The Artangel Longplayer Conversation: Bruce Mau and David Adjaye

February 13, 2007, 7 p.m.; London, UK

The Artangel Longplayer Conversation invites two cultural leaders, aware of each other’s work but never having met, to engage in a discussion inspired by the philosophical premise of a project which unfolds, in real time, over the course of a millennium. The inaugural conversation, in 2005, paired Laurie Anderson and Doris Lessing.

The second conversation melds the vision and inspiration of Canadian design innovator Bruce Mau with the ingenuity of one of the UK’s leading architects, David Adjaye.

Commissioned and produced by Artangel, Longplayer is a thousand-year musical composition devised by artist Jem Finer to play continuously and without repetition from 31 December 1999 to 31 December 2999. Forming the core element of an installation situated in East London’s Trinity Buoy Wharf, Longplayer can arguably claim to be the longest ever performing piece of music. Taking over four years to compose, it grew to encompass areas as diverse as physics, architecture, history, space, cults and religions, digital music theory, mechanics, the science of sound, artificial life, complexity and time.

For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit Artangel

DesignDC '07

July 18-20, 2007; Washington, DC

Join Bruce Mau as he discusses Massive Change at the premier event in Washington for architects, designers, engineers and contractors. This three-day conference will explore new innovations and showcase those at the forefront of affecting change in the way the world looks at design.

Bruce Mau will deliver the keynote address on the evening of July 18 to discuss Massive Change and its role. Massive Change explores the legacy and potential, the promise and power of design in improving the welfare of humanity.

For more information on this event or to purchase tickets (after February 15th), please visit the DesignDC 2007 website.