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Sonar 2024. A Prism which redefine the idea of festivals in contemporary culture

A new intergenerational and intersectional edition that intends to highlight the most radical aesthetics and the importance of inclusivity, celebrating different genres and subgenres - ranging from ambient to drum and bass, from happy hardcore to black metal via deconstructed club, memecore, gabber and hyperpop, to meet the needs of different audiences, without being subjected to the hype of the moment or the fascinations generated by Instagram. Sónar thus continues to redefine and inescapably reflect on how a festival should be, removing barriers and always creating new connections between audiences, creative languages and different genres.... READ MORE...

Monitor, headphones, projector, shelf, ping pong table, live fungi, bite-size fairies


La School of Visual Arts (SVA) presenta Monitor, headphones, projector, shelf, ping pong table, live fungi, bite-size fairies, un’esposizione di progetti di tesi selezionati di oltre 20 studenti del corso di MFA Computer Arts del 2024, curata dal co-direttore di Beta Local Pablo Guardiola e dall'amministratore di sistema senior del dipartimento José Vargas... READ MORE...

Yuan Goang-Ming: “Everyday War”

This year’s exhibition is presented by pioneering Taiwanese video artist Yuan Goang-Ming and curated by Chinese-American curator Abby Chen. Responding to this year’s curatorial theme, Stranieri Ovunque—Foreigners Everywhere, the exhibition will depict the doubts and unrest hidden beneath our beautiful world as a metaphor for the inherent state of loss human feel in constant displacement, with nowhere to truly belong. ... READ MORE...

Picture the Sky – Nanna Debois Buhl

Nanna Debois Buhl is an Aarhus-born, Copenhagen-based visual artist who for many years resided in New York. Characteristic of Buhl ’s practice is her vivid mingling of scientific research and artistic experimentation which draws connections across time and scale—like a time travel through matter and meaning.... READ MORE...

Hello, Human!


La prima grande mostra del MoCa di Taipei nella primavera del 2024 – Hello, Human!, in programma dal 27 gennaio al 12 maggio e curata da Keith Lam ed Escher Tsai, paragona l’IA al vaso di Pandora di questa nuova generazione.... READ MORE...

Computational Compost

With the widespread adoption of Web3 and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the environmental impact of data storage has become a top priority on political agendas and in academic research centers. Although the familiar metaphor of the cloud makes us believe that digital information is ethereal, in reality it is supported by gigantic architectures that demand increasingly more energy, water, and raw materials, and inevitably emit heat and carbon dioxide. ... READ MORE...

Codici Magici – Programma

La produzione culturale degli ultimi decenni ha fatto riemergere tradizioni che si pensavano ormai del tutto superate. Mentre navighiamo in un’esistenza ibrida onlife – che rende elusivi i confini tra esperienze virtuali e offline – nuove pratiche divinatorie ed esoteriche si sono modellate nelle simbologie e nei linguaggi digitali.... READ MORE...

DXP (Digital Transformation Planet): Towards the Next Interface

The evolution of digital technology since the latter half of the 20th century has changed planet Earth and the lives and sensibilities of all of us who live on it. This year, 2023, has seen particularly rapid advancements in the spread of AI and the shift to Web 3.0, and unprecedented change in terms of how he digital technology that was once a tool is now transforming into an autonomous other with its own agency.... READ MORE...

SOMETHING ELSE_ III edition

From the enigmas of ancient cosmological literature to arcane mysteries about extraterrestrial life forms, to DNA—the secret code of life, to the myth of immortality, the project proposed for the III edition of Something Else presents a selection of works by four artists from different geographical and educational backgrounds: Daniela De Paulis (IT-NE), Heather Dewey-Hagborg (NY), Mariagrazia Pontorno (IT), Robertina Sebjanic (SL).... READ MORE...

KIKK 2023: Navigating new flows between arts, technology, science and culture

Il tema del festival, “Bodies of Waters”, pone l’attenzione sulla miriade di flussi visibili e invisibili in cui si muovono i corpi, dagli ambienti biologici ai contesti finanziari astratti. La metafora dell’acqua diventa la chiave di combinazione tra diverse prospettive e avvia una discussione tra artisti, relatori e partecipanti. Iniziando con due feste d’inaugurazione accompagnate da conferenze e mostre, il festival accoglie i visitatori con un’atmosfera dinamica, invitando il pubblico alla scoperta di prospettive alternative e ad essere aperti a nuovi incontri.... READ MORE...