Future Art Ecosystems
On the occasion of the release of Future Art Ecosystems 4: Art x Public AI, we are offering a bundle of the entire Future Art Ecosystems series to date: volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4. Launched in 2020 by Serpentine Arts Technologies, Future Art Ecosystems (FAE)'s annual strategic briefings provide the concepts, references, language and arguments for 21st-century cultural infrastructure.
Future Art Ecosystems 1: Art x Advanced Technologies (FAE1)— addresses the implications of artistic engagements with advanced technologies in terms of the infrastructural redesign that they enable within and in parallel to existing art ecosystems. Future Art Ecosystems 2: Art x Metaverse (FAE2) considers how the perception, experience and production of art are transforming with the advent of the metaverse—an always-online, persistent, spatial ‘second’ world and an emerging internet megastructure. Future Art Ecosystems 3: Art x Decentralised Tech (FAE3) identifies new patterns emerging from the decentralised technologies space for the future of the AxAT ecosystem. Future Art Ecosystems 4: Art x Public AI (FAE4) zooms in on the emerging landscape of AI technologies as they impact the creative economy and society at large.
Size: 90mm x 135mm (individual books)
ISBNs:
FAE1 - 978-1-908617-66-8
FAE2 - 978-1-908617-73-6
FAE3 - 978-1-908617-78-1
FAE4 - 978-1-908617-66-8
Future Art Ecosystems 4: Art x Public AI (2024)
Future Art Ecosystems (FAE) is an annual strategic briefing that provides analytical and conceptual tools for the construction of 21st-century cultural infrastructure: the systems that support art and advanced technologies as a whole, and respond to a broader societal agenda. The series was conceptualised by Serpentine R&D Platform in collaboration with Rival Strategy.
FAE4: Art x Public AI zooms in on the emerging landscape of AI technologies as they impact the creative economy and society at large. With insights from leading voices in art, tech industry and government policy, this publication maps the risks and opportunities in building and integrating various elements of AI systems within the cultural domain.
Size: 90mm x 135mm
ISBN: 978-1-908617-88-0
Future Art Ecosystems 3: Art x Decentralised Tech (2022)
Future Art Ecosysted Techms 3: Art x Decentralise (FAE3) addresses the possibilities for a more interoperable (i.e. cross-organisationally integrated) vision for 21st century cultural infrastructure. FAE3 identifies new patterns for organisational and creative innovation within the broader space of decentralised technologies, variably dubbed as 'web3', 'crypto' and 'dweb'. Through a series of interviews with specialists across art, web3, crypto, dweb, innovation policy and civic, the briefing articulates various horizons for reconfiguring how practitioners and the cultural sector at large can operationalise production, distribution and financial support systems. FAE3 formulates a series of prospective strategies for existing and new cultural organisations interested in AxAT and the latter's role in supporting resilient democratic societies.
Size: 90mm x 135mm
ISBN: 978-1-908617-78-1
Future Art Ecosystems 2: Art x Metaverse (2021)
The advent of the metaverse-an always-online 'second' world and emerging internet megastructure-represents a fundamental shift in our notion of digital systems and physical presence. In this context, FAE2 outlines what is required from 21st century cultural infrastructure in order to shape the metaverse's evolution.
Engaging with over fifty practitioners and organisations across art, film, gaming, technology and wider cultural industries, FAE2 articulates the challenges and opportunities that institutions face in this landscape. Contributors to FAE2 include artists Larry Achiampong, David Blandy, Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, Joey Holder, Rindon Johnson, Keiken; Dr Jo Twist OBE, CEO of UKIE; Andie Nordgren, Producer and Director of Unity Live Platforms; Lucy Sollitt, Curator; Jay-Ann Lopez, Founder of Black Girl Gamers; Trevor McFedries, Co-founder of Brud; Kadine James and Lucy Wheeler, Founders of Immersive Kind; Gabrielle Jenks, Digital Director, Manchester International Festival and many more.
Size: 90mm x 135mm
ISBN: 978-1-908617-73-6
Future Art Ecosystems 1: Art x Advanced Technologies (2020)
The inaugural issue of Future Art Ecosystems focused on the new infrastructures being built around artistic practices engaging with advanced technologies. The view presented was based on the Serpentine's experience and desire to share insights from working with artists including Hito Steyerl, James Bridle, Cecile B. Evans, Ian Cheng and Jakob Kudsk Steensen, ongoing conversations across broader networks, and insights derived from a series of interviews conducted with artists Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, Holly Herndon, Rebecca Allen and Refik Anadol; Ece Tankal and Carmen Aguilar y Wedge of Hyphen-Labs; journalist and technologist Jonathan Ledgard; Julia Kaganskiy, founding director NEW Inc; Kenric McDowell from the Artists + Machine Intelligence programme at Google Research; Liz Rosenthal, Power to the Pixel; futurist Noah Raford; Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture, Newcastle University; Takashi Kudo of teamLab.
FAE1 was produced by Serpentine R&D Platform in collaboration with Rival Strategy.
Size: 90mm x 135mm
ISBN: 978-1-908617-66-8
Photo credit: Lewis Rhodes & readsreads.info
Photo credit: Lewis Rhodes
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