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0xCollection
The 0xCollection is a private contemporary art institution based in Basel, Switzerland, founded in 2023 with the support of philanthropist and entrepreneur Karel Komárek, under the direction of curator and cultural strategist Elle Anastasiou. The collection is dedicated to the development and preservation of new media artworks, dating from 1960 to the present. In September 2023, the collection presented its inaugural public exhibition in Prague, displaying a commissioned work by Refik Anadol and a show of 8 leading contemporary artists. In 2024, the 0xCollection partnered with the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, USA to present the federal institution's first digital art exhibition. History Directed and co-founded by curator and cultural strategist Elle Anastasiou, the 0xCollection was created as a permanent institution for an expanding collection, with the intent to bring exhibitions to the public through international exhibitions and via digital platforms. Pronounced 'hex co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libby Heaney
Libby Heaney is a British artist and quantum physicist known for her pioneering work on AI and quantum computing. She works on the impact of future technologies and is widely known to be the first artist to use quantum computing as a functioning artistic medium. Her work has been featured internationally, including in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Modern and the Science Gallery. Early life and scientific career Heaney is from Tamworth, Staffordshire. She lived in Amington, and went to Greenacres Primary School and Woodhouse High School, now called Landau Forte Academy Amington. She took her GCSEs in 1999. She studied physics at Imperial College London, graduating in 2005 with first class honours. Libby pursued a successful career in quantum physics, completing a PhD thesis on mode entanglement in ultra-cold atomic gases at the University of Leeds, and pursued her own research as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford and at the National University of Singap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |