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Connecting La Havana, by Lucrezia Cippitelli. The new book by Digicult Editions

Digicult Editions is proud to announce the release of Connecting La Havana, the first publication from the “Making Peers” new series. Connecting La Havana is a research and educational project developed in Havana /Cuba between September 2010 and September 2011. Edited by Lucrezia Cippitelli,Connecting La Havana has been developed as a long-term research and educational program, focused on time-based and media art from a South/South perspective.... READ MORE...

James Irwin: Binary Translations. Decoding the RGB colour spectrum

Space In Between is delighted to present Binary Translations – an exhibition of new work by James Irwin and his second solo show with the gallery. Irwin’s recent work includes a series of images based on the idea of decoding the RGB colour spectrum. Informed by an ongoing investigation into the space between physical and digital realities, the artist has created a body of work that seeks to examine the language and mechanisms, which enable us to translate the world around us into digital forms and contexts.... READ MORE...

Glitch Momentum. An exhibition at Furtherfield curated by Rosa Menkman

Glitches are commonly understood as malfunctions, bugs or sudden disruptions to the normal running of machine hardware and computer networks. Artists have been tweaking these technologies to deliberately produce glitches that generate new meanings and forms. The high-speed networks of creation and distribution across the Internet have provided the perfect compost to feed this international craze.... READ MORE...

Creativity Day 2013

Creativity day is an annual event that brings together everyone who is involved in technology, creativity and innovation. A full day of workshops and conferences will help you to learn something new, to make your ideas happen, to test your ability and get inspired by other professionals and artists.... READ MORE...

Aberdabei: Unfinished Symphonies. “An Education” at Villa e Collezione Panza

The third appointment of AN EDUCATION - a series of exhibitions of artists’ videos and workshops conceived for students and anyone interested in contemporary art - opens with Unfinished Symphonies on May 25th 2013 at Villa e Collezione Panza, Varese, the property owned by FAI - Fondo Ambiente Italiano. The video Unfinished Symphonies, by the Danish artists and film-makers Mia Fryland and Flemming Lyngse (ABERDABEI), will be shown in the project room of the Villa until June 23rd.... READ MORE...

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...

Toolkit Festival. International Festival of New Media Art. Contemplative Pathways

Toolkit Festival, international kermesse dedicated to New Media Art and curated by Martin Romeo, in collaboration with A plus A Slovenian Exhibition Centre of Venice, with the patronage of Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, the generous support of Officina delle Zattere, Ca’ Foscari Digital Week and the Municipality of Venice, presents its program including artists from all over the world for a festival without boundaries.... READ MORE...