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“Rhizomatiks_multiplex”: new virtual and phisical propositions

Since their inception in 2006, the Tokyo-based collective Rhizomatiks have been pursuing new possibilities at the intersection of technology and artistic expression. The name of the group is taken from Gilles Deleuze’s concept of the rhizome: as the name suggests, their artistic activities embody a rhizome-like multiplicity that spans “media art,”... READ MORE...

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“Moving Atmospheres”, from the Anthropocene to the “Aerocene”

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Garage Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present Moving Atmospheres, a monumental new installation by Argentine environmental artist Tomás Saraceno, which is curated by Iaroslav Volovod. The work opened to the public on September 11 alongside the 2nd Garage Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, and will remain on view through March 14, 2021.... READ MORE...

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“Softwalks”, first solo exhibition in Norway by Angelidakis

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Softwalks is the first institutional solo exhibition in Norway by Andreas Angelidakis. The artist, who is known for his work exploring the intersection between art, architecture and design, combined the physical and digital realms through usage of software and hardware in video and sculptural work.... READ MORE...

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“FUTURE PRESENT”: the impact of technology on design

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Michigan State University’s Science Gallery Detroit is pleased to announce its third annual exhibition, FUTURE PRESENT: Design in a Time of Urgency, which will run through Dec. 11 at Bedrock’s 1001 Woodward Building in downtown Detroit. This year’s exhibition theme will explore humanity’s nuanced relationship to various forms of design and the impact it has on the future.... READ MORE...

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OPEN CALL: Premio Termoli 62nd edition. Architecture and Design Section

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The MACTE Foundation is pleased to announce the Open Call for the 62nd edition of the Premio Termoli-Architecture and Design Section, applications can be sent until November 26, 2020. The purpose of the contest of the 62nd Premio Termoli–Architecture and Design Section is to design an urban bus stop shelter, meant for the city of Termoli.... READ MORE...

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Nature, just human nature

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Fictive Appearance: all the inflections of an image

Mario Margani

Starting from an installation view shot, the visual dialogue between Yotaro Niwa and Yuto Takamuro unfold in an unexpected way that led to the new publication Fictive Appearance, and a new installation at einBuch.Haus in Berlin, where the publication has been launched in January 2020, during the Vorpsiel program of the Transmediale.... READ MORE...

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The Speculative Design of Immaculate Motherhood

Patricia de Vries

In the next five years, the artificial womb will become a medical reality. Ectogenesis, outside-the-womb gestation, is increasingly viable for human embryos. Will it lead to a feminist utopia, or is it the newest manifestation of an age-old male fantasy? This question has occupied the minds of feminists, science-fiction writers, artists and scientists for decades. Article by Patricia de Vries... READ MORE...

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Friction Atlas. A radical topography of public space

Fabiola Fiocco

With the idea of starting a reflection on the use of public space - which is now increasingly regulated, limited and reduced - since 2014 Paolo Patelli and Giuditta Vendrame, through the project "Friction Atlas" collect, classify and make visible all the laws, rules and devices that regulate the way people move, meet, and gather in public space. Article by Fabiola Fiocco... READ MORE...

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Broadcasting alienation: interview with Laura Yuile

Fabiola Fiocco

ASSET ARREST is a podcast series set around the viewing of different luxury properties led by artist Laura Yuile, who poses as a potential buyer. In her work, she explores notions of the domestic and the urban through the intimate (or public) matters of living together, and the effects of globalization and technological development upon living space itself. Interview by Fabiola Fiocco.... READ MORE...

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The impact of technology on the fashion industry. The exhibition “Making FASHION Sense”

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The exhibition "Making FASHION Sense" showcases the radical transformation of fashion through technology, used as a transformative tool for artists, designers, as well as for the wearers of clothing, generating a reinvention of fashion systems.... READ MORE...

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Fondazione Mondo Digitale presents the Fashion Digital Night as part of the Rome Fashion Week in Altaroma

Giada Totaro

The Fashion Digital Night has ended: forty projects in the field of wearable technologies were created by young stylists, designers, developers and makers from all over the world. Report by Giada Totaro... READ MORE...

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Advanced technology, prophetic work and mysterious meanings of life. Interview with 404.zero

Caterina Tomeo

Taking as starting points their most irrepressible fascinations with death, the unknown and the cosmos, 404.zero craft thrilling, precise, painterly code-art that broaches big philosophical questions and provides mesmerizing though highly speculative answers. Interview by Caterina Tomeo... READ MORE...

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“Fictive Appearance”, Yotaro Niwa’s new installation

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Taking inspiration from Yuto Takamuro's book, the new spatial installation of Yotaro Niwa also leads the visitors back to experiencing the physical space. One medium used to construct the installation is the book contents itself.... READ MORE...

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“Sublimi Anatomie”. Gli abiti multimodali e transfemministi di Jeanne Vicerial

Caterina Tomeo

Partendo dalle orme del maestro Chalayan, Jeanne Vicerial ha fondato l’innovativo studio di ricerca Clinique Vestimentaire, all’interno del quale idea e sviluppa nuovi principi di creazione tessile, coniugati alla ricerca tecnologica sperimentale avanzata (Robotica). Report di Caterina Tomeo.... READ MORE...

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Master Digital Exhibit Iuav

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Future of Classroom: On Bringing Light and Information into Buildings (or Doing Away With Buildings Altogether)

Selena Savic

Since at least a decade we have access to technologies that enable us to remotely perform the majority of tasks related to learning. Do we still need physical space for learning?... READ MORE...

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Female empowerment goes through bacteria. An interview with Giulia Tomasello

Federica Fontana

Federica Fontana interviews the young Italian interaction designer Giulia Tomasello, winner of the 2018 Ars Electronica STARTS Prize for Artistic Exploration with the project Future Flora, a kit to treat vaginal infections which made use of home-grown bacteria.... READ MORE...

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