Discover the rise of digital creativity across the arts in this immersive exhibition of art, design, film, music and videogames. 3 July - 14 Sept, Barbican Centre, London. http://www.barbican.org.uk/digital-revolution Music by Maribel Tafur

Art has had an interesting relationship with technology over the years. Technological advances such as paintbrushes, the printing press, and computers have opened up new ways for artists to express themselves. However, I want to emphasize that "new" does not always mean "better". There's a reason that people still gather in ancient museums to see artwork that has stood the test of time.

A great example of the relationship between art and tech is Digital Revolution, an art show at London's Barbican Centre. Check out the following two pieces for examples of how art is upgraded or downgraded by technology.

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Remember making shadow puppets with your hands? This piece by Chris Milk, The Treachery of Sanctuary, uses 3D camera technology to take shadow manipulation to the next level. If you've ever wanted wings, your shadow can have them applied in this exhibit. It's the next best thing!

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This image is striking, but does it really need the random assortment of piano pieces and other machinery within the pyramids? The piece would have been even more striking without it. Instead, the tech distracts from the image. Also, the piece features a hologram of rapper-i-used-to-like-but-love-to-hate will.I.am, who actually stated "This is Mona Lisa times a million".

Yeah.

Below are some other videos from the exhibit. For more media, check out the Barbican's visual section as well as The Verge's coverage.

Marling is a mass-participation interactive urban spectacle, sited in a public square in Eindhoven, Netherlands, brought to life by the voices of the public. Your voice creates the space around you, reverberates in many ways long after you have stopped speaking. In Marling the voices of citizens are given form through spectacular effects that hang in the air above the crowd, forming a delicate, intricate ceiling of animated colour. People become players on the urban stage, together bringing the space to life through their actions and sounds, and building a shared public memory of collaboration that, hopefully, will last long after the event. Note: video footage is original, raw and unprocessed apart from cross-fades between clips. What you see is what you get. See more the project at http://www.haque.co.uk/marling.php

download in the iTunes App Store: http://smarturl.it/rework REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed) is an interactive tour through the amazing new REWORK_ album that remixes Philip Glass' music. The app includes eleven interactive visualizations for the remixed songs, along with an interactive "Glass Machine" that lets people create their own music inspired by Philip Glass' early music.

DevArt is art made with code, by developers that push the possibilities of creativity and technology. https://g.co/devart Calling all creative coders. Technology is your canvas. What will you create? Be awarded a commission by Google and the Barbican London, alongside some of the world's finest interactive artists at the Barbican, London.