gateways. Art and Networked Culture opening
„gateways is the most ambitious and complicated contemporary art exhbition in the history of Kumu,“ says Anu Liivak, director of Kumu art museum.
The exhibition gateways. Art and Networked Culture presents artists whose work deals with the changed conditions of an interconnected world that increasingly is transmitted through media, and with the electronic linkage of all spheres of life through the Internet. The artistic works presented here use various means to tackle the theme of gateways that open to realms of action and experience in our digitally interconnected culture.
Participating at the exhibition are 27 artists from 16 countries, of the 29 works 14 have been commissioned specially for this exhibition.
Twenty-seven artists from across Europe were invited to present their interpretation of the significance of network technologies and its social and cultural impacts on society. Their 29 works include photography, video projections and sculptural environments as well as sound walks and cell phone applications. The networking aspect will be reflected not only in the works on display, but also will be made tangible for the visitor. The exhibition will extend into the urban space of Tallinn, with interventionist projects and actions. It invites the public to experience both the museum and the city anew, to receive unaccustomed perceptions and to get involved in the projects themselves.