ADMISSION€ 15 / € 12 reduced / Free Admission for children and teens under 19 / MoreTalks, panel discussions, performances, and guided tours in German and English, organized by the VIENNA ART WEEK.In an entertaining series of talks, discursive input, and performances, prestigious artists and experts explore the various facets of technological progress.Both a curse and an opportunity: hardly anything dominates modern life as much as the digital and technological developments of recent decades. And it goes without saying that the technologies of the so-called fourth industrial revolution affect artistic processes, too. Artists transform them and hence introduce these new technologies to the heart of society. The influence of innovations and digitization processes on art is demonstrated by both international experts and artists over the course of the Art & Technology Line-Up, a diverse and quickly alternating sequence of talks and performances.1 p.m. Audiovisual Laser Performance >>Bernhard Rasinger, Sound Artist, ViennaWelcomeChristoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAKRobert Punkenhofer, Artistic Director, VIENNA ART WEEK1:30 p.m. Talk (DE)Art and Digital ModernityEva Grubinger, Artist, in conversation with Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAK2 p.m. Talk (EN)Beautiful New World: Art and Technology between Utopia and DystopiaThree international curators in dialogue: Julie Boukobza (Paris), Natalia Sielewicz (Warsaw), and Ben Vickers (London)Moderator: Angela Stief, Curator and Arts Journalist, Vienna3 p.m. Lecture (EN)The Politics of Digital Money: How Are Artists Going to Make a Living?Geert Lovink, Media Theorist (Netherlands)3:30 p.m. Talk (EN)Critical Creatives: How Artistic Engagement Will Shape Our Digital FutureAntoni Muntadas (Artist, New York), Gerald Nestler (Artist, Vienna), Maja Smrekar (Artist, Slovenia), Axel Stockburger (Artist, Vienna), and Virgil Widrich (director and multimedia artist, Vienna) in conversationModerator: Robert Punkenhofer, Artistic Director, VIENNA ART WEEK4:30 p.m. Film Screening and Talk (DE)Hyper-HumanStefan Panhans (Artist, Berlin) and Florian Wüst (Film Curator, Berlin) in conversation5:30 p.m. Talk (DE)Art & Science: Seeing the Light with Art and TechnologyChristina Lammer (Sociologist and Filmmaker, Vienna), Bernd Kräftner (Artist, Vienna), and Robert Trappl (Artificial Intelligence Expert, Vienna) in conversationModerator: Michael Stampfer, Managing Director, Vienna Science and Technology Fund6:30 p.m. Lecture/Performance (EN)#digitaldisobedienceFrançois Roche on behalf of S/He, Architect, France7:15 p.m. Lecture/Performance (EN)Talk: Earthbeat/Performance: Seismic PercussionCyborg Moon Ribas, Spain8 p.m.Dialogue Tour of the exhibition (DE)THOMAS BAYRLE:  If It’s Too Long—Make It Longerwith Thomas Bayrle and the curators Nicolaus Schafhausen and Bärbel Vischer
Talks, panel discussions, performances, and guided tours in German and English, organized by the VIENNA ART WEEK.
In an entertaining series of talks, discursive input, and performances, prestigious artists and experts explore the various facets of technological progress.
Both a curse and an opportunity: hardly anything dominates modern life as much as the digital and technological developments of recent decades. And it goes without saying that the technologies of the so-called fourth industrial revolution affect artistic processes, too. Artists transform them and hence introduce these new technologies to the heart of society. The influence of innovations and digitization processes on art is demonstrated by both international experts and artists over the course of the Art & Technology Line-Up, a diverse and quickly alternating sequence of talks and performances.
1 p.m.
Audiovisual Laser Performance >>
Bernhard Rasinger, Sound Artist, Vienna
Welcome
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAK
Robert Punkenhofer, Artistic Director, VIENNA ART WEEK
1:30 p.m. Talk (DE)
Art and Digital Modernity
Eva Grubinger, Artist, in conversation with Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAK
2 p.m. Talk (EN)
Beautiful New World: Art and Technology between Utopia and Dystopia
Three international curators in dialogue: Julie Boukobza (Paris), Natalia Sielewicz (Warsaw), and Ben Vickers (London)
Moderator: Angela Stief, Curator and Arts Journalist, Vienna
3 p.m. Lecture (EN)
The Politics of Digital Money: How Are Artists Going to Make a Living?
Geert Lovink, Media Theorist (Netherlands)
3:30 p.m. Talk (EN)
Critical Creatives: How Artistic Engagement Will Shape Our Digital Future
Antoni Muntadas (Artist, New York), Gerald Nestler (Artist, Vienna), Maja Smrekar (Artist, Slovenia), Axel Stockburger (Artist, Vienna), and Virgil Widrich (director and multimedia artist, Vienna) in conversation
Moderator: Robert Punkenhofer, Artistic Director, VIENNA ART WEEK
4:30 p.m. Film Screening and Talk (DE)
Hyper-Human
Stefan Panhans (Artist, Berlin) and Florian Wüst (Film Curator, Berlin) in conversation
5:30 p.m. Talk (DE)
Art & Science: Seeing the Light with Art and Technology
Christina Lammer (Sociologist and Filmmaker, Vienna), Bernd Kräftner (Artist, Vienna), and Robert Trappl (Artificial Intelligence Expert, Vienna) in conversation
Moderator: Michael Stampfer, Managing Director, Vienna Science and Technology Fund
6:30 p.m. Lecture/Performance (EN)
#digitaldisobedience
François Roche on behalf of S/He, Architect, France
7:15 p.m. Lecture/Performance (EN)
Talk: Earthbeat/Performance: Seismic Percussion
Cyborg Moon Ribas, Spain
8 p.m.
Dialogue Tour of the exhibition (DE)
THOMAS BAYRLE: If It’s Too Long—Make It Longer
with Thomas Bayrle and the curators Nicolaus Schafhausen and Bärbel Vischer
In an entertaining series of talks, discursive input, and performances, prestigious artists and experts explore the various facets of technological progress.
Both a curse and an opportunity: hardly anything dominates modern life as much as the digital and technological developments of recent decades. And it goes without saying that the technologies of the so-called fourth industrial revolution affect artistic processes, too. Artists transform them and hence introduce these new technologies to the heart of society. The influence of innovations and digitization processes on art is demonstrated by both international experts and artists over the course of the Art & Technology Line-Up, a diverse and quickly alternating sequence of talks and performances.
1 p.m.
Audiovisual Laser Performance >>
Bernhard Rasinger, Sound Artist, Vienna
Welcome
Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAK
Robert Punkenhofer, Artistic Director, VIENNA ART WEEK
1:30 p.m. Talk (DE)
Art and Digital Modernity
Eva Grubinger, Artist, in conversation with Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, General Director, MAK
2 p.m. Talk (EN)
Beautiful New World: Art and Technology between Utopia and Dystopia
Three international curators in dialogue: Julie Boukobza (Paris), Natalia Sielewicz (Warsaw), and Ben Vickers (London)
Moderator: Angela Stief, Curator and Arts Journalist, Vienna
3 p.m. Lecture (EN)
The Politics of Digital Money: How Are Artists Going to Make a Living?
Geert Lovink, Media Theorist (Netherlands)
3:30 p.m. Talk (EN)
Critical Creatives: How Artistic Engagement Will Shape Our Digital Future
Antoni Muntadas (Artist, New York), Gerald Nestler (Artist, Vienna), Maja Smrekar (Artist, Slovenia), Axel Stockburger (Artist, Vienna), and Virgil Widrich (director and multimedia artist, Vienna) in conversation
Moderator: Robert Punkenhofer, Artistic Director, VIENNA ART WEEK
4:30 p.m. Film Screening and Talk (DE)
Hyper-Human
Stefan Panhans (Artist, Berlin) and Florian Wüst (Film Curator, Berlin) in conversation
5:30 p.m. Talk (DE)
Art & Science: Seeing the Light with Art and Technology
Christina Lammer (Sociologist and Filmmaker, Vienna), Bernd Kräftner (Artist, Vienna), and Robert Trappl (Artificial Intelligence Expert, Vienna) in conversation
Moderator: Michael Stampfer, Managing Director, Vienna Science and Technology Fund
6:30 p.m. Lecture/Performance (EN)
#digitaldisobedience
François Roche on behalf of S/He, Architect, France
7:15 p.m. Lecture/Performance (EN)
Talk: Earthbeat/Performance: Seismic Percussion
Cyborg Moon Ribas, Spain
8 p.m.
Dialogue Tour of the exhibition (DE)
THOMAS BAYRLE: If It’s Too Long—Make It Longer
with Thomas Bayrle and the curators Nicolaus Schafhausen and Bärbel Vischer