In Memory of Paul Virilio (1932–2018)
It is impossible to think about contemporary urban culture without referring to Paul Virilio. A philosopher and urbanist who died on September 10, Virilio devoted himself to investigating…
Writing
Artsupermarket on Metrópolis
Watch the video ↗︎ Artsupermarket, our project at the Mostra 3M de Arte, is featured on TV Cultura's Metrópolis…
Save the Memories!
I was invited to write for episode 5 of Bravo! magazine’s third season, HOJE (“TODAY”). I wrote about this time when everything “is already yesterday,” even before it becomes tomorrow.…
Technological Disobedience (class 6 – AUH 5862)
Starting from Ernesto Oroza’s project “Desobediencia Tecnologica,” we identify several lines of force to guide our reflections on technophagies, critical ruinologies, and the occupation of…
Public art and urban “revitalization” (Class 3 - AUH5862)
Drawing on Rosalyn Deutsche’s article, “Krzysztof Wodiczko’s ‘Homeless Projection’ and the Site of Urban ‘Revitalization,’” the following topics are proposed for discussion:Public art as…
Internet of Which Things? (Class 02 - AUH5862)
Key questions: Drawing on Hal Foster’s essay “Design and Crime,” we will discuss the emergence of “Design Capitalism.” Contrasts between the concept of “Total Design” in the Style 1900 and…
Spaces of contemporary art
Spaces of contemporary art was the topic I was invited to speak about at Red Bull House of Art, at the invitation of the curators, Lucas Bambozzi e Maria Monteiro. I was there at a…
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…
Territory and Agency in Networks
Opaque Cartographies: Territory and Agency in Networks* The undeniable popularization and welcome improvement and falling cost of software and technological devices have been accompanied…
Toward Technophagy
Toward Technophagy: Trends in Digital Art Creation in Brazil * Giselle Beiguelman, 2009PDF The results of the eighth edition of the Sergio Motta Award reveal interesting ambivalences in…