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Geert Lovink: List Culture And The Art Of Moderation

Donata Marletta
Geert Lovink is one of the most influential cultures of the net worldwide. He is a critic and a theorist, he has been interested for years in texts and essays about the new media and network culture, and among his most recent projects the creation of the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam is worth to be mentioned. This institute works on critical analysis of the Internet, and its aim is to help actively the development and the divulgation of studies and discussions on network topics, even through the organisation of conferences, and publications whose aim is to stimulate dialogue and online sharing.... READ MORE...
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Thirty Years Of Ars Electronica: The Future Of Man And Nature

Tiziana Gemin
The 2009 Ars Electronica will surely be an edition to remember. The festival, which takes place in Linz the first week of September, celebrated its 30th year. Much attention was focused on the little Austrian town for the fact that Linz was chosen as European Culture Capital for 2009, and so it has experienced an intense year, dense with launches and cultural events... READ MORE...
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Oltre La Vista Del Mondo. Message In A Bottle

Massimo Schiavoni
In occasione della prima edizione della Festa della Marineria, tenutasi a la Spezia dall'11 al 16 giugno, Xlabfactory ha presentato Oltre la vista del mondo - Message in a botle. Recital multimediale per il golfo dei poeti. Non ci poteva essere tema pi appropriato di quello affrontato nello spettacolo per celebrare il fascino incantatorio che emana dal Golfo di La Spezia: il testo drammaturgico di Andrea Balzola, che ha curato anche la regia dello spettacolo, narra di visioni estatiche, di esperienze epifaniche, ma anche tragiche, scaturite dalla frequentazione dei suggestivi luoghi che rendono unico il Golfo spezzino.... READ MORE...
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The Uncertain Human Quantum Mechanics

Jeremy Levine
Werner Heisenberg's famous 'Uncertainty Principle' articulates the idea that we cannever completely eliminate the influence of the subject from any description of quantumparticles. The reason is simple: because we are part of the very system beingdescribed. It is impossible to accurately predict exactly how an electron will behavewhen we measure it because of the sensitivity of its wave function to our presence orthe presence of a detection device, which we put into place. The act of measurement causes an uncertain change in the thing being measured.... READ MORE...
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11 Settembre by Stefano Cagol

Redazione Digicult
The starting point is a date: September 11. A univocal, dramatic date: September 11 or Nine Eleven, as it is commonly referred to since the attack to the Twin Towers in 2001. September 11 is also incidentally the day on which the artist Stefano Cagol was born, thus tying a personal occurrence to this symbolic landmark of the new millennium.... READ MORE...
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Art TLV 09

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Art TLV, the International art biennial to be held September 10–24, 2009, will be the main art event of Tel Aviv-Yafo's centennial celebrations, featuring leading contemporary Israeli and International artists creating exhibitions, installations, performances, screenings and talks throughout the city.... READ MORE...
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Cory Arcangel: Depreciated

Redazione Digicult
The Netherlands Media Art Institute proudly presents the first solo exhibition in The Netherlands by the 31-year-old 'darling of new media art', Cory Arcangel (US). The digital artist, performer, musician and programmer first became known primarily for his modifying the Nintendo game Super Mario Brothers. Arcangel altered the game in such a way that only the iconic, clear blue sky with its clouds slowly drifting by remained.... READ MORE...
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Abandon Normal Device

Redazione Digicult
Abandon Normal Devices (AND) is a new cross-regional festival that questions the normal and champions a different approach. The debut AND festival arrives in Liverpool in September 2009. Featuring an eclectic array of exhibitions, film screenings, online work and events, the festival will spill from screens and galleries onto the streets of the city.... READ MORE...
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Eclectic Tech Carnival

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The Eclectic Tech Carnival is a gathering of women & trans with a critical interest in Free Information and Open Standards technology. The event has been held annually since 2002 and creates an opportunity for women & trans to share their experiences, knowledge, skills, and network, thus: have fun!... READ MORE...
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TodaysArt Festival 2009

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Every year, for one weekend, the TodaysArt Festival transforms the city centre of The Hague into an inspiring stronghold of creativity and audiovisual experiences. In just a five years TodaysArt developed into one of the foremost art festivals in Europe.Its growing success is showed by the expansion of its annual line-up of events and worldwide co-operations.... READ MORE...
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Non-locality: Myths And Metaphors In Networked Art And Quantum Systems

Jeremy Levine
Quantum particle systems seem to possess the ability to communicate instantaneously with each other, defying our classical understanding of space and distance. This feature of the quantum world, known as non-locality, is often used to describe the World Wide Web, and particularly interactive networked art, which seems to collapses space into mouse clicks and links. But is it really applicable?... READ MORE...
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