I met Roy Ascott in Plymouth fifteen days ago, visiting the Planetary Collegium, an advanced research center which he set up in 2003 at the University and where he is Professor of Technoetic Arts.
In May I visited the first retrospective dedicated to the pioneering cybernetic artist, curated in collaboration with i-DAT (Institute for Digital Art […]

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I never have seen such a long queue for such a long time to visit a street artist show. But when a so brilliant artist pop up with his genius, it happens. Yes, he is Banksy.

Who is he?
There is a awful lot of talk about the guy. He is one of the most discussed […]

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Interview to Miltos Manetas
Four days ago the 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice entitled Making Worlds // Fare Mondi // Bantin Duniyan // Weltenmachen // Construire des Mondes // Fazer Mundos…,was opened to the public. Directed by Daniel Birnbaum, the exhibition will remain open until November 22nd in the Giardini and the Arsenale exhibition venues, as […]

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report: RomaEuropaFAKEFactory @ LPM 2009
digital culture / events / features / people
We’re just back from the intense 4 days of the Live Performers Meeting 2009 where REFF (RomaEuropaFAKEFactory) held its new showcase.
LPM2009 really has been full of surprises, and we were more than happy to share the spaces of the Brancaleone with over 300 video […]

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The Artist Miltos Manetas realizes a new pavilion in Venice: two internet web side, because Information wants to stay free.
“The Internet Pavilion at the Venice Biennale  - 03 June - 22 November 2009
Started by Miltos Manetas in 2009
Curator - Jan Aman
Producer - Art Production Fund
53rd International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia
Collateral Events
Location: The […]

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Two initiatives which you shouldn’t miss. The first comes from a long-standing of Share Festival, Bruce Sterling, while the other concerns a project by Montse Arbelo and Joseba Franco, of which Piemonte Share is a partner.
A few weeks ago it was announced that Kevin Kelly had chosen Bruce Sterling to be the new editor of […]

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From May 7th to 9th, I was in Oeiras, a largely unknown town near Lisbon, familiar perhaps to us Italians for its location near Cascais, the most famous beach spot on the Estoril Coast, where King Humbert I was exiled to in 1946 by Mussolini. Today few recall those historic upheavals, and the area has […]

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Futuresonic 2009 and the Social Technologies Summit will take place 13-16 May 2009, featuring world premieres of astonishing artworks, an explosive city-wide music programme, and visionary thinkers from around the world. The festival has four strands - Art, Music, Ideas and EVNTS - and occupies the orbits of art, performance, music, […]

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OFFF, Internation Festival for the Post-Digital Creation Culture
Fail Gracefully
Oeiras near Lisbon, Portugal
7-8-9 may 2009

OFFF is a cutting-edge festival exploring the latest in digital aesthetics and software language. OFFF festival brings together the artists that are breaking ground and shaping new standards in media and design, becoming the essential meeting point for the international scene of […]

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Productions by internationally renowned media artists and the innovative works of new masters from the academies will be presented at the 22nd European Media Art Festival. The EMAF is one of the most influential forums of international Media Art. As a meeting point for artists, curators, distributors, gallery owners and an audience of specialists, the […]

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