How to Work with New Technologies
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How can curators critically engage with new technologies? What ethical considerations arise when working with AI in the art world? What role do critics and curators play in bridging the gap between technology and artistic expression? In this engaging episode of the Curating Tools podcast, we explore the intersection of art, technology, and ethics with the brilliant Marco Mancuso. He shares his journey to becoming an art critic and curator, discussing the ethical implications of AI, the evolving role of digital art, and how artists critically engage with emerging technologies. To listen to previous extended episodes, try Call For Curators Membership, starting at €2.95/month: https://callforcurators.com/registration/  Meet our guest, Marco Mancuso, a critic and curator of contemporary art, in the relationship with technology and science and in the dialogue with the fields of design, architecture and sound. Founder and director of the Digicult project, he is a full professor at the Carrara Academy of Fine Arts in Bergamo, an adjunct professor at the Alma Mater University of Bologna and a visiting professor at the Node Curatorial Center in Berlin. PhD in Digital Cultures at the Iuav University of Venice, he is interested in how the interdisciplinary discourse investigates the ways in which technoscience influences culture, society and the relationship between human beings and the context, observing the evolution of production, research and market of media art and digital art. Among the founders of the study center SSH! – Sound studies Hub at the Iuav University of Venice, he is part of the EMAP/EMARE Network and has published the books “Arte, Tecnologia e Scienza“ (2018) and “Intervista con la New Media Art“ (2020) for Mimesis Edizioni. Curating Tools is a podcast exploring the practical aspects of curatorial work. Through conversations with some of the most prolific curators and art professionals in the creative sector, we aim to provide you with tools and advice to help you develop your curatorial practice. This podcast is brought to you by Call for Curators, providing professional art opportunities since 2012, and Node Center for Curatorial Studies, the pioneering e-learning platform for curators and art professionals founded in 2009. Follow Call For Curators on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Follow Node Center for Curatorial Studies in Berlin on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok. Editing by Maria Cynkier. Intro music by Dan Carr.
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