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  • The World’s Biggest Experiment

    (Linz, August 17, 2011) 4,200 scientists and engineers are utilizing the CMS detector, CERN’s second largest particle detector, to discover traces of the notorious Higgs boson and supersymmetry. The tricks and strategies these researchers are employing will be the subject of a presentation by Dietrich Liko of the Austrian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of High…

  • Sam Auinger – Featured Artist 2011

    (Linz, August 16, 2011) Each year, the Ars Electronica Festival showcases the work of a featured artist. This year, it’s Sam Auinger (AT/DE). Since the 1980s, the Linz native has been working in computer music, sound design and psychoacoustics, fields in which he has been doing pioneering work. Read more Photo: Sam Auinger / Thekla…

  • Tesla Orchestra at Ars Electronica Festival

    (Linz, August 11, 2011) The electrifying performance of the Tesla Orchestra is the featured attraction at this year’s festival opening. Fireballs, lightning, music and dance—the Tesla Orchestra (US) founded in 2009 by Ian Charnas (US) at Case Western Reserve University is a circus in grandiose style. The world’s two largest Tesla coils are the instruments…

  • The World of Macroscopic Quantum Physics

    (Linz, August 9, 2011) A foretaste of this year’s Ars Electronica Festival—theme: “ORIGIN – How It All Begins”—is in store for visitors to the Ars Electronica Center Linz this coming Thursday evening. In Deep Space, where eight 1080p Barco Galaxy projectors cover the venue’s floor and walls with breathtaking high-definition images in jumbo 16×9-meter format,…

  • ORIGIN – INVESTIGATING THE BIG BANG

    (Linz, August 4, 2011) The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is featured in the new exhibition at Ars Electronica Center Linz. The show spotlights the history, organization and objectives of this extraordinary research facility at which 10,000 scientists are attempting to solve the mystery of The Big Bang. Their lab is the largest piece…

  • Seniors discover … Worldviews and Urban Layouts

    (Linz, August 2, 2011) On the first Friday of every month, the Ars Electronica Center offers a themed tour custom-tailored to seniors. The guides make a concerted effort to dispense with English-language high-tech jargon, and to allow plenty of time for tour group members to pose questions and to discuss their experiences and impressions. This…

  • What Machines Dream Of – Ars Electronica at Volkswagen’s Automobil Forum Unter den Linden Venue

    (Berlin, July 7, 2011) Following last year’s successful “Poetry of Motion” show, Ars Electronica has been invited back for another guest appearance at Automobil Forum Unter den Linden in Berlin. The exhibition being produced in cooperation with Volkswagen AG is entitled “What Machines Dream Of.” It will feature 14 works by 11 internationally renowned artists…

  • Interaktiv-kreativ-Tage im Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, July 13, 2011) Interactive-Creative Day at the Ars Electronica Center will keep you from getting a dose of the summertime blues. A pleasant jaunt through the exhibition highlights and excellent workshops for youngsters age 6-14 are on tap every Tuesday and Thursday between July 19 and August 25. Read more Photo: Fabelwesen / Karina…

  • Nacht der Familie und Family Days im Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, July 11, 2011) This coming weekend, the focus will be on families at the Ars Electronica Center. There‘s a great program lined up for Family Night on Friday from 6 PM to Midnight — 3-D fairy tales and high-definition imagery in jumbo 16×9-meter format, blinking fashion accessories hand-made by our young guests, quickie intro…

  • Deep Space LIVE: Saturn – Lord of the Rings

    (Linz, 5.7.2011) Beim letzten Deep Space LIVE vor der Sommerpause dreht sich alles um den Saturn. Neben allerlei Wissenswertem rund um den zweitgrößten Planeten unseres Sonnensystems präsentiert Astrofotograf Dietmar Hager auch jede Menge Infos über die Raumfähre Cassini und den Jupitermond Titan. Der nächste Deep Space LIVE findet dann wieder am Donnerstag, 8. September, statt.

  • Passenger ARTspace

    (Linz, 4.7.2011) Spannende Multimedia-Kunstprojekte der Ars Electronica erleben Reisende derzeit am Flughafen Wien: Noch bis 31. August 2011 sind unter dem Titel „Passenger ARTspace“ vier Installationen eingerichtet, die von Passagieren interaktiv gesteuert werden können. Read more Shadowgram / Florian Voggeneder / Printversion / Album

  • Iron Mask – White Torture

    (Linz, June 30, 2011) “Iron Mask, White Torture,” the project for which artist Marissa Lôbo was honored with the Marianne von Willemer Prize in 2010, will be presented at the Ars Electronica Center from July 2nd to August 26th. The installation deals with resistance to sexism and racism, and consists of a video projection, a…

  • Deep Space LIVE: Historical Events in Linz

    (Linz, June 27, 2011) The last installment (for now) in the Deep Space LIVE series is set for Thursday, June 30 at 8 PM, and will showcase historical treasures from the holdings of Linz’s City Archive. Staff historian Markus Altrichter will display photos of significant historical events in Linz — for example, the so-called February…

  • The King’s Final Move

    (Linz, June 24, 2011) A theatrical performance for children is coming up at the Ars Electronica Center. In conjunction with the SCHÄXPIR Theater Festival, the Helix Dance Theater and Ars Electronica are jointly staging “Der letzte Zug des Königs” (The King’s Final Move), a dance-based whodunit developed especially for Deep Space and for novice detectives…

  • FamilyDays im Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, June 16, 2011) Go on a family-style scavenger hunt from one end of the Museum of the Future to the other, behold a virtual ocean full of sea creatures young creatives designed themselves, and pet a cute little baby seal robot—FamilyDays at the Ars Electronica Center offer fascinating activities that are fun for the…

  • Deep Space LIVE: “The Key to the Brain”

    (Linz, June 13, 2011) “The Key to the Brain will focus on leading-edge research on the brain. Visitors can look forward to incredible, high-definition graphic insights into how the human brain works, an overview of methods used in the neurosciences, and anecdotes from scientist Manuela Macedonia’s daily life on the job at the Max Planck…

  • Deep Space LIVE: A Future for the Past

    (Linz, June 6, 2011) In the course of the coming Deep Space LIVE, Maurizio Seracini of the Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Archaeology and Architecture in San Diego will speak (in English) about the contribution engineering is making to the preservation and understanding of humankind’s cultural heritage. He will present the latest results of…

  • Visual Sound Tour

    (Linz, June 3, 2011) Following their extremely well-received concert last year, the Linz Music School is staging repeat performances at the Ars Electronica Center. Students under the direction of Petra Wurz and Marco Palewicz will be appearing in front of—or actually “in”—Deep Space’s spectacular, jumbo-format visual projections. The musical program being performed at this extraordinary…

  • Long Night of the Stages at the Ars Electroncia Center

    (Linz, May 31, 2011) The Long Night of the Stages will be reprised in Linz and the Ars Electronica Center has a fascinating program lined up for guests of all ages. Featured presentations include a 3D fairytale, a sneak preview of a danced detective story, and fascinating worlds of imagery in jumbo, 16×9-meter format. The…

  • Seniors Experience … the Conquest of the Microcosm

    (Linz, May 30, 2011) On the first Friday of every month, the Ars Electronica Center offers a themed tour custom-tailored to seniors. The guides make a concerted effort to dispense with English-language high-tech jargon, and to allow plenty of time for tour group members to pose questions and to discuss their experiences and impressions. This…

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