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  • Focus on Robotics Weekend

    (Linz, November 25, 2009) Some evince our striving for efficiency; others manifest a longing to create machines in our own image. It’s the development of humanoid robots in particular that teaches us a lot about ourselves. The lineup at the Ars Electronica Center’s Focus on Robotics Weekend includes programming robots, scrutinizing the link between nature…

  • 2009 Has Been a Very Successful Year for Ars Electronica

    (Linz, November 30, 2009) Nearly 230,000 visitors, big demand for the facility as an event venue, rave revues for the food & beverage offerings, and two international architectural prizes—less that a year after its grand opening, the new AEC has already made a strongly positive impression. 3,017 works from 68 countries were submitted for Prix…

  • Focus on Biotech Weekend

    (Linz, November 17, 2009) On Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, 22, 2009, the BioLab of the Ars Electronica Center is the gathering place for people young and old who are curious about the amazing things happening at the leading edge of the life sciences. … Read more BioLab, Copyplant / Ferrando & Lammerhuber / Printversion…

  • Long Night of Research 2009

    (Linz, November 6, 2010) The 2009 Long Night of Research is set for Saturday, November 7th. The Museum of the Future is one of 570 participating institutions nationwide. The moment the sun sets—4:35 PM—the Ars Electronica Centerkicks off a series of special events. Eight exhibits staffed by experts in their respective fields invites visitors to…

  • HUMAN NATURE / Ars Electronica Festival 2009

    (Linz, September 3, 2010) The HUMAN NATURE will occupy the focal point at the next Ars Electronica Festival September 3-8, 2009. In Ars Electronica’s signature fashion, this research will be carried out at an array of locations that go beyond classic conference venues and cultural spaces to pervade the entire cityscape. For the first time,…

  • DEVICE ART

    (Linz, September 3, 2009) “Device Art” is a relatively new Japanese art form, a synthesis of art, design,technology, science and entertainment. Here, new technologies merge with elements of traditional Japanese culture. Launched in the early 1990s, Device Art’s mission is above all to show what it means to live in a world that is increasingly pervaded by technologies.…

  • STARDUST

    (Linz, July 1, 2009) Millions of TV viewers were glued to their sets on July 20, 1969 to witness a historic event: Neil Armstrong becoming the first human being to set foot on the Moon. “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind …” The Ars Electronica Center marks the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing…

  • GeoCity

    (Linz, June 16, 2009) Planet Earth will have 10 billion inhabitants in 2050, more than two-thirds of them living in cities. All over the world, metropolitan areas are exploding into new megacities. Homo sapiens is evolving into homo urbanicus, a being whose hopes—and, all too often, disappointments—are connected more closely than ever before to the…

  • Prix Ars Electronica 2009

    (Linz, 27.05.2009) The 2009 Prix Ars Electronica received 3,017 entries from 68 countries. The jury of top international experts convened for three days (April 17-19)—deliberating practically ‘round-the-clock—to evaluate all submissions and select the best of them for honors. This year‘s winners will be singled out for recognition with six Golden Nica statuettes, an award from…

  • ARS INTRINSICA – Images from the Human Body’s Innermost Realms

    (Linz, May 11, 2009) ARS INTRINSICA focuses on forms and structures of the human organism and of inanimate objects. Large-format prints reveal kaleidoscopic worlds of imagery that seem to be products of an artist’s imagination but have actually been captured live by hightech equipment. Scientific techniques such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging now being used in medical-radiological…

  • Ars Electronica Center at Graben 15 Closed since Monday

    (Linz, October 13, 2008) About 87,000 visitors toured the Ars Electronica Center’s temporary quarters at Graben 15 on the corner of Dametzstraße. This brief chapter of AEC history concluded on Monday, October 13. Now, the focus is on the new and expanded Museum of the Future located adjacent to the Nibelungen Bridge in Urfahr. AEC…

  • A NEW CULTURAL ECONOMY / Ars Electronica Festival 2008

    (Linz, September 4, 2008) In 2008, Ars Electronica is scrutinizing the value of intellectual property and thereby facing one of the core issues of our modern knowledgebased society: that of freedom of information vs. copyright protection, big profit-making opportunities vs. the vision of an open knowledge-based society that seeks to build its new economy on…

  • Prix Ars Electronica 2008

    (Linz,  June 16, 2008) 3,075 works from 62 countries were submitted for prize consideration to the 2008 Prix Ars Electronica. Beckoning 2008 winners are six Golden Nica statuettes, an award from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Media.Art.Research and prize money totaling 115,000 euros … Read more reactable / Jordà, Geiger, Kaltenbrunner, Alonso / Printversion / Album

  • “Memento” by Futurelab is a part of a commemorative ceremony

    (Linz, May 5, 2008) On May 5, 1945—63 years ago today—troops of the 3rd US Army’s 11th Armored Division liberated the Mauthausen concentration camp. In accordance with a 1997 resolution passed by both houses of Austria’s Parliament, the 5th of May is now marked as a day of commemoration and public expression of opposition to…

  • Futurelab at Festiwal Wiosny

    (Linz, March 19, 2008) Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “The Rite of Spring” was performed yesterday evening at Festiwal Wiosny in Poznan, Poland. The three-dimensional staging of this masterpiece was the work of Linz’s Ars Electronica Futurelab and Viennese media artist Klaus Obermaier. Le Sacre du Printemps / Klaus Obermaier, Ars Electronica Futurelab / Printversion / Album…

  • EUROBY 2008

    (Linz, May 28, 2008) This year’s European Robot Football Cup will be held in Linz from 15-22 June 2008. Just like the “real” European Cup, the matches will be played in Switzerland and Austria. Euroby 2008 / Robertba / Printversion / Album httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_VAfoZXOBE httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doRAfDF6P-w

  • Ars Electronica Futurelab at CeBIT

    (Linz, March 3, 2008) Vodafone Group R&D is presenting the prototype concept for its “Papyrus” project developed jointly with the Ars Electronica Futurelab March 4-9 at CeBIT (Booth Vodafone D2, Future Zone).

  • Valentine’s Day at the Ars Electronica Center

    (Linz, February 12, 2009) Calling all lovers! The Ars Electronica Center and several other Linz museums have a lovely program lined up for the day that celebrates love … Valentintag, s.h.e. / Pilo / Printversion / Album

  • Developing Worlds

    (Linz, January 31, 2008) From the Big Bang to the digital universe, from one-celled organisms to the digital alter ego: a joint effort by Schlossmuseum Linz and the Ars Electronica Center opens up fascinating insights into the history and the future of modern man. Gulliver’s World / Pilo / Printversion / Album httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bysBfriN6Y

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