Call for Submissions: Arse Elektronika 2025 in Vienna

PLUG & PLAY! Humans, replicants, and all sentient (or semi-sentient) beings, gather round! Arse Elektronika, the longest-running event at the intersection of sex and technology, is back! For our 2025 edition in Vienna, we invite you to bring your sharpest thoughts, wildest performances, most provocative art pieces, and–of course–your sleaziest machines. Technology and sexuality have … Read more

roboexotica #25!

Do you remember the good old days of Roboexotica, when thousands of enthusiastic visitors celebrated the cocktail culture? Well, let’s go back to where it happened: Grundsteingasse in Ottakring, right next to the Gürtel in Wien. We will turn Kunsttankstelle Ottakring into a robotic Cocktailtankstelle! Easily reachable by subway and tram, or even by a … Read more

monochrom wird 30!

DIE GIBTS NOCH? 30 Jahre monochrom. Die Kunst/Theorie/Filmneigungsgruppe monochrom feiert den Auftakt ihres Jubiläumsjahres. Auf der Diagonale in Graz wird am 24. März das neueste Filmprojekt der Gruppe, die Horror-Satire RAZZENNEST von Johannes Grenzfurthner, zur Premiere gebracht. Der Film hat ja schon eine gefeierte internationale Festivalrunde hingelegt, beginnend mit der Weltpremiere auf dem weltbekannten Fantastic … Read more

Hedonistika 2022

This year the Ars Electronica Festival asks: „So can we change not only the world we live in, but also ourselves?“ Before we set out to answer this question, we want to explore the fundamental human driving force: Pleasure. To this end, Hedonistika offers a playground to inspect and reflect upon our deep desire to … Read more

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