imageInstallation View: Eating Experience by Marianna Mondelos From the opening of Fabric of Dreams. Towards a Technodiversity in March 2023

What would an algorithm serve at an opening and how could one feed the algorithm to break existing recognition patterns?

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videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Future of Art with Hanno Rauterberg Talk in German from 2022

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Genetic Engineering: A Threat, Upgrade or the Reinvention of Art?

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: Russia – A Society in Meltdown Philipp Blom and political scientist Nina Khrushcheva in Conversation

A cooperation between the Bruno Kreisky Forum, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), and the University of Applied Arts Vienna

videoKatharina Klappheck: The Joy of Being an Error Lecture by Katharina Klappheck followed by a dialogue with Katta Spiel from Jan 2023 in German

The argument will be that disability is a condition of possibility for AI.

newsBUSSI AUS WIEN at AIL BUSSI AUS WIEN is a project by Nora Mayr and Julischka Stengele, inviting artists to develop works in response to selected routes and to present them in a publication.

You can find the publicatons at Café Exchange and at other selected BUSSI Stops all over Vienna

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videoAI in Art: Exploration of AI-generated Art From the Media Art Nexus Studio, talk in English from May 2022

Artistic duo Ina Conradi and Mark Chavez about their current work – A cooperation with the department of Digital Arts

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Future of Work with Barbara Prainsack Talk in German from Oct 2022

The Importance of Redefining Work in the Face of Today’s Technological Revolution

newsPop Up Book Shop: o*books o*books is a place full of diverse stories that inspires, motivates and communicates diversity. Newly opened in 1020 Vienna, we are happy to host o*books with a special selection

1 Dec–16 Dec 2022 // Tue–Fri 12:00–18:00

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imageExhibition View: Holobiont. Life is Other Presentation of bodies, environments, texts, media, machines and biological organisms condensed into pictorial spaces / Oct 2022–Jan 2023

Curated by Judith Reichart, Lucie Strecker, Thomas Feuerstein, Jens Hauser

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newsWeb Tentacles in the Outdoors / An Erratic Concept for AIL by Valerie Prinz AIL realized a special series of 4 posters which are currently out and about, inviting Vienna to come explore AIL universe online and offline

Find out more about the concept behind it and meet artist and writer Valerie Prinz

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videoWendy Hui Kyong Chun: The Rage of Data Talk in English from October 2022

Wendy Hui Kyong Chun in Conversation with Nishant Shah – Moderation: Clemens Apprich

imageExhibition View: Sonic Sensibility Critical Engagement in Sound – Part of Angewandte Festival, June 2022

About social dimension of sound and practices of listening

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imagePerformance View: infinity rug Sound & Lecture Performance by Lou Drago and marum within the Angewandte Festival 2022

infinity rug is a series of sonic-seances where sound, collective learning and intimate care create a space of togetherness

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imagePerformance View: Sounds of the Living IV Performance by Paul Ebhart, Pia Palme, Fabian Lanzmaier – Part of Angewandte Festival 2022

The series of sound interventions at the Otto Wagner Kassenhalle explores the concept of living matter and questions the notion of nature.

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textIn Conversation with Clemens Apprich on ‘Decolonizing Technology’ About media technology and its political implications in terms of identity politics and the importance of critical thinking in digital cultures. What does it mean to ‘decolonize’ technology, and how can it be that technology generates a ‘colonizing’ practice in the first place?

Clemens Apprich is head of the department of Media Theory, which co-hosts AIL’s Talk Series on the topic of ‘Decolonizing Technology’

topicDecolonizing Technology What does it mean to decolonize technology, and how can it be that technology generates a colonizing practice in the first place?

‘Obviously, no technological innovation will be able to solve our social problems.’ (from our Interview with Clemens Apprich)

textIn Conversation with Clemens Apprich on ‘Decolonizing Technology’ About media technology and its political implications in terms of identity politics and the importance of critical thinking in digital cultures. What does it mean to ‘decolonize’ technology, and how can it be that technology generates a ‘colonizing’ practice in the first place?

Clemens Apprich is head of the department of Media Theory, which co-hosts AIL’s Talk Series on the topic of ‘Decolonizing Technology’

imageExhibition View: Fabric of Dreams. Towards a Technodiversity Curated by Elisabeth Falkensteiner and Clemens Apprich. 17 Mar 2023 – 12 May 2023

A cooperation with the department of Media Theory, concluding the series of talks and performances on ‘Decolonizing Technology’

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videoWendy Hui Kyong Chun: The Rage of Data Talk in English from October 2022

Wendy Hui Kyong Chun in Conversation with Nishant Shah – Moderation: Clemens Apprich

videoRamon Amaro: The Trouble with Visibility Lecture in English from 2022

Accompanied by a Dialogue with Tiara Roxanne, moderated by Nelly Y. Pinkrah

discussion04 May 2023, 17:00Loose Threads – Towards a Technodiversity Panel with Kristoffer Gansing, Tung-Hui Hu
, Luiza Prado de O. Martins
 / Moderation: Clemens Apprich & Elisabeth Falkensteiner
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performance04 May 2023, 20:00Loose Threads – Towards a Technodiversity Performances Beyond My Skin, Dr. Obaro Ejimiwe (Ghostpoet), isocialbutterflyy (DJ-set)
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talk03 Nov 2022, 19:00The Ecstasy of Noise The one photo to end all wars – A Lecture by Hito Steyerl

This talk is part of the lecture series Decolonizing Technology in cooperation with the department of Media Theory

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topicDialogues for Tomorrow Discussion Series

To be able to grasp the complexity of today’s societal challenges, we need multiple perspectives and methods.

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: Radikale Wende. Weil wir eine Welt zu gewinnen haben Discussion in German from December 2023

Philipp Blom in Conversation with climate activist Lena Schilling

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Global South and the Future of World Order Philipp Blom in Conversation with political scientist Oliver Stuenkel
videoDialogues for Tomorrow: A Green and Global Europe? Philipp Blom and Political Scientist Nathalie Tocci in Conversation

A cooperation between the Bruno Kreisky Forum, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), and the University of Applied Arts Vienna

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: Russia – A Society in Meltdown Philipp Blom and political scientist Nina Khrushcheva in Conversation

A cooperation between the Bruno Kreisky Forum, the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), and the University of Applied Arts Vienna

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Future of Work with Barbara Prainsack Talk in German from Oct 2022

The Importance of Redefining Work in the Face of Today’s Technological Revolution

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Thirst for Illusion Start of the Discussion Series at Café Exchange from May 2022

Gerald Bast in Conversation (in English) with Ina Conradi and Mark Chavez

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Future of Art with Hanno Rauterberg Talk in German from 2022

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Genetic Engineering: A Threat, Upgrade or the Reinvention of Art?

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: Transformation or Disruption Societies in Need of Change. Discussion (in German) at Café Exchange from June 2022

Gerald Bast in Conversation (in German) with Philipp Blom

discussion23 Nov 2022, 19:00Dialogues for Tomorrow: The Future of Design Will Technology Fundamentally Change the Societal Role and Occupational Image of Designers?
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newsEuropean Forum Alpbach 2022 We are taking part at this year’s conference with a special program of heated discussions over cooled drinks
newsSchönste Bücher Österreichs The exhibition catalogue Ecologies & Politics of the Living has been awarded the prize for The Most Beautiful Books in Austria 2021.
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imageExhibition View: THE OCTOPUS On Artistic Research and production-based Collaborations

From the educational program of artistic research and interdisciplinary approaches by Basak Senova (Visiting Prof. of Angewandte)

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imageShaping Sustainable Societies Together Introducing Key ASF Hub Projects

Research Presentation from 2022

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videoThe Wetness of Hacking Transhacking Feminist Perspectives from Wetlab Barcelona

Artist Talk by Gaia Leandra and Ce Quimera in English from 2022

imageLange Nacht der Forschung 2022 Arts and sciences help us replace the old with the new, thereby creating alternative perspectives and transformations – we approach, position and reflect in a joint process

Research Presentation from May 2022

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imagePerformance View: Salon de Passage #3 – Gathering, Hunting, Cultivating: Green Passenger Diaries – Performative Research on Emergent Subjectivities in Trans-Urban Space

Reserach Presentation at Café Exchange from May 2022

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imagePerformance View: Hyperscan with two players in zero action Žarko Aleksić sync Margarete Jahrmann. An emanation of Neuromatic Game Art: Critical play with Neurointerfaces

Lunch Break Performance, June 2022

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videoDialogues for Tomorrow: Transformation or Disruption Societies in Need of Change. Discussion (in German) at Café Exchange from June 2022

Gerald Bast in Conversation (in German) with Philipp Blom

videoDialogues for Tomorrow: The Thirst for Illusion Start of the Discussion Series at Café Exchange from May 2022

Gerald Bast in Conversation (in English) with Ina Conradi and Mark Chavez

topicSonic Sensibility Critical Engagement in Sound – As part of the program of Angewandte Festival, Sonic Sensibility will focus on the material and relational conditions as well as the social and political dimensions of sound.
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imageExhibition View: Sonic Sensibility Critical Engagement in Sound – Part of Angewandte Festival, June 2022

About social dimension of sound and practices of listening

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discussion29 Jun 2022, 16:00Sonic Sensibility Within the Angewandte Festival 2022
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exhibition28 Jun 2022, 11:00Sonic Sensibility Critical Engagement in Sound
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sound performance29 Jun 2022, 18:00Akustische Aktion für die Kassenhalle Within the Angewandte Festival 2022
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imagePerformance View: Sounds of the Living IV Performance by Paul Ebhart, Pia Palme, Fabian Lanzmaier – Part of Angewandte Festival 2022

The series of sound interventions at the Otto Wagner Kassenhalle explores the concept of living matter and questions the notion of nature.

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sound performance29 Jun 2022, 19:00Sounds of the Living IV Within the Angewandte Festival 2022 - Performance by Paul Ebhart, Pia Palme, Fabian Lanzmaier
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imagePerformance View: infinity rug Sound & Lecture Performance by Lou Drago and marum within the Angewandte Festival 2022

infinity rug is a series of sonic-seances where sound, collective learning and intimate care create a space of togetherness

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sound performance30 Jun 2022, 18:00infinity rug Sound & Lecture Performance by Lou Drago and marum within the Angewandte Festival 2022
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newsRewatch: Futures Brought to Life Live-Streams from the Symposium, assembled by Time’s Up at Café Exchange, from 12 & 13 May 2022 (in English)

From Immersion via Agency to Engagement

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textIn Conversation with Sophia Panteliadou Follow-Up Questions to the Curator of ::KAIROS. Recall of Earth from 2022 (in German)

Die Beziehung zwischen Natur und Mensch aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln

videoShowcase: Rundumadrum by Wagner Felipe Dos Santos Performance at Café Exchange as part of Wienmodern 2021
imageExhibition View: a_social media Created by Klasse für Ideen in 2018

Obvious and hidden effects social media has on society

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topicSounds of the Living The series of sound interventions at the Otto Wagner Kassenhalle explores the concept of living matter and questions the notion of nature.

Curated by Li Falkensteiner

sound performance02 Oct 2021, 18:00Sounds of the Living Sound interventions by Natalia Domínguez Rangel and Robert Schwarz and closing of the Vienna Biennale Exhibition

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podcastSounds of the Living – Part I The series of sound interventions at the Otto Wagner Kassenhalle explores the concept of living matter and questions the notion of nature

Natalia Domínguez Rangel played on 2 Oct 2021 at the finssage of the exhibition Ecologies & Politics of the Living

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sound performance21 Oct 2021, 19:00Sounds of the Living | Part II Interventions with Noises out of Nature

The series of sound interventions at the Otto Wagner Kassenhalle explores the concept of living matter and questions the notion of nature.

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sound performance21 Jan 2022, 19:30Sounds of the Living Part III
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The series of sound interventions at the Otto Wagner Kassenhalle explores the concept of living matter and questions the notion of nature.
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sound performance29 Jun 2022, 19:00Sounds of the Living IV Within the Angewandte Festival 2022 - Performance by Paul Ebhart, Pia Palme, Fabian Lanzmaier
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sound performance20 Oct 2022, 19:00Sounds of the Living V Live Performances by Isabella Forciniti & Benjamin Tomasi

Using the acoustics of Otto Wagner's Kassenhalle, the series of sound interventions at Café Exchange explores the concept of living matter and nature.

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podcastIn Conversation: Ecologies & Politics of the Living Based on recordings made during the curatorial research by co-curator Li Falkensteiner in Ghana in February 2020 and material sent by the individual artists and others
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videoArea 7 lab – Metagames zu Kunst und Computationaler Neurowissenschaft Talk in German from 2018

Neuroscientist Stefan Glasauer and game theorist and artist Margarete Jahrmann

videoPerforming Public Art – Vienna Biennale 2015 New forms of Public Space and Public Art
imageExhibition View: Performing Public Art Vienna Biennale 2015

New forms of public space and Public Art

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videoSolidarität und Nachhaltigkeit im Postdemokratischen – Discussion from the Vienna Biennale 2019 (in German)

An utopian future requires a critical present in which the urgency of ecological, economic, and political-social change is taken serious

imageExhibition View: Print Weekend III Self-Publishing Fair from 2018

Hosted and curated by Micro-publishing house Soybot

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imageExhibition View: Future Undone Final exhibition by the /ecm educating curating managing Master Program from 2017

Questioning concepts of display, reception, participation, barriers and digitalization in museums.

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topicTentacle Talks AIL reachs out into different sciences and fields of research

Collection of Talks from 2014–2020

videoJulia Voss: The Digitalization and Evolution of Art Talk in German from 2016

Is there one distinctive style of the early 21st century? And what does the aesthetic dimension reveal about society?

videoLet’s meet: CeMM – Research Center for Molecular Medicine Research Presentations from 2016

AIL reaching out into other institutions and fields of research

videoWolf Singer: Neuronal Principles of Consciousness Talk in German from 2016

For almost three decades, an increasing number of brain researchers has been trying to find the neuronal correlatives to our consciousness

videoPetra Maitz: Visualisation of Evolution Talk in German from 2016

A model of praxis & theory

videoMatteo Giannasi: The Brain Show Talk in English from 2015

What kind of answers can we expect from neurobiology? And how relevant are they in regard to aesthetics and our understanding of art?

videoPeter Mörtenböck: The Capital of the Many Talk in German from 2015

From informal Markets to open-source Creativity

videoMaria Antonia González: Art, Science, Technology Talk in English from 2016

The Philosopher working in the fields of aesthetics and ontology speaks about interrelation of art, science and technology

videoPauline Gagnon: Who Cares about Particle Physics? Talk in English from 2017

What is dark matter? And what impact does foundational research have on our life and why is it so important?

videoAiran Berg: pARTicipation or PARTYcipation – Is this still art? Where is the meaning? Talk in German from 2015

Theater maker Airan Berg about his work in the field of urban/human development and the results of his work, which often connect artists and citizens

videoDavid Morley: Home Territories – Virtual and Material Geographies Talk in English from 2018

The relationship between virtual and material spheres

imageLet’s meet Ara Innovation Space! Special Program Partner of 2018

Researching Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency

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imageExhibition View: Toxic Temple A processual exhibition by Kilian Jörg and Anna Lerchbaumer from 2020

Alumni in Residence / Hosted by ARTist – Alumniverein der Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien

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imageExhibition View: Age of Experience Curated and designed by Harald Kraemer, from 2016

Hosted by School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong

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videoAiran Berg: pARTicipation or PARTYcipation – Is this still art? Where is the meaning? Talk in German from 2015

Theater maker Airan Berg about his work in the field of urban/human development and the results of his work, which often connect artists and citizens

imageExhibition View: Labor der Plötzlichkeit. Elektrische Funken und Entladungen Different daily constellations will offer a new way of looking at the material of of lightning or electricity from 2016

The highly charged collection of items will diffuse over the course of the event

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videoMatteo Giannasi: The Brain Show Talk in English from 2015

What kind of answers can we expect from neurobiology? And how relevant are they in regard to aesthetics and our understanding of art?

imageExhibition View: Dementia Arts Society Presentation of three years of Research from 2019

How can we meet the increasing challenges posed by dementia in our society?

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videoDementia Arts Society – Symposium and Research Presentation Lectures in German and English from 2016 and 2017

Artistic Research: How can we meet the increasing challenges posed by dementia in our society?

topicVienna Biennale Collection of our Vienna Biennale Contributions 2015–2021
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imageExhibition View: Ecologies & Politics of the Living Last insights on the Vienna Biennale exhibition 2021
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talk08 Jun 2021, 17:00Artist Talk: Verena Tscherner and Joerg Auzinger
online
The artist duo talks about art in the times of climate change and about their interactive media sculpture “Collective Action Viewer“ at Karlsplatz. Moderation: Katharina Gsöllpointner
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videoArtist Talk: Ibrahim Mahama & Tracy Thompson Artist Talk in English from 2021

In the framework of the exhibition ‘Ecologies & Politics of the Living’. Moderation: Baerbel Mueller

imageExhibition View: Change was Our Only Chance From the Vienna Biennale for Change, 2019

We travel into the not so far future and experience from different angles the results from our present impact.

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videoChange Is Our Only Chance – Discussion Talk in German from 2019, part of Vienna Biennale for Change
videoJanina Loh: Trans- und Posthumanismus. Feministischer Blick im Digitalen Talk in German from 2019, part of Vienna Biennale For Change

Where do patriarchal inscriptions, gender identities or stereotyping hide in the field of artificial intelligence and future technologies?

videoLucie Strecker: Übungen zum Kontrasexuellen Performance in the framework of Vienna Biennale exhibition Change was Our Only Chance from 2019

When we think about the digital future as well as new values, the feminist view must not be missing

imageExhibition View: How Will We Work? Vienna Biennale Exhibition from 2017 – Robots. Work. Our Future.

What kind of ‘work’ will you be doing in 2030? What kind of ‘worker’ will you be?

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videoHow Will We Work? How Shall We Study? Talk in English from 2017

Discussion about the challenges of higher education, the changing society, and how universities therefore will need to transform themselves

imageExhibition View: Performing Public Art Vienna Biennale 2015

New forms of public space and Public Art

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