Marco Mancuso on the Future of New Media Art and Art Industries
Marco Mancuso, founder of Digicult, examines the evolution of New Media Art in his recent publication. His work outlines significant milestones, such as the groundbreaking 1966 performance 'Nine Evenings: Theater and Engineering' and the pivotal 'Cybernetic Serendipity' exhibition in 1968. He also notes the creation of AARON by Harold Cohen in 1974 and NASA's Satellite Arts Project in 1977. Further highlights include the establishment of the MIT Media Lab in 1985 and Ars Electronica's inception in 1979. Mancuso envisions the upcoming fusion of artificial intelligence and biotechnology, led by the innovative Ars Electronica Futurelab.
Key facts
- Marco Mancuso is founder of Digicult (2005), Digimag Journal, and Digicult Editions.
- He teaches at NABA, IED Milan, and Accademia di Belle Arti G. Carrara Bergamo.
- His book 'Arte, tecnologia e scienza' is published by Mimesis Edizioni.
- Key early events: Nine Evenings (1966), Cybernetic Serendipity (1968), Pepsi Pavilion (1970).
- EAT co-founder Billy Klüver collaborated with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Yvonne Rainer.
- Harold Cohen launched AARON at UC San Diego in 1974.
- Ars Electronica festival founded in 1979; V2_ founded in 1981.
- Art Industries is a neologism coined by Mancuso for creative production networks.
- Mancuso cites Semiconductor, Josè Luis de Vicente, Simona Maschi, Michael John Gorman, Joachim Sauter.
- Future directions include AI, robotics, biotech, and body-technology integration.
- Artists mentioned: Sputniko!, Neil Harbisson, Moon Ribas, Anouk Wipprecht, Keiichi Matsuda.
- Key institutions: Ars Electronica Futurelab, STARTS Prize, Transpecies Society, Grindhouse Wetware, Boston Dynamics.
Entities
Artists
- Marco Mancuso
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Wolfgang von Kempelen
- Richard Wagner
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Thomas Wilfred
- Mary Ellen Bute
- Jasia Reichardt
- Billy Klüver
- Andy Warhol
- Jasper Johns
- Yvonne Rainer
- Jean Tinguely
- Howard Wise
- Harold Cohen
- Kit Galloway
- Sherrie Rabinowitz
- Nicholas Negroponte
- Edward Ihnatowicz
- Le Corbusier
- Iannis Xenakis
- Alex Adrianseen
- Dieter Daniels
- Rudolf Frieling
- Man Ray
- Nam June Paik
- Joan Jonas
- Bill Viola
- Vasulka
- Bruce Nauman
- Stan Van Der Beek
- Jon Ippolito
- Joline Blais
- Semiconductor
- Josè Luis de Vicente
- Simona Maschi
- Michael John Gorman
- Joachim Sauter
- Sputniko!
- Neil Harbisson
- Moon Ribas
- Anouk Wipprecht
- Keiichi Matsuda
- Davide Dal Sasso
Institutions
- Digicult
- Digimag Journal
- Digicult Editions
- NABA
- IED
- Accademia di Belle Arti G. Carrara di Bergamo
- Mimesis Edizioni
- EAT (Experiments in Art and Technology)
- ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art) London
- Pepsi
- Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
- Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
- Xerox Corporation
- Stanford University
- University of California San Diego
- NASA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab
- Architecture Machine Group
- Olivetti
- Philips Corporation
- Ars Electronica
- V2_Center for Unstable Media
- Institute for New Media (INM)
- ZKM
- Medien Kunst Net
- CIID – Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
- Science Gallery International
- ART+COM
- Sonar+D
- Ars Electronica Futurelab
- STARTS Prize
- Transpecies Society
- Grindhouse Wetware
- Boston Dynamics
- Artribune
Locations
- Milano
- Italy
- Bergamo
- Londra
- United Kingdom
- Osaka
- Japan
- New York
- United States
- Palo Alto
- Stanford
- San Diego
- Bruxelles
- Belgium
- Copenaghen
- Denmark