Innovationsforum, which took place last year, invited a stellar cast of interaction design thinkers and practitioners to discuss the many aspects of interface and interaction design
Mostly architecture dealing with border issues or unsolicited actions
Goth – Reality of the Departed World introduced goth / gothic in contemporary art through approximately 250 works. Vicente Gutierrez reports
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A short video that documents Brandon Ballengee’s research into amphibian declines and deformities
Instead of hand-embroidered tapestries, sewed by skilled craftsmen/craftswomen, Margret Eicher’s tapestries are refined industrial products, woven by a computer
An exhibition of artworks which makes more tangible the contradictions and responsibilities that we encounter personally and as a society, giving the public the possibility of broadening and analyzing our perceptions and actions
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The uses of satellite technologies that emerge from state-sponsored espionage but also media art & activism
Videos, models, original drawings, inflatables from a group of experimental architects and critical artists who had more stamina and attitude than the Rolling Stones themselves
LABoral in Gijon offers residencies for artists and curators and Medialab Prado is preparing the next edition of their successful Interactivos? workshops
Marisa’s work combine performance, video, sound, drawing, and installation to address intersections of pop culture and the cultural history of technology, as they effect the voice, power, and persona
An exhibition of media art works which invites us to consider the brain as a site for interpretation, for scientific and philosophical debates, for examining our relationship to the world – and for questioning our common sense.
I interviewed 5 artists (Paula Roush, Doria Fan, Joshua Klein, David Kousemaker and Meghan Trainor) as well as our favourite expert from Tokyo (Konomi Shin’ishi) about their experience with RFID technology
An exhibition in Hasselt looks at the relationship between people and their spatial environment, art and technology.
In Sensorium, contemporary artists and writers explore the implications of the techno-human interface
Black-bag operations and cultural jam services improving corporate advertisement since 1977.
Where i realize i like gunpowder shows, atomic mushrooms, feng shui’d military base but am totally underwhelmed by stuffed wolves
Traditional craft sexed up with activism, celeebrity mugshots, politics and virus. On view through Arpil 27 at the MAD in New York
Cute and cruel, the best solo show i’ve seen in New York this week
The Course Director of MAID on collage, ecological issues, gene mutation cutlery, clay animation and that famous hamster paper shredder
The videos of the conference which took place at FACT in Liverpool on February 8 & 9 have been made available online
When i interviewed Wafaa about his latest art work last week, i had no idea his project would be censored and his view silenced
Set of unofficial favorite photos of the staff of the Otis Historical Archives of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, in Washington DC.
12 minutes packed with DIY kits to turn pee into fertilizer, vending machines for crows and the dark sides of social networks
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Mary Flanagan’s Giant Joystick
Caitlin Berrigan, Adam Zaretsky, Brandon Ballengee, Kathy High and I will be in New York for a panel on biotech art
Despite the negative press, SL’s user base tripled and continues attracting about a half million new sign-ups a month. How can this possibly be happening?
In January, the lab was opening its doors to present KiBu’s projects, get feedback on their work from visitors, drink hot chocolate and end the evening with performances.
Eric Rodenbeck on why information visualization is becoming more than a set of tools and technologies and techniques to understand large data sets. It is emerging as a medium in its own right, with a wide range of expressive potential
Imagine on a stroll through Hyde Park you are met with an eerie silence. All the twittering birds have disappeared.
Featuring Critical Art Ensemble’s video Immolation and The Office of Experiments investigation into truth serums
The concept of Territories is the focus of an excellent exhibition in the small Belgian city of Liège. Gorgeous image galore inside
Quirky robotic deer, moose, and zebra robotic trophies raise questions about human-animal relationship but also about the future integration of robots in our society
When magic tricks and physical computing classes collide at the University of Architecture in Venice …
Both an exhibition and a workshop Beyond The Screen brings together artists and designers who explore code-based strategies for producing physical form
Aram Bartholl’s exploration of the way the network data space steps into our everyday life
The exhibition invited visitors to look at the relationship between the artist, the artwork and themselves, in the light of the latest discoveries in the neurological sciences about the human brain and its effects on the emotions
Prototype toys to enhance our sensory range and feel like an animal, even as tiny as an ant or as big as a giraffe
Under its motto CONSPIRE…, transmediale.08 seeked to examine dubious worlds of story telling and remote opinion making, to look critically at the means of creative conspiratorial strategies, and use these to uncover new forms of expression and digital discourse.
The Corley Radio prints out specific words picked up while scanning radio stations. The keywords relate to the Mike Corley story about the UK secret service trying to ridicule him through media channels
Meet the artist who is hunting for moss bears, communicating with electric fish and combining woodworks and electronic music to create novel instruments and performances