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CIFO & Ars Electronica
A Parallel (R​)evolution — Digital Art in Latin America

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  • Dora Ytzell Bartilotti, Have You Seen Her
  • Thessia Machado, int.: time slip, a song for structural comfort, undated
  • Ana Elena Tejera, The Walls Know
  • BioMultispecies, Cenizas Parana, undated
  • Amor Muñoz, Chimera, Expanded Bodies

Out of more than 160 nominated artists, six were awarded the first CIFO-Ars Electronica Awards in April 2022:

Dora Ytzell Bartilotti (MEX)
Electrobiota Collective: Gabriela Munguía (MEX) and Guadalupe Chávez (ARG)
Thessia Machado (BRA/USA)
Amor Muñoz (MEX)
Ana Elena Tejera (PAN)

They received up to 30,000 dollars for the development and realisation of their submitted concepts.

The finished works will be presented in this exhibition at Lentos, after the show they will become part of the permanent collection of Latin American art of the renowned Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO). Since 2002, this foundation based in Miami, Florida, USA, has set itself the task of supporting and promoting cultural understanding and educational dialogue between Latin American artists and the global public.

The exhibition at Lentos takes place within the framework of the Ars Electronica Festival 2022.

Date Title Time
Fri 11.07Family Night | Exploring the Lentos

Full of the joy of discovery, we roam the exhibitions of the Lentos Kunstmuseum, in search of the unusual and enigmatic, hidden in the works of art.

6:00 pm–6:30 pm
Fri 11.07Family Night | Open Danube Studio: Figures come to life”

You can join at any time. Everyone is invited to become artistically active: create your own finger or stick figure, bring it to life and immerse yourself in the adventurous world of art.

6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Fri 11.07Family Night | Exploring the Lentos

Full of the joy of discovery, we roam the exhibitions of the Lentos Kunstmuseum, in search of the unusual and enigmatic, hidden in the works of art.

7:00 pm–7:30 pm
Fri 11.07Family Night | Exploring the Lentos

Full of the joy of discovery, we roam the exhibitions of the Lentos Kunstmuseum, in search of the unusual and enigmatic, hidden in the works of art.

8:00 pm–8:30 pm
Sat 12.07Lentos Ate­lier (Fully booked)

Children and young people between the ages of 6 and 12 have the opportunity to discover works of art, work creatively and try out different techniques in the Lentos studio.

10:00 am–12:00 pm
Sat 12.07Los Lentoninios (Fully booked)

Every second Saturday each month (in the holidays: Tuesday) our youngest visitors are cordially invited to the Donauatelier to give their fantasy and creativity free rein.

3:00 pm–4:30 pm
Sat 12.07Guided tour of Cool. Collection Erwin Hauser” in Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS)

Guided tours with sign language interpreter in Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS). Duration 1 hour. Free for people with hearing impairments. No registration required.

4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Sun 13.07Workshop: Building dream creatures from papier-mâché! to Nika Kupyrova

Together with the artist Nika Kupyrova and inspired by her exhibition Simulacra, we create objects, avatars and creatures out of papier-mâché. This is how ambassadors” between different realities, fictions and dreams are created. 

10:00 am–1:00 pm
Sun 13.07Public guided tour through Cool. Collection Erwin Hauser”

Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”)

4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Tue 15.07Public guided tour through Cool. Collection Erwin Hauser“ und The Collection“

Duration 60 minutes, max. 25 people, guided tour ticket € 4 (plus admission) No registration required (“first-come-first-served”), German only

4:00 pm–5:00 pm
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