Machine learning is a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. Arthur Samuel, an American pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence, coined the term „Machine Learning“ in 1959 while at IBM. Evolved from the study of pattern recognition and computational learning theory in […]

Essendrop, Durkan, Westerdahl Gründer des Nordic Lars Nordic-LARP as a conceptual school (breaking down wiht this tool their rituals and habits, social systems): change their overall social behaviour – concentrates what people can become – Radical Trust? (second phase of larp) alternative teaching: teaching debrief analyses could be embbeded in the schools lectures? https://nordiclarp.org/what-is-nordic-larp/ https://nordiclarp.org/w/images/8/80/2014_The_Foundation_Stone_of_Nordic_Larp.pdf […]

The French curator Nicholas Bourriaud published a book called Relational Aesthetics in 1998 in which he defined the term as: A set of artistic practices which take as their theoretical and practical point of departure the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space. He saw artists as […]

Laut Foucault kann Repression und Überwachung nicht einfach als einseitiges Verhältnis einer Einwirkung auf einen zuvor „ganzen Körper“ oder „ganzen Geist“ verstanden werden. Macht, und mit ihr Repression, seien so nicht nur unterdrückend, sondern auch produktiv. Das heißt, dass erst die Machtstrukturen überhaupt die Subjekte konstituieren, die dann eine Gesellschaft bilden. Foucault macht dabei drei […]

Dunne & Raby use design as a medium to stimulate discussion and debate amongst designers, industry and the public about the social, cultural and ethical implications of existing and emerging technologies. Anthony is University Professor of Design and Social Inquiry and a Fellow of the Graduate Institute for Design Ethnography and Social Thought at The […]

Forensic Architecture (Eyal Weizman) is an independent research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London. Our interdisciplinary team of investigators includes architects, scholars, artists, filmmakers, coders, investigative journalists, archaeologists, lawyers, and scientists. Our evidence is presented in political and legal forums, truth commissions, courts and human rights reports. Additionally, the agency undertakes historical and theoretical examinations […]

Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith’s manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical context. Kenneth Goldsmith wants you to rethink the internet. Many people feel guilty after spending hours […]

Hansen called Open Form a philosophy, a position that defined one‘s attitude toward reality. The concept, which referred to the theory of sculpture and architecture put forward by Katarzyna Kobro and Władysław Strzemiński, could be construed sociologically as a structure of space shaped by various types of human activities. Hansen always stressed the humanistic element […]

Sarai 09 war ein über 9 Monate anhaltende Ausstellung. Jeder Künstler hatte eine Woche Aufenthalt und hat Dinge (meistens mit anderen Künstlern) entwickelt und ausgestellt. Sarai Reader 09 is a forthcoming contemporary art exhibition at the Devi Art Foundation, curated by the Raqs Media Collective. This exhibition will not only aim to bring new works […]

Overview: A new breed of contemporary artist engages science and technology—not just to adopt the vocabulary and gizmos, but to explore and comment on the content, agendas, and possibilities. Indeed, proposes Stephen Wilson, the role of the artist is not only to interpret and to spread scientific knowledge, but to be an active partner in […]