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 |
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| 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
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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 |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |