Roberto D'Agostino at Sky Arte Festival: Questioning Art After the Digital
The Sky Arte Festival, scheduled in Naples from May 5 to 7, will feature media personality Roberto D'Agostino at the Museo Pignatelli. D'Agostino, creator of Sky's format 'Dago in the Sky', will present a talk titled 'C'è arte dopo il digitale?' on May 6 at 3 PM. He will explore the relationship between visual arts and new technologies, referencing the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall and Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the web. D'Agostino cites Umberto Eco's critique of the internet as giving voice to imbeciles alongside Nobel laureates. He questions whether the digital revolution has ended art history or redirected creative energy from traditional disciplines into technology.
Key facts
- Sky Arte Festival takes place in Naples from May 5 to 7.
- Roberto D'Agostino speaks at Museo Pignatelli on May 6 at 3 PM.
- Talk title: 'C'è arte dopo il digitale?' (Is there art after the digital?).
- D'Agostino created Sky's format 'Dago in the Sky'.
- He references 1989 as the year of the Berlin Wall fall and the web's invention by Tim Berners-Lee.
- Umberto Eco is quoted criticizing the internet.
- The talk examines digital revolution's impact on visual arts, design, fashion, rock, and painting.
- D'Agostino questions if the internet has ended history or shifted creative energy to technology.
Entities
Artists
- Roberto D'Agostino
- Tim Berners-Lee
- Umberto Eco
Institutions
- Sky Arte Festival
- Museo Pignatelli
- Sky
- Artribune
Locations
- Naples
- Italy