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Liquid Life: nature through postmodern ecology, eco-feminism and biology.

Redazione DigicultOctober 6, 2021

iquid Life is a group exhibition presenting the works of seven international visual artists—among which five are new commissions—a collaborative sound piece and a series of music and dance performances, all inspired by a reflection on the relationship between humans and nature through postmodern ecology, eco-feminism and biology.... READ MORE...

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Multifaceted installations in “Rayyane Tabet: Deep Blues”

Redazione DigicultJune 21, 2021

Trained as both an architect and a sculptor, artist Rayyane Tabet (b. 1983, Ashqout, Lebanon; lives and works in Beirut and San Francisco) investigates peculiarities of the built environment through multifaceted installations that play with the perception of physical and temporal distance.... READ MORE...

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Public Play Space is launching a Call for Papers and Projects

Redazione DigicultMay 7, 2021

IAAC Barcelona is pleased to announce the Public Play Space Symposium, which will be held over two days on the 14 and 15 July 2021. It explores innovative and creative practices for the co-design of inclusive, cohesive and sustainable public spaces, through the use of games and digital technologies.... READ MORE...

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“Rhizomatiks_multiplex”: new virtual and phisical propositions

Redazione DigicultApril 14, 2021

Since their inception in 2006, the Tokyo-based collective Rhizomatiks have been pursuing new possibilities at the intersection of technology and artistic expression. The name of the group is taken from Gilles Deleuze’s concept of the rhizome: as the name suggests, their artistic activities embody a rhizome-like multiplicity that spans “media art,”... READ MORE...

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Multimedia artist Antoni Muntadas in “The Empty City”

Redazione DigicultMarch 17, 2021

The projects by Antoni Muntadas (Barcelona, 1942) include multimedia installations, photographs, publications, performances and urban interventions, and they represent one of the most important contributions to international conceptual art practices. In The Empty City, Bilbao and its current urban plan, as well as its historical context, are the point of departure... READ MORE...

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“Softwalks”, first solo exhibition in Norway by Angelidakis

Redazione DigicultJanuary 15, 2021

Softwalks is the first institutional solo exhibition in Norway by Andreas Angelidakis. The artist, who is known for his work exploring the intersection between art, architecture and design, combined the physical and digital realms through usage of software and hardware in video and sculptural work.... READ MORE...

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Summa Technologiae (The Lem Seminars). Call for applications

Redazione DigicultNovember 4, 2020

Summa Technologiae — titled after a collection of philosophical essays by Stanisłav Lem — is a project that begins as a pedagogical investigation consisting of four online seminars, taking place in November and December of 2020. The seminars will be focused on producing “outcomes” that will be made available on the Summa Technologiae project platform.... READ MORE...

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OPEN CALL: Premio Termoli 62nd edition. Architecture and Design Section

Redazione DigicultOctober 14, 2020

The MACTE Foundation is pleased to announce the Open Call for the 62nd edition of the Premio Termoli-Architecture and Design Section, applications can be sent until November 26, 2020. The purpose of the contest of the 62nd Premio Termoli–Architecture and Design Section is to design an urban bus stop shelter, meant for the city of Termoli.... READ MORE...

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“Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement”

Redazione DigicultOctober 9, 2020

Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement is an enthralling tribute to the great Italian Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi by the English artist and filmmaker I... READ MORE...

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Pedro Reyes in “Return to Sender”

Redazione DigicultJuly 8, 2020

For his works, Pedro Reyes (b. 1972 in Mexico City) uses architecture, sculpture, video, performance, and participation to promote collective and individual pow... READ MORE...

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Broadcasting alienation: interview with Laura Yuile

Fabiola FioccoApril 10, 2020

ASSET ARREST is a podcast series set around the viewing of different luxury properties led by artist Laura Yuile, who poses as a potential buyer. In her work, she explores notions of the domestic and the urban through the intimate (or public) matters of living together, and the effects of globalization and technological development upon living space itself. Interview by Fabiola Fiocco.... READ MORE...

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“Unhomed”: how destabilise the notion of identity

Redazione DigicultFebruary 12, 2020

The exhibition Unhomed also engages with how our bodily experiences inform and transform the city, our physical and mental presence adding new layers of understanding.... READ MORE...

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Yuge Zhou’s “Chorus of Idle Footsteps”

Redazione DigicultJanuary 9, 2020

In her first solo exhibition with Site:Brooklyn, artist Yuge Zhou repositions her intricate body of work with a series of video installations collaged from everyday observations that explore the confluence of individual needs and mass behavior.... READ MORE...

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Floraphilia. Revolution of Plants

Redazione DigicultOctober 28, 2019

The exhibition "Floraphilia. Revolution of Plants", curated by Aneta Rostkowska, frees the world of plants from the reactionary context of interior design magazines and eco-trends, revealing its emancipatory potential leading to social transformation.... READ MORE...

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Discovering digital and creative cultures at KIKK Festival 2019

Redazione DigicultOctober 28, 2019

The Kikk Festival programme features a plethora of presentations with over 50 speakers from all over the world. In a Town city trail, the ninth edition includes impressive installations all over the city: it will showcase new technologies and celebrate all their facets, from art and design to architecture, 2.0 media, the world of science and even business.... READ MORE...

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“Transcorporealities”: part of “HERE AND NOW” at Museum Ludwig

Redazione DigicultSeptember 25, 2019

The exhibition "Transcorporealities" takes as its starting point the concept of the permeability of bodies. This idea of “transcorporeality” can also be applied to the museum: in continuous metabolic processes, various social, biological, technological, economic and political systems intersect. Against this backdrop, the exhibition activates an area in the museum that is freely accessible and opens toward the urban space with its transparent façades and glass doors on two sides: the foyer.... READ MORE...

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Lawrence Lek’s “Farsight Freeport”: a journey into the year 2069

Redazione DigicultSeptember 20, 2019

With "Farsight Freeport", HeK (House of Electronic Arts Basel) presents the first solo exhibition in Switzerland of Lawrence Lek. With his immersive, virtual worlds and electronic soundtracks, the London-based artist has developed an independent and unique visual language.... READ MORE...

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Future of Classroom: On Bringing Light and Information into Buildings (or Doing Away With Buildings Altogether)

Selena SavicSeptember 16, 2019

Since at least a decade we have access to technologies that enable us to remotely perform the majority of tasks related to learning. Do we still need physical space for learning?... READ MORE...

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