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ARTIVISM: The Art of Subverting Power

Il programma presenta tecniche e metodi per creare giustizia sociale e politica grazie all’uso delle tecnologie digitali per la consapevolezza sociale e la critica politica. I relatori invitati spaziano da artisti, attivisti politici e sviluppatori a difensori dei diritti umani e narratori della verità. ... READ MORE...

Future Art in the Italian school

In Italy, schools are going through a phase of strong digital transition. Scuola Futura (Future School) is the platform for the training of school staff (teachers, ATA, DSGA, DS staff), as part of the actions of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Education Mission, with content and modules training divided into 3 thematic areas: Digital teaching, STEM and multilingualism, Territorial gaps... READ MORE...

#ArtonInstagram

Comparing the idea of owning an artwork to one of posting it is unrealistic, but the reason why we do both and the consequence of both actions to some extent can be more similar than we think. On an artistic level, one also commodifies and consumes the artwork in both scenarios. Just as art objects sold at auctions become commodities because they are treated as goods... READ MORE...

The Exoticization and Commodification of the Black Body

From being sold as a commodity to being used to sell commodities, the exploitation of the Black body has been the backbone of the creation of Western civilisation. Although this exploitation is painfully obvious to recognize in some instances – i.e. the Transatlantic slave trade – in other instances it is less obvious and well masked under the pretext... READ MORE...

Data Meditations: New rituals for new possible worlds

A lot has happened in 2020. In the pandemic world of covid19, the small HER research center, started by artists / hacktivists / researchers Salvatore Iaconesi and Oriana Persico, is changing its skin to become HER: She Loves Data: a new type of organization that interprets data as existential phenomena and uses art and design to reposition the results of research and innovation in the middle of society.... READ MORE...