Artfutura 2010 asks "Do we live in public?" and explores the effect of technology on our lives

Since 1990, Artfutura, the festival of Digital Culture and Creativity, has explored the relationship between art and the rapidly evolving world of new media, interactive design, video games and digital animation.

Artfutura has generally taken place in cities throughout Spain, but Buenos Aires will host the 2010 edition, entitled “We Live in Public,” based on a documentary of the same name. The documentary, directed by Ondi Timoner, follows New York millionaire Josh Harris who spent his fortune “experimenting with the effects of technology on the human condition.”

Winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for best documentary and part of the permanent collection at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), We Live in Public will open Artfutura 2010 and Harris will participate in a special panel moderated by Vicente Matallana. In addition to the documentary, Artfutura will include conferences on culture and digital image, art and science in biodiversity, and robotics as well as short films, exhibitions of 3D art, music videos, and a section dedicated to creativity in Internet.

Artfutura will take place from November 3-7 at MALBA, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Fundacion Telefonica en Buenos Aires, and Centro Cultura de Espana in Buenos Aires. For more on art and culture in Buenos Aires, download the new issue of InvestBA Privada.