Discover Foster + Partners' first-ever exhibition in Korea at the Seoul Museum of Art. Explore Norman Foster's architectural journey from 1967 to the present day.
The Netherlands has always stood out for its capacity to experiment, to try out new ideas and rethink assumptions in an almost fearless, yet rigorous ways.
A collaboration between the Royal College of Art and Acute Art in London, Present Futures: Virtual and Augmented Reality in Art offers an introduction to the fascinating world of new technologies and how virtual and augmented realities (VR/AR) are changing contemporary art and its institutions.
A CALL has been made for a dedicated fund to support artists and art organisations after a survey revealed the toll taken by the pandemic on Scotland’s creative community. It shows 65% of those working in visual arts suffered a loss of income for 2020, with 22% losing half or more of their expected income for the year. Over a quarter (28%) reported they were ineligible for adequate financial support having “fallen through the cracks”, thereby missing out on creative funds and government support packages. The impact has not just been financial, with 66% seeing a decline in their mental health since the pandemic hit.
The acclaimed choreographer and Present Futures' curator speaks to us about the festival's digital programme, and the future of live arts beyond the pandemic
With its focus on our complex and ever-evolving relationship with technology, the return of Present Futures' fourth edition has perhaps never been more timely. Many of us have turned increasingly to screens and tech as a means of coping with and navigating the lockdown restrictions imposed by COVID-19, whether it be Zoom meetings with colleagues, or long telephone calls with distant loved ones. Present Futures' interdisciplinary vision of arts and digital technologies thus feels uniquely suited to exploring and suggesting new ways of conceiving potential futures, as we imagine the end of the pandemic and what that might mean for our society and arts communities.