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• Aura: Multimediale Licht- und Klanginstallation in der Basilika Notre-Dame Montreal digital

  Die Basilika Notre-Dame in Montreal wird Schauplatz einer spektakulären Multimedia-Installation namens Aura, die von Moment Factory in Zusammenarbeit mit der Fabrique de la…

• Sky Arte to Air Documentary on Viva Festival in Locorotondo digital

  On October 25, 2017, Sky Arte HD will broadcast a documentary about the Viva Festival, held from August 15 to 20 in Locorotondo, Puglia, and promoted by Club to Club. The film…

• Sky's Art Films: Immersive Cinema Meets Italian Cultural Heritage digital

  Since 2013, Sky has been producing art documentaries that combine cutting-edge technology with Italian cultural heritage, under the direction of Cosetta Lagani. The project began…

• Museum apps: gaming meets cultural heritage digital

  Three Italian museum apps blend gaming with cultural heritage. The MANN (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) released 'Father and Son', a 2D side-scrolling narrative game…

• Gif It Up 2017: anima la storia con una gif digital

  La quarta edizione del concorso internazionale Gif It Up, avviato nel 2014 da Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) e DigitalNZ, è aperta per la creazione di gif animate…

• Cartografia digital mapeia assassinatos de indígenas no Brasil digital

  A nova plataforma online, "Cartografia dos Ataques Contra Indígenas" (Caci), foi lançada para mapear os assassinatos de indígenas no Brasil. Criada pela Fundação Rosa Luxemburgo…

• Jeff Koons launches augmented reality sculptures on Snapchat digital

  Snapchat has launched a new artist page at art.snapchat.com, debuting with Jeff Koons. The artist has made several of his iconic sculptures—including the balloon dog, Popeye, the…

• Björk's 'The Gate' Video Features Gucci Couture and Psychedelic VFX digital

  Björk has released 'The Gate', the first single from her upcoming album 'Utopia', co-produced with Arca. The psychedelic video, directed by Andrew Thomas Huang, premiered on…

• HangarBicocca's website documents its evolution from industrial site to contemporary art hub digital

  The Fondazione Pirelli HangarBicocca's website in Milan details the evolution of a former industrial site into a prominent venue for contemporary art. Echoing engineer Ernesto…

• Laurie Anderson on VR: 'Chalkroom' Frees the Body digital

  In an interview with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Laurie Anderson discusses her virtual reality work 'Chalkroom' (2017), created with Taiwanese artist and programmer…

• How Different Cultures Name Colors: A Universal Pattern digital

  A Vox video explores how languages around the world name colors, revealing a universal pattern. In 1969, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin of the University of California, Berkeley…

• Hashtag: New TV Format on Sky Channel 868 Explores Contemporary Art digital

  A new television format called Hashtag has launched on Sky channel 868, airing weekly on Mondays at 9 PM and also available on the YouTube channel Hashtag Produzioni. The show,…

• Animation Explores the Birth of Man Ray's Rayographs digital

  An animation details the invention of rayographs by Man Ray, who was 25 when he met Marcel Duchamp in New York. Their friendship pushed Ray to experiment beyond painting,…

• Studio Ghibli's Evolution in a 9-Minute Supercut digital

  A new 9-minute supercut video traces the stylistic evolution of Studio Ghibli films from 1984's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to 2015's When Marnie Was There. The compilation…

• Maxim Zhestkov's 'Elements' Animates Particle Physics with Two Million Marbles digital

  Russian motion designer Maxim Zhestkov released 'Elements,' an experimental short film featuring two million white and black marbles with reflective surfaces moving through white…

• TV embraces VR and interactive mixed reality digital

  Television is experimenting with virtual reality and interactivity, driven by major investments. Sky plc partnered with Google to produce VR-only content for subscribers,…

• Sky Arte Documentary Revisits Summer of Love Through Music digital

  A documentary titled 'Summer of 67' will air on Sky Arte HD on Saturday, September 9, revisiting the iconic Summer of Love through its soundtrack. The film explores the creative…

• Macro video transforms everyday objects into mysterious visions digital

  A video by Macro Room, a site specializing in macro photography and footage, compiles extreme close-ups of everyday objects, revealing unexpected perspectives. The clip shows…

• Amphio e altre app musicali: musica da vedere su Apple TV digital

  L'articolo esamina tre applicazioni musicali per dispositivi Apple, con particolare attenzione su Amphio, premiata a livello internazionale per la sua innovativa visualizzazione…

• Nancy Proctor on Digital Transformation in Museums digital

  Nancy Proctor, a leading expert in digital museums and former Head of New Media at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, was interviewed in Milan during the Meet the Media Guru…

• Micromega Project: 117 Audio Tracks and Illustrations Explore the Cosmos digital

  Alessandro Zannier, known as Ottodix, has created Micromega Project, an interdisciplinary digital artwork that combines drawing, sculpture, digital art, and encyclopedic…

• Italy for Movies: New Portal for Film Locations Launched at Venice Film Festival digital

  A new online platform, Italy for Movies, was unveiled at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, aiming to promote Italian locations for film and audiovisual productions. The…

• Humans of New York photo blog becomes Facebook web series digital

  Brandon Stanton's Humans of New York (HONY), a Facebook page with 18 million followers, is launching as a 12-episode web series on Facebook's Watch platform. Started in 2010 after…

• Tre app AI per arte e ispirazione: Eliza, Melodist, Moni.ai digital

  L'articolo presenta tre applicazioni che sfruttano l'intelligenza artificiale per scopi artistici e creativi. Eliza, un chatterbot sviluppato tra il 1964 e il 1966 al MIT da…

• Michelangelo Pistoletto's Third Paradise goes to space with ESA app digital

  Michelangelo Pistoletto's Third Paradise symbol, a reformulation of the infinity sign, has been taken into space as part of Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli's VITA mission. The…

• Oscar-nominated short film 'A Single Life' now online digital

  The Dutch animated short film 'A Single Life' (2014), directed by the studio Job, Joris & Marieke, has been released online in full. The film follows Pia, a young woman who…

• Louisiana Museum video: 11 photographers on the role of photography today digital

  The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art has released a video compilation featuring interviews with eleven photographers discussing the role of photography in an age of visual…

• Duchamp's 1966 BBC Documentary Resurfaces on YouTube digital

  A 1966 BBC documentary on Marcel Duchamp, titled 'Rebel Ready-Made' by Tony Powell, has resurfaced on YouTube, uploaded by a user named Pheidias. The film documents Duchamp's…

• Google Arts & Culture's 'Name That Art' lets kids describe masterpieces digital

  Google Arts & Culture's 'Name That Art' video series pits children against art experts in a game of describing artworks. In one episode, 7-year-old Obie interprets Rodin's 'The…

• Interactive Music Websites: From Queens of the Stone Age to Jeff Buckley digital

  Queens of the Stone Age launched an interactive website for their upcoming album 'Villains', set for release on August 25, 2017. The site features a vintage TV with a…

• Go Rando: Benjamin Grosser's browser extension randomizes Facebook reactions to resist algorithmic profiling digital

  Artist Benjamin Grosser created Go Rando, a browser extension that randomizes Facebook reactions to prevent algorithmic profiling. Since early 2016, Facebook offers six reaction…

• Five Van Gogh Sunflowers versions united in Facebook live stream digital

  On August 14, 2017, five museums each holding a version of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers will present their painting in a live stream on Facebook, marking the first time all five…

• 22 Animators Create Surrealist 'Exquisite Corpse' for Rick and Morty digital

  To promote its third season, Adult Swim produced 'Rick and Morty Exquisite Corpse', a short video inspired by the surrealist technique of the same name. The exquisite corpse is a…

• Linden Lab lancia Sansar, il successore di Second Life in realtà virtuale digital

  Linden Lab, la società californiana famosa per Second Life, ha lanciato Sansar, una nuova piattaforma di realtà virtuale attualmente in fase di beta pubblica. A differenza di…

• Treepedia: MIT Platform Maps Urban Tree Canopy Using Google Street View digital

  In December 2016, the MIT Senseable City Lab, led by Carlo Ratti, launched Treepedia in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. The platform uses Google Street View data to…

• Cindy Sherman Debuts Retouched Selfies on Instagram, Using Facetune Filters digital

  Cindy Sherman, the renowned American photographer known for her Untitled Film Stills series (1977–1980), has started posting selfies on Instagram. The images are altered using…

• Miu Miu Women's Tales Expands to Instagram with Kimi Selfridge digital

  Miu Miu Women's Tales, the short film series dedicated to women by the fashion brand Miu Miu, is launching a new digital initiative on Instagram under the creative direction of…

• Aphex Twin reveals studio process in new behind-the-scenes video digital

  Richard D. James, known as Aphex Twin, has released a video on his Vimeo channel showing the creative process behind "Vordhosbn," a track from his 2001 double album "Drukqs" (Warp…

• Tre app per tre musei: recensione di app museali interattive digital

  L'articolo recensisce tre app museali. La prima è 'Fiducial Voice Beacons' del Science Museum di Londra, basata sull'installazione di Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: l'app funge da…

• 30/07/2017: Live-stream performance by Roaro and Richardson honors Bergman and Antonioni digital

  On July 30, 2017, artists Eleonora Roaro (Varese, 1989) and Katy Richardson (Plymouth, 1977) will perform a live-stream piece titled "30/07/2017" on YouTube, dedicated to…