Conférence : L’art à l’épreuve du numérique
This presentation offers an overview of the state of the visual arts at the crossroads of the digital age, from the perspectives of artists, art institutions, and the public.
As part of “Virtual! So What??”
Lecture: “On the Path to the Digital”
Free admission — By Christophe Hazemann*
Digital language initially interested only a few pioneering artists, but just as the evolution of photography had shaken up the art world, today’s new technologies, with artificial intelligence at the forefront, are challenging the creative process and the artistic experience more than ever before. Even though they open up new possibilities for the creation, dissemination, accessibility, and preservation of art in general, new technologies also raise many questions: Will artists be replaced by computers? How can we distinguish reality when generated images are more lifelike than the real thing? How should we address the protection of intellectual property?
This presentation offers an overview of the visual arts at the crossroads of the digital age, from the perspectives of artists, art institutions, and the public.
*Christophe Hazemann has been deputy director of the EPCC Musée Soulages in Rodez since 2017.
More specifically, he is in charge of audience engagement and cultural programming.
He has over 20 years of experience in contemporary art outreach and in audience development and program planning in the museum sector.
He also teaches in the Infocom program at the IUT in Rodez.
In addition, he is a visual artist and photographer and has exhibited in various galleries in Paris and throughout France.
