bG Gallery presents = Arty Saturdays with Deepa Subramanian in Conversation with Michael J Masucci on "The Myths of Digital Art... and the Truth!" A conversation with eminent personalities from the art world hosted by Deepa Subramanian - LA based Art Curator and Founder of Galerie De'Arts, Chair of the Public Arts Committee & Arts Commissioner in Santa Monica. This is aimed as an ongoing monthly series where we get a chance to talk about art and life around it. Michael J Masucci, will talk about the myths and the realities of the issues surrounding digital art ever since the mainstream art world awakened to the telecommunications revolution in the 1990’s. Michael J. Masucci is an award-winning experimental media producer, video-artist, writer, curator, educator and musician. Currently, Masucci serves as a Commissioner on the Santa Monica Arts Commission, on the Board of Directors of the Santa Monica Arts Foundation and as a Committee Member of the Santa Monica Public Art Committee. Masucci, was a founding member of the video art group and alternative theater/gallery space EZTV, and along with computer art historian Patric Prince, created CyberSpace Gallery, one of the world’s first art galleries dedicated to digital art. Collaborations for which Masucci has served in a principal role have been exhibited internationally, at venues such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Institute of Contemporary Art (London), and the American Film Institute (Los Angeles), on commercial television as well as in festivals, galleries conferences and universities.