After some initial resistance, the impact of digital technology has transformed existing artistic practices, while new forms of image-making, such as digital art and virtual reality, have become recognised artistic practices. Nowadays, one of the main challenges of the contemporary art world is to reframe the idea of ‘exhibition’ in relation to new technologies and places. Cultural adepts have to deal with new technologies not only for what concerns the fruition of artistic production but also – and especially – to find new ways to reproduce and represent artworks that are generated in a virtual environment, and consumed in virtual space.
The merging of online and offline worlds is a sign of the times to come. Virtual reality and emoticons are recognised as artistic practice, and a shared common cultural value is now placed upon these things in dedicated spaces.
In this issue we explore this “grey zone” through an active collaboration with photography curators that are tasked with creating exhibitions that d
