The Culture-Centred Paradigm in Contemporary Art

Participation in Contemporary Art

This presentation aims at providing a better understanding of the role, origin and evolution of participation in contemporary art with a specific focus on technology and participation. It will also provide an overview of participative art models developed in the last decade and the trend they created.

The Charism of Unity in Dialogue with Contemporary Culture and the Paradigm of Fraternity

In this article based on her speech to the Economic Science Faculty at the University of Buenos Aires on April 12, 2012, the author begins by asking the question: Does the charism of unity have something to say to contemporary culture? She presents Chiara Lubich’s experience of unity and her vision for contributing to a more united and peaceful world. Looking briefly at the cultural situation i...

The Market for Contemporary Art

Identifying the Position and the Role of Curator in the Formation Process of Contemporary Art Movements.

The curator, by changes that has seen from its traditional functions towards new models, is now an omnipresent figure in the art world and is closely related to how the arts are showcased. Accordingly, it can have a direct and effective impact on raising awareness about an artistic flow and how it is presented. By this reason, this study explores the relationship between the curator’s activity ...

Towards culture-centred design

This paper addresses culturally rooted factors within user interface design. The design implications of globalisation are discussed, together with the related processes of internationalisation, localisation, ‘glocalisation’, iconisation and culturalisation, in order to establish a basis for a new approach to HCI design. The potential for a more diverse culturecentred, design-based system—‘Cultu...