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The Neo World Of Virtual Life

Virtual constitutions, virtual nations, 3D environments, democracy, censorship, some of the keywords contained in a draft virtual reality 'to Second Life', funded by the European Union. The three-year project from 3.3 million euros, Virtual Life is a 3D environment that is the basis for a secure and reliable communication, to develop trade, educate and entertain.... READ MORE...

The Discreet Charme Of Elektra

Elektra Festival is one of the most interesting festivals on the international scene dedicated to the avant-garde of experimental art and new media, that has taken place every year since 1999 in Montreal, a Northern American city with a European flavour, creative and lively, most of all when it comes to artistic production and promotion and distribution of art in general.... READ MORE...

IMC expo

The 2nd Annual IMC (Interactive Multimedia Culture) Expo will be held at Chelsea Art Museum from April 14 – 23. The first event of its kind in New York City , the IMC Expo is a hybrid technology tradeshow, art exhibition, and educational symposium focused on the niche of immersive new media with applications in the arts, entertainment, and retail.... READ MORE...

Image International Festival

Caldas University will be hosting the Eighth Image International Festival in Manizales, Colombia, April 21-25, 2009. The festival is focusing on the role that art has on the development of the information society at a time when new technologies are essential for economic development and knowledge transfer.... READ MORE...

Esther Manas & Arash Moori: Sound & Sculpture

Last month Digimag devoted a section to Domenico Quaranta, curator of one of the two parts of the section Expanded Box at Arco Madrid 2009. Among the very heterogeneous works on show, encompassing different languages and media, one in particular represents in my opinion one of the exhibition's highlights: the work Every Man and Woman is a Star, by the two artists Esther Manas and Arash Moori... READ MORE...

Giacomo Verde: Action Beyond Representation

Many people will already know Giacomo Verde's name and activity: a video maker, performer and, as he likes to define himself, techno artist. For those who do not know Giacomo's work, perhaps it's sufficient to say that he represents one of the ideal bridges between the first pioneer season of video and multimedia experimentation in Italy and the current experimental phase.... READ MORE...

Marc Didou: Resonances

Marble, bronze and wood coexist with reflected images: what firstly appears as an abstract monolith, sudden reveals another face thanks to concave or convex mirrors. Marc Didou's original way of assembling the ancient art of anamorphosis with a cutting edge medical imaging technique is constitutes a remarkable encounter between art and science, where Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), set free from the scientific laboratori, is made available to the public as sculptures to interact with... READ MORE...