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New visions: The first edition of Triennial for Photography and New Media

The inaugural Triennial for Photography and New Media brings together recent work of 31 international artists. Several works are exhibited for the first time and the Triennial is the first major international presentation of its kind in Norway. The first edition of the Triennale is titled New Visions.... READ MORE...

Advanced technology, prophetic work and mysterious meanings of life. Interview with 404.zero

Taking as starting points their most irrepressible fascinations with death, the unknown and the cosmos, 404.zero craft thrilling, precise, painterly code-art that broaches big philosophical questions and provides mesmerizing though highly speculative answers. Interview by Caterina Tomeo... READ MORE...

Do not get caught in the web – Interview with Geert Lovink

Geert Lovink is founder and director of "INC - Institute of Network Cultures", in Amsterdam, investigating the nature and the developments of the cultures in the web with meetings, publications and, obviously, online dialogues.... READ MORE...

“Line in the sand”, intervista a Daniele Spanò

"Chaos & cosmos" è il titolo dal carattere universale della tredicesima edizione del CYFEST, che anche quest’anno come di consueto parte da New York. Tra le numerose proposte artistiche la curatrice internazionale Isabella Indolfi, presenta la videoinstallazione di Daniele Spanò, "Line in the sand". Intervista di Caterina Tomeo... READ MORE...

Il Manifesto del Futurismo Rurale. Nuove geografie per territori al margine.

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Giving images new lives. Interview with Kensuke Koike

What can be the role of abandoned photographs, which after a certain time cease to have their original intention? Teresa Ruffino interviews Kensuke Koike, a visual artist that, with a calibrated manipulation, transforms in an alchemic way the matter he comes across to create something new. ... READ MORE...

La vibrazione primaria delle piante. Plants Dub: un progetto di musica vegetale

Ricerche scientifiche recenti dimostrano ampiamente che le piante emettono suoni e frequenze non percepibili dall’orecchio umano. Plants Dub ha pensato di lavorare sull’intelligenza comunicativa delle piante e hanno scoperto che, spesso, essa si svolge per via di uno scambio di segnali elettrochimici, trasformati dal duo in suono.... READ MORE...

Are we ready for a new revolution? Some reflections after Signal 2019

Comprehensively the theme of this 2019 edition of Signal, which took place from 10th to 13th of October, was the revolution: the 30th anniversary of the Czech Velvet Revolution, but also that of the present and the future, linked to the climate, social and technological changes of our time. Report and interview of Federica Fontana.... READ MORE...

The municipality of Fermo presents the FermHAmente Science Festival

The "Science and Image" edition of the FermHAmente Science Festival represents the opportunity to enjoy cultural heritage in an unusual way, with a view to mutual enhancement of scientific excellence and historical-artistic heritage. Organized by Labilia, it has scientific direction Andrea Capozucca. International partner of the festival and among the world leaders of the STEAM movement is Experice Workshop, founded by Kristóf Fenyvesi. Interview of Giada Totaro... READ MORE...

Tagging Aesthetics #6: Memetic Representation. Interview with ANON

The #AltWoke project was born from the efforts of a heterogenous collective called ANON that comprises theorists, activists, artists, and sex workers alike. The manifesto combines a taste for complex philosophical issues (around economic systems, automation, and AI) with a strong emphasis on the power of pop culture, especially African-American. Interview of Nicola Bozzi... READ MORE...

Putting the culture in Digital Culture: Interview with Jeroen van Loon

Filippo Lorenzin interviewed Jeroen Van Loon: the Dutch artist looks at new and older developments in digital culture to point out the interstices between the most debated themes in the so-called disruptive digital art.... READ MORE...

Tagging Aesthetics #4: (Machine) Learning Stereotypes. Interview with Max Dovey

Nicola Bozzi interviewed Max Dovey: working with stereotypes, tags, and algorithms in live settings, the UK-based artist has tried to define the “hipster” stereotype algorithmically, find out what makes a person male or female in a computer's eyes, and highlight the human labour necessary for machine learning. I spoke to him about a few of his artworks.... READ MORE...

Tagging Aesthetics #3: Materialising Accountability. Interview with Simon Boas

Artist Simon Boas has been working on the themes of accountability, consent, and privacy for several years, sometimes touching upon stereotype and identity as well. His works make me think of the collective definition of identity, the fact that people get entangled in wider and looser labels.... READ MORE...

A data universe made of memories, AI and architecture. Interview with Refik Anadol

Digging into his extensive research on memory and his site-specific public art projects, Yonca Keremoglu talks with Refik Anadol about his projects around both public and private spheres.... READ MORE...

More Eskimo than Artist. Intervista con Theo Jansen

Alcune considerazioni sull'esposizione "Dream Beasts" di Theo Jansen, a partire da una breve intervista all’artista. In mostra le sue sculture cinetiche zoomorfe, destinate alle enormi e scenografiche spiagge dei Paesi Bassi.... READ MORE...

Tagging Aesthetics #2: Presence and Participation. Interview with Marguerite Kalhor

Marguerite Kalhor, through the selfie, the beauty tutorial, the food review and, more recently, video game reviews, uses established social media tropes to explore the performative dimension of online experience, often driven by anxiety and expectations. Interview by Nicola Bozzi.... READ MORE...

The future around the corner: interview with Heather Dewey-Hagborg

Human beings have always needed to face their time and raised questions about the future, on the edge between the fascination and the fear for rapid and complex... READ MORE...

Tagging Aesthetics #1: Of Cats and Models. Interview with Jacopo Calonaci

Nicola Bozzi interviewed Jacopo Calonaci, an illustrator with a prankster's DNA. His Instagram account is a great example to discuss how starting an art project from scratch can muster up a following on what is probably the most competitive platform around.... READ MORE...