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• Matthieu Braccini creates motion design project for MTV with full creative freedom digital

  Matthieu Braccini has completed a motion design project commissioned by MTV, which he shared on Behance. The project allowed him complete freedom over concept and artistic…

• Sky Arte Offers Cultural Programming During Italian Coronavirus Lockdown digital

  In response to a request from Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini, Sky Arte developed a unique cultural programming schedule during Italy's COVID-19 lockdown. Notable…

• AI restores Belle Époque Paris footage in vivid color digital

  Denis Shiryaev, a YouTuber specializing in restoring and colorizing historical footage using AI, has released a video depicting Paris in the 1890s. The footage shows carriages in…

• Rai launches cultural programming for students during Italy's coronavirus lockdown digital

  On March 7, Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini tweeted a call for cultural programming amid COVID-19 shutdowns, prompting Rai to introduce a new schedule…

• Rebecca Moccia's Instagram Performance for International Women's Day digital

  On March 8, 2020, Italian artist Rebecca Moccia (born 1992 in Naples) will present a site-specific performance titled "Sharing Loosing" on the Instagram account of Mazzoleni…

• Timothée Chalamet Transformed into Art on Instagram by Fan Accounts digital

  Two Instagram accounts, @chalametinart and @chalametwearsart, have gone viral by photoshopping actor Timothée Chalamet into famous artworks and dressing him in art-inspired…

• Milan's cultural institutions pivot to streaming and outdoor tours amid COVID-19 digital

  On March 2, 2020, Italian museums reopened, prompting Milan's cultural venues to implement programs to ensure public access. Stefano Boeri, president of Triennale Milano,…

• Smithsonian Institution Releases 2.8 Million Images into Public Domain digital

  The Smithsonian Institution has introduced Smithsonian Open Access, making approximately 2.8 million digital images and nearly 200 years of information from its 19 museums, 9…

• Artist Danielle Baskin's Face ID Masks Go Viral Amid Coronavirus Outbreak digital

  San Francisco artist and designer Danielle Baskin has gone viral with her Face ID Masks, a speculative design project that prints a user's face onto N95 respirators. The masks,…

• Three apps for seeing and hearing: Samsung Good Vibes, Subpac, Relumino digital

  Simona Caraceni reviews three apps that enhance sensory perception for visually and hearing-impaired users. Samsung Good Vibes uses Morse code to help deaf-blind individuals…

• Wuhan: The Long Night Short Film Documents Coronavirus Lockdown digital

  A short film titled "Wuhan: The Long Night" offers a panoramic view of the Chinese city at the epicenter of the Coronavirus outbreak, now a global health emergency. The…

• Italian museums turn to streaming during coronavirus closures digital

  Due to the coronavirus outbreak, all Italian museums and cultural sites will be closed until March 1, 2020. This has resulted in the cancellation of events like the MIA Photo Fair…

• Fuser: Harmonix's New DJ Game Lets You Remix 100+ Songs digital

  Harmonix, the developer behind Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance Central, announced Fuser, a new video game that turns players into DJs at a virtual festival. Unlike previous…

• Bookface trend celebrated in short film by Erlangen library digital

  A short film titled 'Corpus Libris' celebrating the 'bookface' meme trend has been released by the public library of Erlangen, Germany. The one-minute video, directed by filmmaker…

• Dantebus: A Social Network Built for Artists digital

  Founded by journalist Andrea Rosario Fusco, Dantebus is a social network designed exclusively for artists across disciplines, launched online in 2016 after being conceived in…

• Chinese museums go virtual as coronavirus shuts institutions digital

  As the coronavirus outbreak forces the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong 2020 and the closure of museums across China, the art world turns to digital solutions. Art Basel…

• Dante VR: Educational Game Brings Inferno to Life in Virtual Reality digital

  Dante VR | La Porta dell'Inferno, the first educational virtual reality game faithfully inspired by the opening canto of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, has been launched.…

• Artribune Launches Telegram Channel for Real-Time Art News digital

  Artribune, an Italian contemporary art and culture platform founded in 2011, has launched an official Telegram channel (@artribuneofficial) to deliver real-time notifications of…

• Franciscus: First Official Digital Font of the Catholic Church digital

  The friars of the Sacro Convento di Assisi, ahead of the centenary of the magazine San Francesco, commissioned communication agency Studiogusto to create a new typeface.…

• Five Artist Projects Exploring the Internet and Its Aftermath digital

  Matteo Cremonesi surveys five artist projects from 2014 to 2019 that critically examine the internet's social and political implications. Amalia Ulman's 2014 Instagram performance…

• Museo Egizio di Torino: digital strategy and audience engagement digital

  In an interview, Paola Matossi, Director of Communication and Marketing at the Museo Egizio di Torino, discusses the museum's digital strategy under director Christian Greco. The…

• Dreams: Sony's PlayStation 4 Game as a Creative Platform for 3D Art and Music digital

  Media Molecule's Dreams, a PlayStation 4 software launched on February 14, 2020, transforms the console into an expressive tool for creating 3D graphics, animations, music, and…

• Web Designer Considers Redesign, Cites Carloct.com as Inspiration digital

  On February 12, 2020, a web designer began considering a redesign of both their personal website and blog. This planning phase involved browsing various web design examples for…

• Jan van Eyck's Complete Works Go Online in Ultra-High Resolution digital

  The Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) in Brussels has launched Closer to Van Eyck, a website offering free, ultra-high-resolution access to all known works by Jan…

• Grigoriy Mashkovtsev's Figma Email Generator Plugin digital

  Designer Grigoriy Mashkovtsev, based in Moscow, Russia, created an Email Generator plugin for Figma that allows users to design email templates and export HTML code from frames.…

• Met Museum Launches Weekly Film Series for 150th Anniversary digital

  The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2020 with a weekly online film series. Every Friday throughout the year, the museum releases a…

• Trame d'Italia: online platform uncovers Italy's lesser-known cultural treasures digital

  Trame d'Italia, a cultural startup, is dedicated to enhancing tourism in Italy's underappreciated regions impacted by overtourism. This initiative emerged from the “ARS Arte che…

• Stream Machine Milano: Interactive Digital Art Installation at Malpensa Airport digital

  An interactive digital art installation titled 'Stream Machine Milano' has been installed at Milan's Malpensa Airport, allowing travelers to co-create abstract visions of the city…

• Documentary on Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney's Collaboration Now on YouTube digital

  A 90-minute documentary detailing the historic collaboration between Salvador Dalí and Walt Disney is now available on YouTube. The two met at a party in 1944 and soon began…

• The Sims Turns 20: How a Sandbox Life Simulator Changed Gaming digital

  The Sims, the life simulation video game created by Will Wright, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020. Released on February 4, 2000, by Electronic Arts, it became the…

• Squarepusher's Terminal Slam Video Blends AR and AI in Dystopian Tokyo digital

  On January 31, 2020, Squarepusher (Tom Jenkinson) released his first album in five years, Be Up a Hello, on Warp Records. The album was made with the same equipment as his early…

• Simon Weckert hacks Google Maps with 99 smartphones to fake traffic jam digital

  German artist Simon Weckert tricked Google Maps into showing a traffic jam on an empty Berlin street by pulling a wagon with 99 smartphones. The GPS signals from the phones made…

• Three Virtual Museums: From Dubious Splendors to Death and Other Realities digital

  The article reviews three virtual museums available as apps or games. The Museum of Dubious Splendors is a hybrid of fairy tale book and exploration game, recreating rooms from a…

• Tate dedicates video to Keith Haring's diaries digital

  The Tate in London has released a video dedicated to the diaries of Keith Haring, written between 1971 and 1989. The video features readings from the diaries accompanied by images…

• Björk's AI-Powered Soundscape Debuts at New York Hotel digital

  Björk has launched Kórsafn, her first artificial intelligence-based musical project, in collaboration with Microsoft. The composition, whose name means 'archive of choirs' in…

• Sculptjanuary: The Annual 3D Sculpting Challenge Returns for January 2020 digital

  Sculptjanuary, a yearly initiative for 3D sculptors, is taking place until January 31. Established in 2015 by German artist Zach Reinhardt, this challenge invites participants to…

• iRaiser fundraising platform expands to Italy with digital tools for nonprofits digital

  iRaiser, a French SaaS platform founded in 2012 by CEO Antoine Martel, is launching in Italy to help nonprofits and cultural organizations optimize fundraising. Already active in…

• Andrea Interguglielmi on Nauticrawl, Game Design, and Clayxels digital

  Andrea Interguglielmi, a game designer hailing from Palermo, shares insights about his game Nauticrawl, which Armor Games Studios released on Steam. In this game, players assume…

• Aamir Khan's Motion Design Project 'Rise' Showcases Ancient Aesthetic digital

  On January 27, 2020, the design platform Abduzeedo featured a motion design project titled 'Rise' by artist Aamir Khan. The work was highlighted as part of the site's regular…

• MoMA's Oscar-winning history: a video retrospective digital

  The Museum of Modern Art in New York has published a video on its YouTube channel tracing the entire history of the Academy Awards from their founding in 1929 to 2019. The museum…