ARS ELECTRONICA FESTIVAL 2020: NOT DESPITE BUT BECAUSE OF CORONA
This year´s Ars Electronica Festival “was taking place not despite but because of Corona”. A very strong statement that symbolizes the current situation of art and culture around the world. Even though, both sectors have been extensively affected because of the pandemic, it is also true that it has not been the first (and will not be the last) crisis to hit the creativity of artists around the world. Therefore, we have two options: either, we stop all activities and wait until this storm has passed or we fight it back. I am staying with the second option and it looks that the big festivals too. Not only Ars Electronica, but RIBOCA or the Venice Biennale have adapted their programs towards the impact of COVID-19 in order to continue its existence, as well as to stay relevant within the present situation. In this 41º edition, the world´s leading media art event asked the question what to do now regarding humanity, ecology, uncertainty, technology and democracy? The five key themes of 21st century which were discussed for the first time not in Linz, but in the JKU campus and 120 other locations around the globe.
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