Re:humanism Prize 2021 Winners Announced
The Re:humanism Prize's second edition, which emphasizes contemporary art and artificial intelligence, attracted more than 200 submissions. Curated by Daniela Cotimbo, it unveiled the Premio Digitalive by Romaeuropa, which was granted to Francesco Luzzana for his performance exploring body and digital interfaces. The top award was given to Feileacan McCormick and Sofia Crespo (Entangled Others) for their AI initiative focusing on coral reef interactions. Irene Fenara secured second place with her interpretation of tiger extinction, while Yuguang Zhang took third for his investigation into human-object relationships. The jury comprised AI specialists and art critics. A group exhibition featuring the finalists is scheduled for May at MAXXI.
Key facts
- Over 200 artists applied to the second edition of the Re:humanism Prize.
- The prize is dedicated to the relationship between contemporary art and artificial intelligence.
- The Premio Digitalive by Romaeuropa was introduced as a new award.
- Francesco Luzzana won the Premio Digitalive with a performance on body and digital interfaces.
- First prize: Feileacan McCormick and Sofia Crespo (Entangled Others) for an AI project on coral reef relationships.
- Second prize: Irene Fenara for a project on tiger extinction and digital memory.
- Third prize: Yuguang Zhang, a Chinese new media artist at New York University.
- The finalists' exhibition will take place at MAXXI in May.
- The jury included experts from Alan Advantage, Ars Electronica, IBM Research, and Google.
- Themes include biodiversity, ecological consciousness, gender identity, and human-machine relationships.
Entities
Artists
- Francesco Luzzana
- Feileacan McCormick
- Sofia Crespo
- Entangled Others
- Irene Fenara
- Yuguang Zhang
- Egor Kraft
- Elizabeth Christoforetti
- Romy El Sayah
- Mariagrazia Pontorno
- Manuel Focareta
- Carola Bonfili
- Johanna Bruckner
- Umanesimo Artificiale
- Lorem
- Daniela Cotimbo
- Federica Patti
- Ilaria Gianni
- Valentino Catricalà
- Alfredo Adamo
- Michael Mondria
- Mauro Martino
- Trond Wuellner
Institutions
- Re:Humanism
- Romaeuropa
- Alan Advantage
- Ars Electronica
- IBM Research
- Visual Artificial Intelligence Lab
- New York University
- MAXXI – Museo nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo
- Artribune
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- United States
- Rome
- Italy