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Program

MEDIA ART FESTIVAL 2018

THE GREAT CONVERGENCE: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Roma, 17 – 19 maggio 2018

MAXXI | Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo | via Guido Reni 4/a

Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma | via di Ripetta 222

RUFA – Rome University of Fine Arts |via Benaco 2

 

 17 MAGGIO

MAXXI – Sala Carlo Scarpa

ore 11

OPENING – EDUCATIONAL SECTION
With authority, institutions and partners of the event Alfonso Molina, Scientific Director, Fondazione Mondo DigitaleCarla Conca, Visual Instruments Business Manager
MAXXI – Sala Carlo Scarpa

ore 11.30 – 12

ROBOTIC IN ARTS

Anna Frants, Artistic Director Cyfest, San Petersburg (Russia)

 STRANGE SKIN

Francesca Togni, Educational Project Coordinator Fondazione Sandretto Rerebaudengo (Italia)

Sala Extra MAXXI

ore 11.30 – 12.30

PRESS PREVIEW

With the artists, the international guests and Valentino Catricalà, artistic director of the Media Art Festival

MAXXI – Sala Carlo Scarpa

ore 12 – 17

 

ART SPATIAL HACKATHON

In collaboration with USA Embassy

The Hackathon’s challenge will be launched by Eduardo Kac, artist (USA)

Award Ceremony (5.30 p.m.)

Sala Extra MAXXI

ore 12.30 – 22

VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION “THE GREAT CONVERGENCE: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”
MAXXI – Sala Carlo Scarpa

ore 18

OFFICIAL OPENING

With authority, institution and partners

Mirta Michilli, General Director, Fondazione Mondo Digitale

Pietro Barrera, secretary Fondazione MAXXI

Kelly Dagnan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Ambasciata Americana a Roma

Massimo Pizzocri, Managing Director Italy e Vice President Central & Eastern Europe

MAXXI – Sala Carlo Scarpa

ore 18.15 – 18.45

LECTURE “GENETIC & ROBOTIC ART”

Eduardo Kac, artists (USA)

Introduction by USA Embassy

In conversation with Elena Giulia Rossi, Art Critics and Valentino Catricalà, Artistic Director of Media Art Festival

Sala Extra MAXXI ore 19 OPENING with performance by the Noise Orchestra

 

 18 MAGGIO

Sala Extra MAXXI

ore 11 – 19

VISIT TO THE EXHIBITION “THE GREAT CONVERGENCE: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”
RUFA Space

ore 10 – 11

“NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL. HOW TO ORGANIZE TO FESTIVAL”

Chair Valentina Tanni, art curator and art critics Art Tribune

  • Donna Holford Lovell, artistic director of Neon Digital Arts Festival
  • Jaqueline Butler, Director of MIRIAD-Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Hege Tapio, artistic director of I/O/Lab
Accademia delle Belle Arti di Roma

10.00 – 11.30

INSPIRATIONAL SPEECH “RETHINKING CURATING ”

Sarah Cook, Media Art Curator, Laura Leuzzi, Researcher at Dundee University and Valentina Ravaglia, Assistant Curator Tate Modern

 

 19 MAGGIO

Sala Extra MAXXI

ore 11 – 22

VISIT TO TE EXHIBITION “THE GREAT CONVERGENCE: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”
Sala Extra MAXXI

11.30 – 12

AWARD CEREMONY
With authority, institutios and partners