robert-alice), ‍Clara Che Wei Peh (lerandom.art/subjects/clara-che-wei-peh) & ‍Abigail Miller (lerandom.art/subjects/abigail-miller).
The panel unpacks London’s vibrant, intimate and collaborative digital art scene, from hidden gems and neighborhood walks to institutions, curators, and the city’s evolving role in global digital culture.
See the London Digital Art Guide: lerandom.art/editorial/london-digital-art-guide
See the Art Walk Map: google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1HpxjgPXiYhjJNhkX…
It highlights the must-see galleries, neighborhoods and artists that shape the city’s renowned scene.
Also in this episode: Tate (lerandom.art/subjects/tate), MoMA (lerandom.art/subjects/moma), Serpentine (lerandom.art/subjects/serpentine), Goldsmiths (lerandom.art/subjects/goldsmiths), Luba Elliott (lerandom.art/subjects/luba-elliott), Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (lerandom.art/subjects/alexandra-daisy-ginsberg), Douglas Dodds (lerandom.art/subjects/douglas-dodds), Google (lerandom.art/subjects/google), Kevin McCoy (lerandom.art/subjects/kevin-mccoy), Matt DesLauriers (lerandom.art/subjects/matt-deslauriers)

Listen next: Ep. 17, Digital Curators Series 01—Douglas Dodds on Collecting and Valuing Emerging Technologies (lerandom.art/episodes/digital-curators-series-01), Ep. 46, Melanie Lenz—Generativity and Vera Molnár at the V&A with Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/melanie-lenz-generativit…)

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Chapters 📖:
00:00 Introduction
01:52 What does the London guide aim to do?
07:14 How do you plan a London trip?
14:18 Which galleries and museums to visit?
21:05 Which London artists should you know?
24:19 What's the ideal digital art itinerary?
28:16 Why the Science Museum's games?
30:29 What's the best art date in London?
32:18 Do institutions accept blockchain art?
34:10 What holds conservation back?
37:07 What limits museum curators?
41:41 Closing Thoughts