Decoding the meaning of computer-based art: "Digital Spring has arrived in Montreal, and there are many opportunities to discover what is meant by digital art and to judge for oneself whether computer-based art can shed its qualifiers....“The idea of BIAN was to introduce ourselves to the visual arts milieu and create a dialogue with it,” Thibault said in an interview. “In a few years, we want to talk not about digital art, but about art.” It makes sense that any technology must be mastered and be freely manipulable before it can transform ideas into art. If we can’t decide this month whether digital art is meaningful — or just a show of technical skill — we aren’t trying. Two museums, the Phi Centre, the Society for Arts and Technology, several artist-run centres and Maisons de la culture fill BIAN’s 34-page catalogue with events and exhibitions. In addition, many of BIAN’s participants — including Elektra, which organized it — are holding events that aren’t part of the biennial, but are included in what a group of tourism-inclined elected officials have named Montreal’s Digital Spring. Everything is noted on the BIAN website, which has links to the collaborating institutions and organizations....There will also be outdoor installations in the Quartier des spectacles. First up is a series of video projections on the façades of buildings to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of filmmaker Norman McLaren. The International Digital Arts Biennial continues to June 19. For more information, visit bianmontreal.ca.
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