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• Aaron Munson's Abstract Video for Mark Pritchard Track digital

  Canadian multimedia artist and director Aaron Munson created a video for British producer Mark Pritchard's track "Under the Sun." The clip features abstract forms blending liquids…

• Michelangelo Infinito Documentary Premieres on Sky Arte digital

  Sky Arte presents 'Michelangelo Infinito', a documentary directed by Emanuele Imbucci, premiering Saturday, January 12, exclusively on Sky Arte, simulcast on Sky Cinema Uno, and…

• Three VR Apps Explore Egyptian Tombs, Qatari Heritage, and Cyber Warfare digital

  Simona Caraceni reviews three virtual reality applications that leverage 3D technology for cultural heritage and storytelling. The first, "Nefertari: Journey to Eternity" on…

• Superinternet.space: 48-hour collective meme performance documented digital

  The collective Clusterduck, in collaboration with Greencube Gallery, launched #MEMEPROPAGANDA in May 2018, a project exploring the communicative power of memes through physical…

• Motion Design Title Sequence Depicts Geisha Love Story Set in 19th Century Kyoto digital

  In January 2019, a motion design project titled 'KIYOMI KOBAYASHI' was created by Yi Le, director and co-founder of Loop LOOP Studios based in Shanghai, China. The work presents…

• Google's virtual tour revives Brazil's National Museum after fire digital

  Google has launched a virtual tour of the National Museum of Brazil, which was devastated by a fire in September 2018. The tour uses Museum View technology, similar to Google…

• MarTA Museum Launches 'Past for Future' Video Game to Explore Taranto's Heritage digital

  The MarTA (Museo Archeologico di Taranto) has released a new video game titled 'Past for Future', developed by the TuoMuseo collective, known for their previous hit 'Father and…

• Perrotin launches podcast channel for contemporary art talks digital

  Emmanuel Perrotin, the French gallerist with spaces in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai (totaling about 7,000 square meters across three continents), has…

• Jordan Baseman's year-long audio artwork 'Radio Influenza' revisits the 1918 pandemic digital

  American artist Jordan Baseman (born 1960 in Philadelphia) has created 'Radio Influenza', a year-long digital audio artwork running until October 2019 that gives voice to the 1918…

• Marco Mengoni's music video shot at Palazzo Madama in Turin digital

  A new partnership between Google Arts & Culture, YouTube Music, and Sony Music has brought the trend of filming music videos in museums to Italy. Marco Mengoni's single 'Hola' was…

• Mélodie Mousset's VR project with hospitalized children in Turin digital

  French artist Mélodie Mousset (born 1981 in Abu Dhabi, based in Zurich) created a new version of her virtual reality project HanaHana in collaboration with hospitalized children…

• Neon Genesis Evangelion arrives on Netflix in spring 2019 digital

  Netflix has announced it will stream the complete series of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the most influential Japanese anime of the 1990s, starting next spring. Created by director…

• #CUOREDINAPOLI: Social Media Project Promotes Neapolitan Culture digital

  The #CUOREDINAPOLI project, launched in 2017, uses social media and public installations to foster a sense of shared territory and belonging in Naples. Coordinated by Franz…

• Meet Vermeer: Google Arts & Culture presenta la prima retrospettiva virtuale di tutte le opere di Jan Vermeer digital

  Il Mauritshuis Museum dell'Aia e Google Arts & Culture lanciano Meet Vermeer, la prima retrospettiva online completa dei 36 dipinti conosciuti di Jan Vermeer (1632-1675), sparsi…

• Director's Cut of Aphex Twin's 'Windowlicker' Released on YouTube digital

  The director's cut of Aphex Twin's iconic music video 'Windowlicker' has been published on the musician's YouTube channel. Directed by Chris Cunningham in 1998, the video won…

• Mausoleo di Augusto: sito interattivo premiato da FWA e AWWWARDS digital

  In occasione del restauro del Mausoleo di Augusto a Roma, la Fondazione TIM, con la Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, ha lanciato un sito tematico realizzato da Havas.…

• Joe Richardson's 'The Procession to Calvary' Blends Renaissance Art with Point-and-Click Gaming digital

  Joe Richardson, an American developer, is creating 'The Procession to Calvary', a video game that combines 17th-century Florentine art with 1990s point-and-click adventure…

• David Lynch's 'Ant Head' Short Film Released Online digital

  David Lynch has released a new short film titled 'Ant Head' online, following the global success of 'Twin Peaks: The Return'. The 13-minute video premiered at the latest edition…

• Museo Bagatti Valsecchi presenta installazione digitale 'Mettici la firma' digital

  Il Museo Bagatti Valsecchi di Milano presenta l'installazione digitale 'Mettici la firma', che trae ispirazione dalla tradizione di accoglienza dei Fratelli Bagatti Valsecchi.…

• Rotraut Uecker Recounts Life with Yves Klein in Documentary digital

  A video published by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen features Rotraut Uecker, the wife and collaborator of Yves Klein, recounting their intense four-year…

• Young Digitals to Take Over Artribune’s Instagram for Marina Abramović Show digital

  On November 14, 2018, the communication studio Young Digitals will take over Artribune’s Instagram Stories to offer an unconventional social media narrative of Marina Abramović’s…

• Interactive Web Doc Explores Ancient Tuscan Road digital

  Setteponti Walkabout, an interactive web documentary, explores the ancient Strada Setteponti, an Etruscan route through Valdarno connecting Florence to Arezzo. The project…

• RAISONLINE: Blockchain-Based Catalogue Raisonné Platform Launches digital

  Arteïa, a platform dedicated to managing art collections digitally, has joined forces with Cahiers d'Art, a magazine focused on literature and art, to launch RAISONLINE by Cahiers…

• Cyriak's Surreal 3D Skeleton Dance Video for Halloween digital

  British animator Cyriak released a new video titled RIP on October 30, 2018, for Halloween. The 3D animation features a macabre dance of skeletons, paying homage to Walt Disney's…

• Met Museum Puts 200,000+ Artworks Online via Google Partnership digital

  The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has partnered with Google to make over 200,000 images from its collection freely accessible online through a new API. The Met Collection…

• BigRock Institute: High-Tech School in Rural Treviso digital

  BigRock. Institute of Magic Technologies, located in the rural hamlet of Ca' Tron in Roncade (Treviso province), has been pioneering high-tech education since 2005. Founded by…

• Anna Raimondo's Radio Show 'Come un mare fuor d'acqua #4' at Nesxt Torino digital

  On November 3, 2018, from 17:00 to 19:00, Anna Raimondo, an artist, will present a live radio show called 'Come un mare fuor d'acqua #4' at Studio Bild in Turin. This event will…

• RSA and Nice Shit Studio produce video on algorithmic bias with Cathy O'Neil digital

  The RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce) commissioned an educational video on algorithms from Barcelona-based animation studio Nice Shit…

• ALL ARTS: New York's New Cultural TV Channel Launching January 2019 digital

  WNET, the New York-based television company, will launch ALL ARTS in January 2019, a new channel and streaming platform dedicated to exploring all forms of creative expression in…

• Polimoda Duets launches with Marina Abramović interview series digital

  Polimoda, the Florence-based fashion school, has launched Polimoda Duets, a video interview series featuring iconic figures from contemporary art and culture. The first episode…

• UBI Banca launches digital platform and Instagram for its art collection digital

  UBI Banca, an Italian cooperative banking group founded in 2007, has launched a website and Instagram channel to open its vast art collection to the public. The collection…

• Francesco Imperato's short film 'This is Racism' goes viral with 2 million views in three days digital

  Francesco Imperato's short film 'This is Racism' has amassed nearly 2 million views in three days on Facebook, sparking widespread debate. The film features actor Andrea…

• Turkish collective Oddviz uses photogrammetry to depict Venice sinking in 'Acqua Alta' digital

  The Turkish collective Oddviz employs photogrammetry, a technique typically used for topographical, cartographic, and architectural surveys, to create immersive 3D videos that…

• Francesco Casetti's 'Hypertopia' Lecture on Cinema and Place Now Online digital

  On May 3, 2013, Francesco Casetti delivered a lecture titled 'Hypertopia' at Central Saint Martins in London, introduced by Mark Lewis. Casetti, Professor of Film Studies at Yale…

• Galleria Civica di Modena launches BITS & BYTES lecture series on digital art impact digital

  On October 18, 2018, the Galleria Civica di Modena at Palazzo Santa Margherita will inaugurate BITS & BYTES, a cycle of four lectures exploring the impact of digital technologies…

• Twin Peaks VR: David Lynch presenta un'esperienza immersiva al Festival of Disruption digital

  David Lynch ha annunciato un gioco in realtà virtuale basato sull'universo di Twin Peaks, intitolato Twin Peaks VR. Il progetto, sviluppato in collaborazione con Showtime e…

• Cattelan and Ferrari direct video for Glass Handel opera project digital

  Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has launched Glass Handel, a series of performances blending music, fashion, dance, video, and live painting, in collaboration with Cecilia Dean…

• Tree VR: Experiencing Deforestation Through an Avatar digital

  Milica Zec and Winslow Turner Porter III's virtual reality piece 'Tree' premieres in Italy at the Ferrara International Festival from October 5 to 7, 2018. The work invites…

• Museums embrace augmented reality and beacon-based apps for enhanced visitor experiences digital

  Three Italian museums have launched mobile apps that leverage different technologies to enrich visits. The MUSE science museum in Trento uses Google's VPS (Visual Positioning…

• Sky Arte documentary explores relativity theory's overlooked history digital

  Sky Arte will air 'Einstein e la relatività ‒ Una storia singolare' on Tuesday, October 2, a documentary revealing that despite its revolutionary impact, the theory of relativity…