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

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 on contemporary art. Organized by Claudia Fini, the series is part of the collateral program for ongoing exhibitions of Jon Rafman (Montréal, 1981) and Ryoichi Kurokawa (Osaka, 1978), curated respectively by Diana Baldon and NODE (international festival of electronic music and live media), and produced by Fondazione Modena Arti Visive. Speakers include Valentina Tanni (Digital Art lecturer at Politecnico di Milano), Claudia D'Alonzo (Net Art lecturer at Accademia di Brera, Milan), Marco Mancuso (Contemporary Art Phenomenology lecturer at NABA, Milan), and Domenico Quaranta (Interactive Systems lecturer at Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara). The first lecture on October 18, titled 'L’arte dopo la rivoluzione digitale,' will be given by Valentina Tanni. Subsequent sessions include Claudia D'Alonzo on November 29, 2018; a conversation with Ryoichi Kurokawa moderated by Marco Mancuso on January 19, 2019; and a conversation with Jon Rafman moderated by Domenico Quaranta on February 14, 2019. All events take place at Galleria Civica di Modena, Palazzo Santa Margherita, Corso Canalgrande 103, Modena. Admission is free for under 18 and over 65.