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• Inventum: videogame in realtà aumentata per scoprire il patrimonio archeologico di Venosa digital

  Il progetto Inventum, concepito dall'artista/regista Silvio Giordano e prodotto da Effenove s.r.l.s., è un videogioco in realtà aumentata che permette di esplorare l'area…

• Facebook to Revise Algorithm After VISITFLANDERS Protest Over Censorship of Rubens Nudes digital

  Following a viral protest by VISITFLANDERS, the Flemish tourism board, Facebook has agreed to revise its advertising policy regarding artistic nudity. The dispute began months ago…

• Refik Anadol Transforms Disney Hall with AI Projections digital

  From September 28 to October 6, 2018, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, designed by Frank Gehry in 2003, will be transformed nightly from 7:30 to 11:30 PM by Refik…

• Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Returns for Second Season digital

  After a two-year hiatus, the surreal web series Don't Hug Me I'm Scared has resurfaced with a teaser for a second season. Created in 2011 by British directors Becky Sloan and…

• Gucci lancia una galleria d'arte virtuale su Instagram con @guccibeauty digital

  Gucci ha recentemente inaugurato un nuovo profilo Instagram, @guccibeauty, che funge da galleria d'arte digitale. Attivato pochi giorni fa, il profilo ha già attratto oltre 34.000…

• Palazzo Medici Riccardi launches digital revamp with new logo, website, and Facebook page digital

  Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, a Renaissance icon built by Michelozzo for Cosimo de' Medici between 1444 and 1462, is embarking on a new phase to boost its annual 130,000…

• Gris: un videogioco senza morte con grafica ad acquerello digital

  Il titolo Gris, creato dallo studio spagnolo Nomada Studio in associazione con l'editore americano Devolver Digital, debutterà a dicembre 2018 su Nintendo Switch e PC Windows 10.…

• Superbudda's Retroazione at Fondazione Merz Seeks Public Video Submissions digital

  The musical collective Superbudda launches Retroazione, a multimedia project at Fondazione Merz in Turin, supported by Compagnia di San Paolo through the Ora! grant and curated by…

• Elena Salmistraro among Apple's 21 artists for Milan store launch digital

  Apple selected 21 creatives, including Milanese designer Elena Salmistraro (born 1983), to mark the opening of its new store in Milan. Participants responded to the prompt "What…

• V&A digitizes Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Forster notebooks digital

  The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has digitized the first volume of Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Forster, a collection of notebooks bequeathed to the museum by literary critic…

• Livia Satriano’s Libri Belli: Rediscovering Vintage Italian Book Design on Instagram digital

  Livia Satriano, a Milan-based researcher and content creator, runs Libri Belli, an Instagram account and website dedicated to rediscovering vintage Italian books with striking…

• Tooteko: Anello NFC rende l'arte accessibile a non vedenti digital

  La start-up veneziana Tooteko, fondata da Serena Ruffato e Fabio D'Agnano con Cristiano D'Angelo, Gilda Lombardi e Deborah Tramentozzi, ha sviluppato un anello con sensori NFC che…

• NASA Selfies App Lets Users Pose with Space Images digital

  NASA has launched NASA Selfies, a free app for iOS and Android, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Spitzer Space Telescope. Users can take selfies and choose from 30…

• Artribune invites Instagram stories about exhibitions digital

  Artribune has launched 'Storie di mostre', a project inviting its readers and art enthusiasts to share their exhibition experiences via Instagram stories. Participants post…

• Carlo Zanni Creates Cryptocurrency Artwork ZANNI digital

  Italian artist Carlo Zanni has launched ZANNI (Ẓ), a cryptocurrency that functions as both a digital currency and an artwork. Built on the Ethereum blockchain via smart contracts,…

• Sicily Histories App Blends Gaming and Cultural Tourism digital

  Sicily Histories, a new app developed by the startup Hi.Stories, merges video game mechanics with traditional tourist guides to explore Sicilian heritage. Founded by Riccardo…

• New York Public Library Launches Insta Novels on Instagram Stories digital

  The New York Public Library (NYPL) has repurposed Instagram Stories to publish classic literature, launching a project called Insta Novels. Each page of a book becomes a slide in…

• MusAR app brings augmented reality to Certosa di Calci museum digital

  On July 26, the Museo nazionale della Certosa di Calci in Pisa launched MusAR, a free app for iOS and Android that combines art, music, and history using augmented reality.…

• ArTorin photomontages insert art masterpieces into contemporary Turin digital

  Michi Galli, a 20-year-old student at Accademia Albertina di Torino, launched ArTorin, a project that uses photomontage to place characters from famous artworks into everyday…

• Video Game '11-11: Memories Retold' Draws on 19th-Century Painting digital

  The video game '11-11: Memories Retold' is a collaboration between Bandai Namco Entertainment, DigixArt, and Aardman Animations. Set during World War I, it follows two…

• SMK Copenhagen's Digital Strategy: Open Access and Community Engagement digital

  Merete Sanderhoff, senior advisor at Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) in Copenhagen, discusses the museum's digital development and the SMK Open initiative, which provides free,…

• Facebook page makes art speak in Palermitan dialect digital

  A Facebook page titled 'Se i quadri potessero parlare palermitano' (If paintings could speak Palermitan) has gained nearly 115,000 likes since its creation on February 22, 2014.…

• Maisie Williams launches Daisie, a social network for creatives digital

  Actress Maisie Williams, known for playing Arya Stark in Game of Thrones, has co-founded Daisie, a new social network app for creative professionals. Developed with producer Dom…

• Carla Gannis's Digital Art Featured in Times Square digital

  Carla Gannis's digital artwork was prominently displayed in New York City's Times Square, appearing on the iconic electronic billboards. The artist, known for her exploration of…

• Firenze Game: App gamification for exploring Florence's cultural heritage digital

  The municipality of Florence has launched Firenze Game, a free mobile app that combines digital card gameplay with physical exploration of the city's cultural heritage. Developed…

• Uffizi launches new digital archive of entire collection online digital

  The Uffizi Galleries in Florence have launched a new digital archive, making their entire collection accessible online. The archive, developed in partnership with Indiana…

• CD Projekt Red Reveals Cyberpunk 2077 Details in Interview digital

  CD Projekt Red, the Polish developer behind The Witcher 3, has provided new details about its upcoming game Cyberpunk 2077 in an interview with Artribune. The game, set in the…

• Radio Capodimonte: first Italian museum-dedicated radio launches in Naples digital

  A new radio station, Radio Capodimonte, dedicated exclusively to the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples, will launch in September 2018. The project is a collaboration between the…

• I 10 musei più seguiti su Instagram nel 2018 digital

  Secondo il Global Digital 2018 di We Are Social e Hootsuite, Instagram ha triplicato gli iscritti rispetto al 2017. Tra i musei, il MoMA di New York domina con 3,7 milioni di…

• Casentino municipalities launch WEGLINT app for Tuscan cultural heritage digital

  The mountain municipalities of Casentino in Tuscany have launched a project on the WEGLINT app (available for iOS and Android) to help tourists discover the region's history and…

• Hula's Street Art on Sky Arte's MURO Series at Porto Cesareo digital

  On August 1, 2018, Sky Arte's series MURO features Hawaiian street artist Hula creating a mural in Porto Cesareo, on the Ionian coast, within the only state marine reserve in…

• Tate Modern's Educational Video Series on Performance Art digital

  Tate Modern in London has launched a series of educational videos on its website and YouTube channel to introduce the history and diverse forms of performance art. The series,…

• WeTransfer lancia WePresent, piattaforma editoriale per artisti digital

  WeTransfer, l'azienda leader nella condivisione di file fondata nel 2009, ha lanciato a gennaio 2018 WePresent, un progetto editoriale dedicato a storie di creatività da tutto il…

• The Transgressives Web Series Explores Artistic Transgression digital

  A new web series titled 'The Transgressives' has been launched, curated by American Judy Ohio. The series consists of short documentaries focusing on transgression as an artistic…

• Nelson Mandela's unseen drawings go online via WeTransfer digital

  WePresent, the art and creativity platform of file-sharing company WeTransfer, has unveiled a series of previously unseen drawings by Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) to mark the…

• Broken Fingaz Creates Painted Music Video for U2's Beck Remix digital

  The Israeli street art collective Broken Fingaz, known for their psychedelic pop murals worldwide, has created a music video for U2's "Love is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way"…

• Three VR Apps Let You Time-Travel Through Museums and History digital

  Three free virtual reality apps offer immersive historical experiences. The Städel Museum in Frankfurt launched 'Städel Time Machine,' allowing users to explore the museum as it…

• Mel Chin's AR Flood Engulfs Times Square digital

  Mel Chin's augmented reality installation 'Wake and Unmoored' transforms Times Square into a flooded underwater scene through September 5, 2018. The project comprises a physical…

• Sky Arte to Air Amy Winehouse Documentary on July 20 digital

  Nearly eight years after her death, Amy Winehouse's legacy endures. On Friday, July 20, Sky Arte will broadcast 'Amy,' the documentary directed by Asif Kapadia, which premiered…

• Felix Colgrave's Surreal Short Film 'Dry Run' Premieres on Adult Swim digital

  Australian animator Felix Colgrave returns with a new surreal short film titled 'Dry Run', a year after his acclaimed 'Double King'. Created for the anthology TV program 'Off the…