Art

The State of the Art

On the 10th of December 2010, at 7 pm, at the Romanian Academy in Rome, Kunsthaus presents The state of the Art, a collective multimedia exhibition of selected artworks in different sectors such as video art, photography, installation, performance and painting. The exhibition, curated by Luisa Conte, is supported by the Romanian Academy in Rome and patronaged by the Department of Rome for Cultural Politics and Communication.... READ MORE...

Susa Pop: Connecting Cities. New Formats Of Urban Communication

In September and October 2010 the first edition of MFFE (Media Facade Festival) began, a European pilot project featuring the participation of different digital artists and designers. The festival is organised by the Berlin Public Art Lab, in collaboration with the artistic centers of other six European cities: Liverpool, Brussels, Helsinki, Linz, Madrid and Budapest.... READ MORE...

Argos Open Archive 2

With more than 2500 titles, ARGOS centre for art and media administers the largest and most accessible archive of audiovisual art in electronic and digital format in Belgium. Have a look at the collections in our multimedia library, and feel free to leaf through over four thousand publications – catalogues, theoretical works, artists' books and others – that contextualise this selection.... READ MORE...

The Charm Of Precariousness. A Conversation With Jose’ Luis De Vicente

A few years ago, there was an omnipresent personality to be seen at any digital art event organized in Barcelona (amongst other places). This personality was José Luis de Vicente, a writer, theorist, curator, and researcher actively involved in events like Sónar (http://www.sonar.es), OFFF (http://www.offf.ws) and ArtFutura (http://www.artfutura.org).... READ MORE...

Tv/arts/tv – Beyond The Screen! An Interview To Valentina Valentini

The combination is hot, at first sight. In the exhibition at Arts Santa Monica in Barcelona - in this beginning of autumn 2010 - we think, reflect and make questions on the convoluted and controversial relationship between Art and TV. TV / ARTS / TV is a multi-directional path that starts from the '60s and ends to the present day: works that are now part of art history and current trials of young artists / researchers straddling art and new technologies, give life to a project that provides multiple points of view concerning TV medium... READ MORE...

Brion Gysin Dream Machine

The Institut d'art contemporain presents Brion Gysin: Dream Machine, the first retrospective in France of this British-Canadian artist (1916, Taplow, UK – 1986, Paris) designed by the New Musem, New York (exhibition from 7 July to 3 October) with the generous support provided by Terra Foundation for American Art.... READ MORE...

The Power Plant Ian Wallace & Pae White

Fall 2010 at The Power Plant features the premiere of two new projects by two acclaimed artists as part of the gallery's annual Commissioning Program, which has seen the creation of new work by artists such as Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Simon Starling, Scott Lyall, Candice Breitz, and Lawrence Weiner. The 2010 Commissions have been awarded to senior Canadian artist Ian Wallace and mid-career Californian artist Pae White. Both artists' commissions act as the centrepieces of their respective solo exhibitions on view at The Power Plant.... READ MORE...

Daniele Canogar Trace

bitforms gallery is pleased to announce Trace, the first solo exhibition in New York of work by celebrated Spanish artist Daniel Canogar. On view will be two large-scale installations, Spin and Dial M for Murder, also making their United States premiere.... READ MORE...

Luce e Movimento Signal Foundation

With the newly organized space of Palazzo Donà, the Foundation presents objects and sculptures, as well as installations and films in which light and movement become essential elements of the composition. The exhibition, prepared in collaboration with Galerie Denise René, includes works by masters of kinetic art, shows the Avant-garde origins of the movement and its influence on the art of today. The viewer is a participant in the project. His presence triggers movement and the play of light enriching the work of art with the dimension of time. This constant change confers ineffable quality to the work of art.... READ MORE...

Manifesta 8

Manifesta, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, is a roving, contemporary art event, showcasing the most innovative work by artists and curators from Europe and beyond. Kicking off in Spain on October 9 and running for a period of 100 days, Manifesta 8 will be taking place in historical buildings, museums, unconventional spaces, archaeological sites and other suggestive settings in the ancient cities of Murcia and Cartagena.... READ MORE...

Ars Electronica 2010. Art And Technology For A Better Future

Talking about an event like Ars Electronica is far from easy, first of all due do its sheer size, Size about the multiplicity of possible activities (attending exhibitions, conferences, laboratories, performances, projections; resting and exchanging views at the meeting points; participating to a variety of parallel activities,), the creative sites whose boundaries fade one into another (video, cinema, dance, music, ininstallations, handcrafting, animation, sustainability, architecture, games, science, medicine, biology and the wide extension of spaces across which the festival is articulated.... READ MORE...

Expecting Expectations. An Interview With Isaac Mao

Isaac Mao has been called the ultimate Chinese digital guru, maintaining interests in commerce, electronic communication, and, increasingly, network politics. He is broadly labelled a venture capitalist, blogger, software architect, entrepreneur, and researcher in learning and social technology, dividing his time between research, social work, business, and technology.... READ MORE...

Media Facade Festival Europe 2010

From 27 August to 02 October 2010, seven European cities will be connected through the medium of urban screens and media facades. Media Facades Festival Europe 2010 (MFF 2010) is a pilot project for artists and media designers. It will employ the networked urban screens infrastructures in 'Joint Broadcasting Events' throughout Europe for transnational circulation of artistic and cultural exchange.... READ MORE...

Antoni Muntadas Political Advertisement

With each presidential election since 1984, Antoni Muntadas and Marshall Reese have compiled a new edition of Political Advertisement, a historical survey of television campaign spots from 1952 to the present. This compelling anthology, updated to include advertisements from this year's presidential campaign, charts of selling of the American presidency in the media age... READ MORE...

01SJ Biennial

Il prossimo 16-19 settembre a Silicon Valley, California, ZER01: L'Art and Technology Network inaugurerà la terza Biennale 01SJ. Festival d'arte contemporanea medio-agnostico, la Biennale 01SJ si concentra sul legame tra arte, tecnologia e cultura digitale.... READ MORE...