{"id":1324,"date":"2021-10-05T10:52:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T10:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-pre.niio.dev\/blog\/?p=1324"},"modified":"2021-11-09T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T09:36:58","slug":"what-were-reading-now-art-x-design-x-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app.pre.niio.dev\/blog\/what-were-reading-now-art-x-design-x-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"What We\u2019re Reading Now: Art (X) Design (X) Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Niio, we are passionate about the intersection of Art, Design & Technology. From code-based <\/strong>and algorithmic artwork<\/strong>, to AR<\/strong> & VR<\/strong> installations, blockchain<\/strong>, and the new .ART domain<\/strong>, digital art was everywhere in \u201917.  Check out some of the great stories that we\u2019re reading now and look out for lots more in \u201918.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTNEWS \/\/ <\/em>
<\/strong>The Year in Screens, in Museums, Galleries, and So On<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s estimated that the average American spends about ten hours looking at screens\u2014on phones, laptops, desktops, tablets, televisions, and so on\u2014every day. Screens are more than a little ubiquitous at this point, and I realized, perhaps not so surprisingly, that many of my favorite exhibitions from this year involved the use of screens.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation view of \u201cHaroon Mirza: \u2018\u00e3\u00e3\u00e3 \u2013 Fear of the Unknown remix,\u201d 2017, at Lisson Gallery, New York. COURTESY THE ARTIST AND LISSON GALLERY<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE VERGE <\/strong> \/\/<\/strong>
<\/em>Miami Art Basel: Where Art Reckons With Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the mass of confusion that is Miami Art Basel, there\u2019s more discussion about the issues of our time, and much of that is framed around technology and the way it is making us think, react, and exist. In the midst of traditional paintings and sculpture on view, Miami Art Basel is demonstrative of how the art world is catching up to internet culture.\u201d  Read more<\/a>.<\/strong>\"BB_MembersOnly_Triptych_v1.Still001_Other_1\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMembers Only\u201d by Brian Bress, a high-definition single-channel video (color), high-definition monitor and player, wall mount, framed. Courtesy of the artist and Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOSTON GLOBE<\/em> \/\/
Boston Arts Groups Team up for Sprawling Look at Art, Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis February, 12 Boston-area arts organizations will band together to present a sprawling series of exhibitions exploring the symbiotic relationship between art and technology \u2014 a rare cross-institutional collaboration that includes painting, film, and Web-based art, among others.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"CantileverComp\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jon Rafman\u2019s \u201cView of Harbor, 2017\u201d will be part of \u201cArt in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today\u201d at the Institute of Contemporary Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCEAN DRIVE<\/em> \/\/
Julia Stoscheck Talks Her Inspiring Collection of Time-Based Media Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cArt that exists only when installed? Whose every iteration can be considered a different representation of the work? Employing essential equipment and technology that can fail or become obsolete? None of it fazes Julia Stoschek, a leading collector of time-based media art, who gives these pieces the space they need to unfold their magic.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"Julia-Stoscheck-1\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imi Knoebel, Projektion X, 1972, and Klaus vom Bruch, Das Alliiertenband (Allies Tape), 1982, from the exhibition \u201cGeneration Loss\u201d at the Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 25 People Who Defined Visual Culture This Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat, exactly, is visual culture? In a world where we communicate increasingly with images, it\u2019s an ever-expanding field, comprising not just art, photography, and design, but also memes, advertising, histories of representation, and the very technologies through which all this flows.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"MagicLeapLlightwear\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magic Leap One, Lightwear. Courtesy of Magic Leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE ART NEWSPAPER<\/em><\/strong> \/\/
UK\u2019s First Permanent Virtual Reality Space in an Arts Institution to Open in London<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year saw Virtual Reality (VR) reach new heights and capabilities in the art world and now London is getting its first free and permanent public VR space.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"rossin_rachael_i_came_and_went_as_a_ghost_hand_cycle_2_2015_usa_still_1_lo\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Rossin\u2019s I Came and Went as a Ghost Hand (Cycle 2, 2015) Courtesy the artist, Zabludowicz Collection and ZieherSmith, New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VENTURE BEAT<\/em> \/\/
AR and VR Could be Educational \u2014 and Profitable \u2014 Tools For Museums<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen introduced to new technology, many people react with a mixture of fear and confusion, rather than excitement for the possibilities that the future may hold. Museums are in an even more difficult position: balancing the archiving and preservation of our history and remaining relevant to our society in the present and future, while being cognizant of major financial considerations.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"marshall-install-032\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kerry James Marshall exhibit at L.A.\u2019s Museum of Contemporary Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPROXX REPORTS<\/em><\/strong> \/\/
This Artist Explores the Intersection of Art and Tech by Using Bitcoin <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI make art that that tries to sort of shine a spotlight on the connection between humans and technology,\u201d Bauch says.  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"bitcoin-grid-uproxx\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uproxx<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE ART NEWSPAPER<\/em> \/\/<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-tech Art in Houston: Data-driven Installations Look at Issues Like Hurricane Harvey and Mass Incarceration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile musical acts like Nine Inch Nails, Solange and Radiohead\u2019s Thom Yorke might have taken most of the spotlight at this year\u2019s Day for Night, a music and art festival in Houston, Texas, the visual art on offer was just as attention-grabbing.\u201d  Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"houstonthemill\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mill, Uproar (2017) at Day for Night Victoria Stapley-Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n


HYPER ALLERGIC<\/em> \/\/
Women Artists Working with Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis rigorous exhibition uses art to critique the stereotype that men and technology go hand in hand.\u201d Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"RWG_Making_Breaking_Binary_10_2017_05\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Installation view of \u201cMaking\/Breaking the Binary\u201d (2017), Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Installation view of \u201cMaking\/Breaking the Binary\u201d (2017), Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE VERGE<\/em> \/\/
Artist Daniel Canogar Visualizes Real-time Environmental Shifts With LED Sculptures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It sometimes seems like technology is at odds with the art world \u2014 a tension between brain and heart. But plenty of artists, from Da Vinci to Cory Arcangel, have proved that\u2019s not true, and continue to prove it as technology evolves. In Technographica, we explore how contemporary artists are using technology in unusual and unexpected ways. Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\"akrales_170929_1977_0140-1\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basin by Daniel Canogar; Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales for the Verge. Daniel is represented by bitforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RHIZOME \/\/
<\/strong><\/em>What is the Future of Digital Art? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA new video from the Thoma Art Foundation<\/strong> brings together answers from ten experts.\u201d  View video<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n