Links

A collection of links to noteworthy articles and publications, institutions, organizations, and platforms related to digital art and culture, with a special focus on Germany, the United States, and Switzerland.

Publications

◆ Oliver Grau: Virtual Art. From Illusion to Immersion. MIT Press, Cambridge/MA, 2003

◆ Reena Jana, Mark Tribe: New Media Art. Taschen Verlag, Cologne, 2006

◆ Lev Manovich: The Language of New Media. MIT Press, Cambridge/MA, 2001

◆ Media Art Net 1: Survey of Media Art, eds. Rudolf Frieling and Dieter Daniels, commissioned by Goethe-Institut and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Springer, Vienna/New York, 2004

◆ Media Art Net 2: Key Topics, eds. Rudolf Frieling and Dieter Daniels, commissioned by Goethe-Institut and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. Springer, Wien/New York, 2005

◆ Domenico Quaranta: In Your Computer. LINK Editions, Brescia, 2011

◆ Roberto Simanowski: Digital Art and Meaning. University of Minnesota Press, 2011

◆ Brad Troemel: Peer Pressure. LINK Editions, Brescia, 2011

Platforms

◆ DAM - platform for digital art, consisting of an online museum (DAM) and two galleries in Germany, DAM Berlin and DAM Köln, devoted to digital art. Part of DAM is furthermore digital art award (daam) – Life Time Award for Digital Art

◆ Digitalbrainstorming.ch - program of the Migros Culture Percentage, dedicated to digitization in the cultural realm

◆ Index of Potential - open collection of texts and book titles that function as theoretical or practical tools related to ways of distribution, access and management of information as cultural product (and vice-versa)

◆ Media Art History - platform for the histories of media art, science and technology

◆ Media Art Net - platform with essays on art and media technology development throughout the twentieth century presenting historic and contemporary perspectives on artistic work in and with the media

◆ Mediaartbase.de - database for media art and art documentation by ZKM - Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe archives, the documenta Archive, the European Media Art Festival and the Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival

◆ netzspannung.org - platform for interactive art and media art education

◆ Rhizome.org - platform dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology

◆ Virtualart.at - database of virtual art

Festivals

◆ Ars Electronica - annual festival on art, technology, society in Linz, Austria

◆ DEAF - Dutch Electronic Art Festival - international festivals focusing on art and media technology. The festival takes place every two years in Rotterdam, Netherlands

◆ European Media Art Festival - media art festival, taking place every year in April in Osnabrück, Germany

◆ Impakt Festival - year-round grouping of multimedia events for the audiovisual arts with a focus on Dutch artists in Utrecht, Netherlands

◆ Transmediale - annual festival for media art and digital culture taking place for one week in February in Berlin, Germany

Institutions

◆ Edith-Russ-Site for Media Art, Oldenburg, Germany - dedicated to the presentation and discussion of media art

◆ Eyebeam, New York - art and technology center

◆ Haus der elektronischen Künste Basel, Basel, Switzerland - dedicated to exploring art that applies, addresses and reflects on new media and technologies

◆ Hartware MedienKunstVerein HMKV, Dortmund - platform for the production, presentation and mediation of contemporary and experimental art, with the focus on media art

◆ Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts ISEA - international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and technology

◆ The Netherlands Media Art Institute NIMk, Amsterdam, Netherlands - dedicated to new technologies in the visual arts in three core areas: presentation, research and collection

◆ Werkleitz – Centre for Media Art, Halle, Germany - facilitates the production and presentation of new media art projects encouraging social and artistic issues

◆ Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany - interdisciplinary art museum and research institution focusing on new media