Burning the Interface exhibition

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney

1996

Burning the Interface exhibition , researched by Mike Leggett and curated with Linda Michael, for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, March - July 1996.Sponsored by Apple Computer Australia, touring Australia, with the assistance of the Australian Film Commission, Customised viewing stations minimised the ‘tech/office’ aspect of the presentation, as can be seen in the video. LINK

The show toured to Njapartje CMC, Adelaide 12th September - 5th October 1996; Experimenta, CCP Gallery, Melbourne 7th - 23rd November 1996; Perth International Festival, (Perth Institute of Contemporary Art), Perth 12th February - 9th March 1997; Brisbane City Hall Art Gallery and Museum 27th March -

The ‘content’ may in some cases choose to reflect only upon aspects of the interactive encounter. Such reflection is present in all art but is a feature of much 20th Century art and is re-examined in some of the work selected for this exhibition: catalogue (at left) with image from Digital Rhizome, Brad Miller.

In 2024, all the material associated with the exhibition entered the Library and Archive of the Art Gallery of NSW.