The BNL Media Art Festival (Rome, April 13-17) begins today. The event, which is orgainsed by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale in co-production with the BNL Group BNP Paribas, will be feature 20 types of events in 8 locations over 5 days. Today, the festival will be inaugurated at the MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Art with a press conference.
Programme – Day One – April 13
MAXXI – Spazio D 11 am – 7 pm
EXHIBITION OF SELECT WORKS ARTISTS |
MAXXI – Corner D 11 am – 7 pm EXHIBITION OF WORKS SCHOOLS |
MAXXI – Auditorium 11 – 11.30 am LIVE STREAMING PRESS CONFERENCE – FESTIVAL PRESENTATION Moderator: Federico Ferrazza, Director, Wired Italia Speakers
|
MAXXI – Spazio D 11.45 am EXHIBITION VISIT With a performance by media artist Giacomo Lion |
MAXXI – Auditorium 12 am – 13.30 pm LIVE STREAMING ROUND TABLE “MEDIA ART: THE NEW ITALIAN CHALLENGE” Moderator: Valentino Catricalà, Artistic Director, BNL Media Art Festival Speakers
|
MAXXI – Auditorium 3.30 – 4.30 pm LECTURE FOR STUDENTS Distr-active Works. An On-line Dialogue between Arts and Science.
|
MAXXI – Auditorium 4.30 – 5 pm FROM ART GALLERY TO CULTURAL ATTACHE’ Stephen Labensky, Cultural Attaché, US Embassy in Italy |
MAXXI 21 19 – 20 LIVE STREAMING ART PITCHES Moderated and introduced by Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale Speakers
5 digital artists present their creative project to clients and entrepreneurs; Q&A with entrepreneurs |
MAXXI 21 e Spazio D 19 EXHIBITION VERNISSAGE & INAUGURATION With a performance by media artist Cinzia Cremona |
MAXXI – Auditorium 8.30 – 9.15 pm SOUND ART PERFORMANCE AUDINT Collective, United Kingdom |
BNL Mestiere Impresa will man a desk at the MAXXI.