MIAN 2024: Conferences

Roundtable #1: Immersive Curating

The adoption of immersive technologies by artists is leading to the emergence of exciting new art forms. In this panel, curators and key figures in the field of digital art curation will discuss best practices for showcasing artwork in virtual and augmented spaces.

How do we distinguish between commercial immersion and immersion within the context of contemporary art? How can we promote and mediate immersive art to attract both new and existing audiences?

With

• Cécile Huang @clab.tw, Head of Programming, Taiwan, C-LAB (Taiwan Sound Lab)
• Charles Carcopino, Curator, France, Grand Palais Immersif @grandpalais_immersif‍
• Kathleen Forde @kfjorde, Curator & Creative Producer, United States, Superblue @superblue.art, Thoma Foundation @thoma_foundation‍
• Valentin Ducros, Immersive Program Manager at Fisheye Immersive @fisheye_immersive, France, Palais Augmenté @le_grand_palais‍
• Alain Thibault @alain_thibault, Artistic Director, ELEKTRA @elektra_bian, Quebec, EVM
• Moderator: Cheryl Sim [QC], Managing Director and Curator at Phi Foundation @fondationphi

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Panel #2: New Challenges and Opportunities

There is always a gap between the adoption of new technologies by artists and their acceptance by art institutions and collectors. Join us to discuss strategies for engaging institutions and collectors with these emerging art forms, and for promoting the ability of these sophisticated digital art forms to thrive in the contemporary art market.

With

• Alessandro Ludovico, Chief Editor, Italy, Neural Magazine @neural_mag‍
• Daehyung Lee, Director, Korea, Hzone
• Dominique Moulon, Curator & Art Critic, France, ArtPress @dominiquemoulon‍
• Kate Vass, Curator & Collector, Swiss, Kate Vass Gallery @katevassgalerie‍
• Moderator: Dominique Toutant [QC], curator & collector blouin|division @dominiquetoutant