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CULTURAL TRENDS SPECIAL EDITION
Establishing an evidence base for the Cultural Olympiad: London 2012
Edited by Dr Beatriz Garcia, Institute of Cultural Capital
 
By the time of the 2012 Olympic Games in London it will be exactly 100 years since the Games hosted its first official cultural programme, the now termed Cultural Olympiad. The Cultural Olympiad has evolved from a little known historical requirement by the International Olympic Committee into an ambitious programme of activity for the host nation, expected to expand the creative impact and legacy of the Games. Still, this is a programme that has been consistently overlooked in Games evaluation frameworks and, despite …

The C@tO Editors-in-Chief Andy Miah & Beatriz Garcia have just launched the website for their forthcoming book ‘The Olympics: The Basics’, which will be published by Routledge in March 2012. The website is a companion to the book and a gateway to many cultural dimensions of the Games.
 

On 24th January, 2011, at 630pm @UWScreative will be hosting an ‘inspired by London 2012′ event at the CCA in Glasgow, host city for ICSEMIS 2012.
The event is FREE to attend and open to all. It will bring together a scientist, an artist and a philosopher (me) in conversation about the way in which athletes bodies and minds are being transformed by technology.
Today, elite sports find themselves in increasingly unchartered waters. More than ever before, athletes are using technology to optimize their biology for performance and many of their methods …

A community of citizen journalists are beginning to take ownership  over their participation at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are constituted by a number of our writers here and we’re working closely to develop the work around the #media2012 project. We plan a special edition on #media2012 and the role of social media in the non-sporting dimensions of the Games in 2011. For more information see the website. The project launched formally at Cornerhouse Manchester as part of the Abandon Normal Devices festival, and ‘Inspired by 2012′ …

Presentation by Editor Andy Miah for the British Library

On 19 May, 2010, the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG)  launched the Olympic and Paralympic Mascots. Their design is in keeping with London’s pursuit of postmodern iconography, which has created an absence of locative symbols through which outsiders can interpret the 2012 Games. This approach to imaging the Games was most clearly articulated three years ago, with the launch of the logo, which also attracted attention for its avant-garde structure and unique functional property of maintaining its visual integrity even without the Olympic rings (see Miah 2007).
Similarly, …

In the past month since Vancouver 2010 came to a close, London 2012 has made important strides in its progress towards its Games. It has appointed a new director for the Cultural Olympiad, Ruth Mackenzie, it’s been under fire for equivocating on the use of the concept ‘Cultural Olympiad’, and it has just approved the design of Anish Kapoor’s ‘Orbit‘ viewing tower for the Olympic Park (pictured). It will be the largest public art work in the UK, though has already attracted controversy. Regardless of your aesthetic taste, the headline …

Here’s a great film about the Vancouver 2010 Social Media coverage. Highlights include recognition that citizen journalists gave the Paralympic Games a profile, when broadcasters fail. As well, recognition of the different roles of citizen and investigative journalists.

Another Olympic Games has drawn to a close. Thanks so much to all of our new friends, especially W2 and, in particular, Irwin Oostindie, Lianne Payne. As well, thanks to Steve Kammerer, Jessica Compton and Kelly, Liz Schulze, Carolyn Liu and Jim Rupert who helped our massive team with accommodation. Finally, thanks also to the Abandon Normal Devices Festival and the Carnegie Trust. We will continue to post items about Vancouver 2010 over the next few months, keeping track of what happened for many years to come. Enjoy the Paralympic …

This is the 2nd of several Vancouver 2010 Olympics photo essays created by Kris Krüg.

Vancouver is filled with energy now that 2010 Winter Olympic Games has officially started. The last week has been filled with the excited fervor of the last month and anticipation of the upcoming weeks. Here is a photographic look into the last week of adventure and celebrations, before the officially opening of the Games in Vancouver.

The Olympic torch was carried downhill on the Blackcomb mountain by world champion and olympiad Steve Podborski. Steve won a bronze …