Digital art is one of the defining artistic movements of our time.
Automat is a long-term initiative dedicated to its study, collection, and presentation.
This is the beginning.
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Over the past weeks, we have outlined the core pillars of Automat:
Research
Collecting
Publishing
Advisory
Events
Partnerships
Each will unfold gradually as part of a wider commitment to digital art.
New on Automat: a research paper on Karyn Nakamura.
From cutting open video cables and building room-scale organisms from discarded screens to Surface Tension and Spitballs, the paper traces how Nakamura uses technology by entering its systems, exposing how they work, and asking
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Partnerships
Automat is not being built in isolation.
Research, publishing, events, exhibitions, and public programs all require different kinds of knowledge, access, and experience.
Some projects will call for writers, critics, or researchers. Others will depend on
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Events
Events are one way Automat will create space for deeper engagement with digital art.
Through talks, exhibitions, salons, screenings, and public programs, we want to bring artists, collectors, writers, institutions, and audiences into direct conversation around