Press Releases
Photo: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl
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Terra Mater LIVE: The Miracle of Life – The Nature of Energy
(Linz, April 23, 2013) In conjunction with this year’s featured theme “In Touch with the Earth,” all future episodes of TERRA MATER will be simulcast free of charge in the Ars Electronica Center’s Deep Space (16×9-meter, 4x high-definition screen) at the same time they’re broadcast on Servus TV (every Wednesday at 8:15 PM).
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Deep Space LIVE: Panoptikum
(Linz, April 24, 2013) “Panoptikum” was a mainstay of Austria’s TV lineup for over 20 years. Now, it’s been reconceived and reformatted as a monthly online magazine in which Ars Electronica Artistic Director Gerfried Stocker, the Futurelab’s Horst Hörtner, and Christoph Kremer, head of the Center, will present a roundup of the latest developments in…
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In Touch with the Earth
(Linz, April 19, 2013) Climate and vegetation zones, ice masses, mountain ranges and deep-sea trenches, bush and forest fires, the routes of migratory birds. Or how about metropolitan areas, networks of streets and railway lines, light pollution, production and consumption of energy, the internet and Big Data. The Ars Electronica Center’s high-definition examination of the…
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Ars Electronica Futurelab Visualizes TOSCA’s “Odeon”
(Linz, April 17, 2013) Today’s world premiere of “Odeon” by TOSCA at Linz’s newly-opened Musiktheater promises two hours full of supreme audiovisual artistry. The music and sound environments were created by Rupert Huber and Richard Dorfmeister (aka TOSCA); the visualizations are the work of the Ars Electronica Futurelab. The curtain goes up at 7:30 PM.
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Science Days: Human Machine!
(Linz, April 10, 2013) During Science Days at the Ars Electronica Center this coming weekend, April 13-14, visitors can learn to build and program robot hands using Lego components, fly a quadcopter with a smartphone, get acquainted with Telenoid, the communications machine of the future, and discover how insights in the field of robotics can…
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Deep Space LIVE: Fear of the Devil and Faith in Miracles
(Linz, April 8, 2013) Historian Cathrin Hermann of the Linz Municipal Archive and storyteller Claudia Edermayer will escort you through a world of fairytales from bygone days in Linz at the next Deep Space LIVE on Thursday, April 11, 2013.
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NITSCH Retrospective: SENSE AND BEING
(Linz, April 4, 2013) The nitsch museum is marking Hermann Nitsch’s 75th birthday with an exhibition entitled “HERMANN NITSCH – SINNE UND SEIN” (SENSE AND BEING). It features works created over six decades and, for the first time at this facility, an interactive jumbo projection screen designed by the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
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Deep Space LIVE: Life Cycles
(Linz, April 2, 2013) A don’t-miss documentary film is on tap at the next Deep Space LIVE on Thursday, April 4. The makers of “Life Cycles” really showed their love for detail, and the prizes for their amazing effort have been rolling in ever since.
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30 Quadcopters Flew for Paramount’s “Star Trek – Into Darkness”
(Linz/London 24.3.2013) Following its world premiere at the Linz Klangwolke in September 2012, the Ars Electronica Futurelab’s computer-controlled swarm of four-rotor mini-whirlybirds—so-called quadcopters—took to the air again on Saturday, March 23, 2013 in a role and setting no less spectacular than the exciting technology itself: as high-tech heralds of Paramount’s “Star Trek – Into Darkness”…
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Robots, Microcosmonauts and Awesome Snowboard Action
(Linz, March 26, 2013) Programming robots, marvelous microscopes and exciting snowboard stunts are the featured attractions at Ars Electronica Center Linz this Thursday, March 28, 2013.
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Ars Electronica Festival 2013
(Linz, March 19, 2013) This year’s Ars Electronica Festival is set for September 5-9 in Linz. The title is TOTAL RECALL – The Evolution of Memory.
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Of Sorcerer’s Apprentices and Virtual Aquariums
(Linz, March 18, 2013) This week’s lineup at the Ars Electronica Center is guaranteed to animate the passions of comic fans. The theme of the 5th NEXT COMIC FESTIVAL at the AEC is Comics and Music.
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Family Days im Ars Electronica Center Linz
(Linz, March 12, 2013) The accent is on discovering, learning and having fun together as a family group this weekend at the Ars Electronica Center.
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A Colorfully Varied Lineup at the AEC on Thursday Evening
(Linz, March 11, 2013) A diversified program of fascinating events awaits visitors to the Ars Electronica Center this Thursday, March 14, 2013.
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Prix Ars Electronica Submission Deadline Extended
(Linz, March 6, 2013) Due to popular demand, the deadline for submitting entries to the Prix Ars Electronica has been extended. Now you have until March 20th to submit projects to the Prix Ars Electronica or to nominate works by others.
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Exhibition Opening: people_scans
(Linz, March 5, 2013) The new “people_scans” exhibition at the Ars Electronica Center features full-body scans by Upper Austrian photographer Kurt Hörbst.
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GameStage@AEC: Competitive Games
(Linz, March 4, 2013) GameStage@AEC is a new series at the Ars Electronica Center Linz dedicated to multifarious aspects of computer gaming.
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Day of Museum Solidarity
(Linz, March 3, 2013) March 4, 2013 is the Day of Museum Solidarity. More than 160 museums, galleries and universities in the USA, Europe, Asia and Australia are taking part in a show of solidarity with cultural institutions in Bosnia-Herzegovina that, due to political disputes and budget constraints, have had to close their doors or…
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For Seniors: Time Is What It’s All About
(Linz, February 27, 2013) Every first and third Friday of the month, the Ars Electronica Center offers a themed tour designed with seniors in mind. On March 1st & 15th, visitors will get a guided tour of the “Zeit ist Held” exhibition.
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The Stars at the Ars Electronica Center
(Linz, February 26, 2013) The accent is on astronomy this week in the Ars Electronica Center Linz.