2021
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Morphologies – Digital Formations and Analog Music
Analog music generates digital visualizations: Maki Namekawa, Cori O’Lan and Rubin Kodheli in a timeless night performance at Deep Space 8K.
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December 2021: Virtual Christmas
Advent, Advent the last little light is burning! December 2021 with the highlights of Ars Electronica.
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November 2021: Nothing holds us down
We took off, crisscrossed the universe, into the future and to Dubai to still make the best of 2021!
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October 2021: World exhibition, concerts and the future of medicine
While the days are getting shorter and the leaves are getting more colorful in Austria, Ars Electronica will be hosting the Austria Pavilion at EXPO 2020 in the desert of Dubai.
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Throwback: Paro the robot seal
Paro, an assistant robot with the appearance of a seal, was a visitor magnet at the Ars Electronica Center for years.
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September 2021: What we have all been waiting for
September – for Ars Electronica, that means not only the end of summer and the return to the nation’s schools, but also, first and foremost, it marks the biggest event of the year in the program.
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August 2021: One highlight follows the next
August is also all about the upcoming Ars Electronica Festival, with numerous announcements to heighten anticipation for the upcoming event.
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July 2021: Preparations are underway
In July, not only will ancient cultures be rediscovered, but preparations for the Ars Electronica Festival “A New Digital Deal” are already in full swing.
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Space Ink – a future of visual arts?
With the Paintbrush painting drone, the Space Ink research project is opening a new chapter in the future of art.
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June 2021: Prizes, Exhibitions, Concerts
June visibly brings normality to life… at least it is possible to use museums, theaters and night gastronomy again. And so we think big right away and fly into space!
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Throwback: Gulliver’s World
Gulliver’s World, the further development of Gulliver’s Box, was a multi-user mixed reality system developed by the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
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Is it really worth the effort?
Outside is winter, inside we harvest our own grain. Three months we have struggled, spent more than 400 euros, but harvested less than 800 grams of barley.
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May 2021: A month for all senses
Although the month of May is still in the grip of the lockdown, sunshine, vaccines and the prospect of opening soon are visibly awakening the spirits of life. Ars Electronica delivers a wide-ranging program to the door.
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25 years of Futurelab – “What a journey!”
Exhibition, workshops, performances and the question of the future: This is how the Ars Electronica Futurelab celebrated its anniversary on the “Futurelab Day” 2021.
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April 2021: Into spring with swing
It’s not just the weather that’s moody in April, but also the epidemic of infections. For Ars Electronica, that means a closed museum and home office, with a colorful virtual program at the same time.
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March 2021: Doorstep Delivery
With “Ars Electronica Home Delivery Services,” we’ve taken another step forward in expanding our range of online workshops. Here’s what else happened.
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Thowback: Gulliver’s Box
In Gulliver’s Box, the process of creative design, display and perception were brought together in a single environment.
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Artistic Journalism: “There Is No Planet B”
Global Warming and Human Responsibility: In this lecture, Hideaki Ogawa explores the role of art as a media of communication.
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February 2021: Of Losses and Encouraging Perspectives
It is not only the ongoing pandemic that is forcing us to think about how we want to shape our lives – it is also the legacy of Hannes Leopoldseder that he left with us.
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How to manage an organization like Ars Electronica
This is the question posed by participants in a new training program for cultural producers that provides insights into the way Ars Electronica works.
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January 2021: Closed, but still open
Of course, we didn’t imagine it like this, but who could? Trying out new things and learning from them – that was once again the motto of Ars Electronica at the beginning of 2021.
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“Sustainability begins with the mind”
A new workshop format encourages people to question their own thinking about sustainability and thus initiate change. Let’s take a closer look!
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Join: What will your life be like in 25 years?
Share your future visions with the world – “Memo Futurum” makes this happen until the end of the year. Only in 2046 they will be recalled.
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Throwback: Ars Electronica goes international
On the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 2004, the time seemed ripe for Ars Electronica to finally go global.
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Future Christmas
Whether Christmas hurry or Advent lockdown, we have a suitable program for a contemplative pre-Christmas time: The Virtual Crib from St. Mary’s Cathedral in Linz.
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The Year in Review 2021
From videos to image galleries: At the end of the year, we will once again pick the cherrys out of the last months that we have shaped together with artists, scientists and other partners.
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Circular economy instead of throwaway society
To counteract climate change, plastics must be handled differently. Design, life cycle, recycling on the one hand, industry, society and politics on the other hand are needed for this.
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11°22’4”142°35’5” – Noise and Visuals in Deep Space 8K
Accordion Noise and Visual Performance 11°22’4”142°35’5” took us down to the deepest point of the Mariana Trench as part of the Ars Electronica Futurelab’s Night Performances in Deep Space 8K.