PARTNERSHIP PROJECT POLYTECHNIC MUSEUM … · The SMSlingshot – Patrick Tobias Fischer, Christian Zöllner, Thilo Hoffmann, Sebastian Piatza Yamada Taro project – Katsuki Nogami

PARTNERSHIP PROJECTPOLYTECHNIC MUSEUM AND ARS ELECTRONICA

Tuesday, September 2, 14


ARS ELECTRONICA

• ARS ELECTRONICA is the oldest unique international platform for digital culture, technological and scientific art, founded in 1979. It consists of four divisions:

1. ARS ELECTRONICA Center - a leading museum of digital art and media art. Opened in 1996 and expanded in 2009, the center is the center of the computer art with 6,000 square meters exhibition space. Ars Electronica Center was opened as a prototype of "Museum of the Future". Its mission is to use special forms to facilitate the interaction of society with the new technologies, virtual reality, digital networks and modern media

2. ARS ELECTRONICA Futurelab - Laboratory for Future Innovations

3. ARS ELECTRONICA - Festival of Arts, Technologies and Society

4. Prix ARS ELECTRONICA - International Competition in CyberArts, founded in 1987. The competitive award is given annually the most innovative art projects and artists

• ARS ELECTRONICA is located in Linz, Austria. Peter Weibel was Director of ARS ELECTRONICA until 1995, starting from 1995 Gerfrid Stocker is an artistic director


POLYTECHNIC MUSEUM

• Polytechnical Museum - Russia's National Museum of History of Science and Technology, one of the largest science and technology museums in the world. The museum was founded on the basis of assets of the Polytechnic Exhibition in 1872. Polytechnical Museum is popularizer of scientific and technical knowledge, ideas and solutions that have shaped the path of scientific and technological progress; collector and curator of the unique achievements of humanity embodied in the devices and objects, determine the direction of the development of civilization at different stages

• From 2013, due to the reconstruction, fund, exposure and educational activities of the museum conducted in a three major venues in Moscow: VDNKH, Moscow Technopolis (territory of the former AZLK), ZIL Cultural Center

• Polytechnical Museum organizes an annual festival of science and curiosity "Polytech". During the festival popularizers of science and artists from all around the world (Russia, USA, Holland, Sweden, Poland, France and other countries) present lectures, performances, installations, scientific experiments, performances and other projects. In 2014 the festival was organized jointly with the World Science Festival (New York). The festival was attended by over 40,000 people

• In 2014 Polytechnic Museum has launched a multidisciplinary program "Polytech.Science.Art" which explores the synthesis of science, technology and art in the format of workshops, lectures, exhibitions and experimental projects with the participation of Russian and foreign experts



PARTNERSHIP PROJECTPOLYTECHNIC MUSEUM AND ARS ELECTRONICA

• ARS ELECTRONICA presented its projects in Russia as part of MIFF Media Forum / MediaArtLab, NCCA and the Austrian Cultural Forum events in 2009-2013, but none of these organizations has not yet become its permanent full partner

• Currently Polytechnical Museum is the only institution in Russia, the idea of which coincide with those of ARS ELECTRONICA: the popularization of science and technology, comprehensive educational activities, meeting high standards of museum communication, promotion of innovative initiatives in the cultural sector (projects related to scientific and technological art introduction of interactive technologies in the interaction with the audience, etc.)

• In addition to the exchange of experiences in the field of modern museum technology and joint research work, partnership project of the Museum and ARS ELECTRONICA solves an important problem of the international projects integration via regular exchange


2015

• "ARTISTS AS CATALYSTS" exhibition in Moscow (co-curated project of ARS ELECTRONICA and Polytechnic Museum, the original title will be adapted for Russia)

• A parallel program of the exhibition "ARTISTS AS CATALYSTS"

• Special program at the festival "Polytech"

• Joint artist-in-residency program



“ARTISTS AS CATALYSTS”

• Main project of the partnership program for 2015 is "ARTISTS AS CATALYSTS" exhibition in July-September 2015

• Traveling exhibition "ARTISTS AS CATALYSTS" was first introduced ARS ELECTRONICA in Bilbao in 2013: http://export.aec.at/bilbao2013/

• In 2015, exhibition in Moscow will be co-curated project of ARS ELECTRONICA and Polytechnic museum. It will present new artworks created after 2013, and the exhibition will be complemented by a special section devoted to the Russian artists who had at different times received awards and honorary mentions by PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA

• Exhibition period - July-September 2015

• Venue in Moscow - VDNKH, Pavilion "Optics"


http://export.aec.at/bilbao2013/

http://export.aec.at/bilbao2013/


• The point of this exhibition is to showcase the highly diverse modes in which artists function as catalysts and the reactions they trigger thereby. Artists are these enzymes, the intellectual proteins of our time. They distill essential themes and reveal processes that challenge our perceptions in new and interesting ways

• “Artists as Catalysts” showcases works that jumpstart us out of our complacency, call into question concepts like private vs. public sphere and surveillance & control, question familiar structures and simultaneously present alternatives, and subject them to an artistic treatment. Therefore, the exhibition is subdivided into four focal-point themes: Environment and Sustainable Future, Our Mediatized World, Find & Experience Yourself, Future Catalysts

• The selection of the themes and artists constitutes a snapshot of the points of view and areas of substantive emphasis artists are occupied with today. They address issues of pressing current relevance and matters that will also be of central importance to the future of our planet and our society

• A special section is devoted to the Russian artists who had at different times received awards and honorary mentions by PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA




• Environment and Sustainable Future*

Protei – Cesar Harada (UK)Energy Prasites – Eric Paulos (US) Light is time, folds are space - Matthew Gardiner (AUT)There is the sun - Ief SpincemailleWindow Farms – Daniel Warnke (DE)Earth by Finnbogi Pétursson (IS)Soilution – Erde mit Zukunft – HLFS Ursprung U19 20133D-Printed House - http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/these-are-the-3d-printed-houses-china-built-in-a-day Project Daniel - Not Impossible Labs (Mick Ebeling)Eyewriter – Not Impossible Labs (Mick Ebeling)SolarSinter Project – Markus Kayser (DE)

* preliminary list of artists and artworks


http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/these-are-the-3d-printed-houses-china-built-in-a-day






• Our Mediatized World*

Your Unerasable Text – Stefan Tiefengraber (AT) User Generated Server Destruction – Stefan Tiefengraber (AT)Face to Facebook – Paolo Cirio (IT), Alessandro Ludovico (IT)Street Ghosts – Paolo Cirio (IT)faceless – Manu Luksch (AT/UK)The SMSlingshot – Patrick Tobias Fischer, Christian Zöllner, Thilo Hoffmann, Sebastian PiatzaYamada Taro project – Katsuki NogamiDesk Diorama – Hiroto Ikeuchi (JP)The Free Universal Construction Kit – Golan Levin (US), Shawn Sims (US)

DESIRE OF CODES by Seiko Mikami (JP)

*preliminary list of artists and artworks




• Find & Experience Yourself*

Design Your City – Nitsan Hoorgin, Julian RuizSave Yourself!!! – Junji Watanabe (JP), Hideyuki Ando (JP), Tomofumi Yoshida (JP)Landscape Abbreviated – Nova Jiang (CN)DIY Book Scanner – Daniel Reetz (US)Transitions – Julius Stahl (GE)Der Zermesser – Leo Peschta (AT)Transform – MIT Media LabFloor – Cantoni/Crescenti (BR)Tunnel – Cantoni/Crescenti (BR)Prototype for a new Biomachine – Ivan Henriques Mirage - Naotaka Jujii, Sohei Wakisaka, etcTour en’lair – Ursula NeugebauerShadowgram – Ars Electronica FuturelabMatthew Gardiner - Ars Electronica Futurelab





• Future Catalysts*

Gravity Light – Martin Riddiford (UK), Jim Reeves (UK)Papplab GmbH – Christoph Außerwöger, Wolfgang GrallPerpetual Plastic Project – Jonas Martens, Gaspard Bos, Laura Klaus, Bart Bleijerveld, Casper van der MeerHartz IV Möbel – Van Bo Le-Mentzel (GE)Remida HamburgSun-D – Jonas Burki (CH)Plattform 21 (Repair Manifesto)Airbag for Cyclists – Anna Haupt, Terese Alstin




“ARTIST AS CATALYSTS”

• Russian artists and theorists*

Danja Vasiliev

Dmitry Kawarga

Olia Lialina

Dmitry Bulatov




“ARTISTS AS CATALYSTS”:PARALLEL PROGRAM

• The exhibition is accompanied by intensive parallel program, which includes visits of ARS ELECTRONICA, partner organizations and the artists whose works are exhibited

• Parallel program of the exhibition is also a part of the "Polytech.Science.Art" program of the Polytechnic Museum

• The main aim of the parallel program - engage visitors into activities and programs of the Museum and ARS ELECTRONICA



• Three and four day blocks of thematic events are organized every second week

• Each block corresponds to one of the sections of the exhibition and offers a common unit with the working title of "Art meets science" (with the participation of the "Polytech.Science.Art” program of Polytechnic Museum )

• There will be also integrated joint art-residency program activities into the parallel program

• Audience: visitors of the exhibition, artists, scientists, researchers, technology specialists, creative young people, school / university groups and others



A parallel program aimed to have intense interaction with the participants and exhibition visitors:

‣ Events, stimulating inspiration: discussions, presentations, case reviews

‣ Events to create art projects: workshops, experimental laboratories

‣ Final event: a symposium, conference, mobile exhibition of the workshop participants


FESTIVAL “POLYTECH”:SPECIAL PROGRAM

• Audiovisual performances, interactive installations, educational programs and other projects

• Period - May 2015

• Venue in Moscow - VDNKH


POLYAIR: ART-RESIDENCY

• ARS ELECTRONICA is invited to become a partner of the international program of art and science residency of the Polytechnic Museum, planned for opening in 2015

• International part of the residency is organized for the short term (1-3 months) to stay and work in research institutes, research laboratories and technology departments

• In a partnership project with ARS ELECTRONICA presence of Russian artists can be organized in the laboratory and residency of ARS ELECTRONICA - Futurelab (Linz, Austria) and Collide @ CERN (Geneva, Switzerland), where artists meet with scientists and specialists in the new technologies for joint development. The result of their collaboration are unique and innovative art projects and concepts. Backwards international artists can participate regional programs of Polytechnic Museum residency in Russia



PERSPECTIVES

• Participation of the Museum at the ARS ELECTRONICA Festival in 2015-2016

• Traveling exhibition of the Polytechnic Museum in Linz with the assistance of ARS ELECTRONICA in 2016

• Regular exchange of projects and experts from ARS ELECTRONICA for the development of science and technology in Russia and the actualization of the international integration of the joint projects

• Participation of specialists of the Polytechnic Museum in conferences and other international events of ARS ELECTRONICA

• Cooperation in the development of the museum and educational center of the Polytechnic Museum and Moscow State University


PARTNERS*

• Austrian Cultural Forum

• Austrian Airlines

• Raiffeisenbank

• Red Bull*

and others

*negotiations on-going


Documents

PARTNERSHIP PROJECT POLYTECHNIC MUSEUM … · The SMSlingshot – Patrick Tobias Fischer, Christian Zöllner, Thilo Hoffmann, Sebastian Piatza Yamada Taro project – Katsuki Nogami