Federico Bomba interviewed Cesare Biasini Selvaggi and Valentino Catricalà, authors of the second volume of the series “I Quaderni della Collezione Farnesina”
Arte e tecnologia del terzo millennio. Scenari e protagonisti, the second volume in the series “I Quaderni della Collezione Farnesina” published by Electa on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (free download in pdf format), takes stock of two aspects: on the one hand, it offers us a meticulous reflection, supplemented by a historical excursus, on the role of technologies in artistic practices and what the main cross-fertilization developments with existing social and industrial ecosystems might be.
On the other, it gives us the first mapping of Italian artists, often based abroad, who are concerned with investigating the role of technologies in society, their possible uses, including the opportunities and threats of what Lovelock calls the Novacene, namely the era of collaboration between humans and machines.
It is no coincidence that the authors, Cesare Biasini Selvaggi and Valentino Catricalà, are two eclectic figures, with a background in contemporary art, but attentive to the scientific and economic implications of the processes unleashed by the artists.
This double interview explores some particularly topical issues in the area of digital transformation and the role of women artists in contemporary society.
Continue reading the interview on Letture Lente – AgCult.
