Arte. BR: Technophagic, Adhocratic, and Radicant
[Bilingual catalog]DownloadArte. BR: Tecnofágica, adhocrática e radicante [English version: Download catalog] Technophagy is neither a trend nor a movement, but a personal concept developed…
Writing
Cinecidades
The documentary Cinecidades premieres today. Directed by André Costa, it discusses the relationship between technology, cinema, and urban space, presenting works and interventions by…
From Interaction to Agency
The 21st century will enter history books as the starting point of the post-virtual era: an age in which networks have become so present in everyday life, and the digitization of culture so…
Contemporary Art After Digital Media
Today I am giving a presentation at The Creators Project. I was supposed to give an overview of digital art. I am increasingly convinced that this term has expired. As have Art &…
Art and the Avant-Garde on the Internet
Arte e Vanguarda na Internet is the title of the lecture series presented by CCBB, impeccably produced by Texto Intermídia. The series, which has already taken place in Brasília—where I…
Transmedia Aesthetics
Yesterday I joined the panel on “Transmediatization and Lifestyle” at the 4th congress of ABES (Brazilian Association for Semiotic Studies), with Raquel Zuanon, Lucia Santaella and Mario…
From Readymade to Ready Media
From Readymade to Ready Media: Opening lecture for the MIS-SP open course in Art History (January 30, 2010).The lecture presents methodological parameters for situating media art within art…
Just What Is It that Makes Today’s Delusions So Different, So Appealing? (Factoría)
¿QUÉ ES LO QUE HACE A LOS ESPEJISMOS DE HOY TAN DIFERENTES, TAN ATRACTIVOS? is the title of the inaugural exhibition at Factoría (Santiago de Compostela, Spain). I am participating with…
From a critique of use to the critical use of media
Yesterday, at the Digital Culture Forum, I presented some ideas about what I consider the conditions for digital art’s existence. Daniel Hora published such a good summary of my talk that I…
Technological Aesthetics
A recurring question in debates on digital art: the role of technology in the creative process and in the work itself.Some say technology is merely a tool, a means of achieving the desired…