Articles

Koen Vanmechelen – Leaving Paradise

Leaving Paradise marks the U.S. debut of major works recently created by the internationally renowned Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, featuring live chickens, sculpture, photography, installation, and video, including Hybridity in Art and Science – C.C.P., the multi media archive module presented at The Worldly House, dOCUMENTA (13).... READ MORE...

Hacktivism: The Art of Practicing Life and Computer Hacking for Feminist Activism

In this 27th issue, the .dpi team is challenging the notion of hacking as a term strictly associated with computers and security. The topic is opened by inviting feminist scholars and artists to offer a vision of hacktivism, that is, hacking with an aim. By doing so, we want to encourage feminist approaches to hacking, interrogating and interlinking disciplines that do not always logically go together.... READ MORE...

Sight & Sound – 5th Edition. International Festival for Art and Technology

For its 5th edition, the art and technology based festival, Sight & Sound, presents more than 30 local and international artists, 11 performances, 8 installations, 7 workshops, and 2 conferences at New Media Production & Exhibition Centre, Eastern Bloc. This edition of the festival is all the more unique because it is an occasion to celebrate Eastern Bloc’s fifth anniversary, five years in which more than 500 artists’ work have been presented at the centre.... READ MORE...

William Basinski: Nocturnes. Playing Loop Tapestries

On the 26th of January, at the Ancienne Belgique, one of the best musical venues in Brussels, William Basinski performed live, in an electro-acoustic night together with other musicians like Christian Fennesz. During this concert Basinski performed in a world première his new work, Nocturnes, an album already announced and finally coming up in February 2013.... READ MORE...