
Cost: Museum fee (Free admission on March, 25 and 26)
The exhibition »Renaissance 3.0« establishes a base camp for new alliances of art and science in the 21st century.
Scientification of Art
The mathematization of the world has long since taken hold of art as well — a development that looks back on a long history. More than 1000 years ago, the Arab-Islamic Renaissance (800–1200), also known as the Islamic Golden Age, had already produced amazing (musical) devices and robot-like automatons, amongst other things.
The Italian Renaissance (15th to early 17th centuries) initiated immense civilizational innovations with the invention of perspective, the measurement of space, and the construction of complex mechanical machines. The basis of the 3rd Renaissance is that artists and scientists use comparable tools in the digital age. In addition to the current politicization of art, there is also a tendency towards its scientification. This becomes visible in the exhibition.
A common »pool of tools«
For a long time, art and science diverged. Art was primarily oriented toward things that could be perceived by the human eye. It remained within the horizon of natural perception. Science begins beyond natural perception. It has been observing the world with instruments since the 16th century. In this way it advanced to the hitherto inaccessible »res invisibiles« of the microcosm and the macrocosm.
With the rise of technical media, a turning point had come: artists began to take an interest in the use of "scientific" tools. Today, both disciplines increasingly work with the same tools, methods, and programs. This common »pool of tools« points to the beginning of a new renaissance, similarly realized by the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci discussed in his »Trattato della Pittura« (around 1500): "Se la pittura è scienza o no" and came to the conclusion: painting is a science.
The Dawn of a New Renaissance
The exhibition presents contemporary approaches of artists who, on the one hand, continue the lines of research of the preceding renaissances and, on the other, open up new fields of research. It also features convincing parallel research or elective affinities between science and art. The focus is on a new culture of tools. On the basis of 35 media art positions, it provides insights into artistic laboratory situations and artistic-scientific collaborations that open up a shared multidisciplinary "Wissensfeld" (base of knowledge) for the 21st century — from biochemistry to genetic engineering and information design to neuroscience and unconventional computing.
With an extensive physical and digital outreach program, »Renaissance 3.0« offers spaces to discuss current technologies and findings and explore fields of knowledge within the alliance of media art and science.
Artists Featured in the Exhibition:
Louis Bec, Otto / Oskar Beckmann, Michael Bielicky, Kamila B. Richter, Hubert Blanz, Jonathan Borofsky, Tega Brain, James Bridle, Daniel Canogar, Lutz Dammbeck, Agnes Denes, Anna Dumitriu / Alex May, Thomas Feuerstein, Holger Förterer, Julie Freeman, Christoph Girardet, Barbara Hammer, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Ivan Henriques, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Christian Lölkes, Jan van IJken / Jana Winderen, Interspecifics, Manfred Kage, Jens Kull, Armin Linke, Bernd Lintermann, Christian Losert / Daniel Dalfovo, Ana Mendieta, Dorcas Müller, Pasi Orrensalo, Paul Panhuysen, Constanza Piña Pardo, Helen Pynor, robotlab, Tomás Saraceno, Sivu, Nina Sobel, Saša Spačal, ::vtol::, Götz Dipper / Peter Weibel, Michel Winterberg, Liang Zhipeng
- Credits
- Peter Weibel (Concept)
- Anett Holzheid (Curator)
- Sarah Donderer (Co-Curator)
- Nina Liechti (Co-Curator)
- Beatrice Zaidenberg (Co-Curator)
- Exhibitions team
Janine Burger (museum communication)
Alexandra Hermann (museum communication)
Katharina Kern (curatorial assistance – Wissensfeld)
Daria Parkhomenko (consultant)
Felix Pausch (technical project management)
Leonie Rök (conservation)
Marc Schütze (project management IT)Scenography
Matthias GommelGraphic design
2xGoldsteins- Organization / Institution
- ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Accompanying program
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- Fri, June 09, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, June 10, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, June 16, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, June 17, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, June 23, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, June 24, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, June 30, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Fri, June 30, 20232 pm
- Kurzführungen in »Renaissance 3.0«
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2, EG
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- Sat, July 01, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, July 07, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, July 08, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Thu, July 13, 20236 pm
- World Pathos Digitization
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Guided Tour
Online
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- Fri, July 14, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Radio Play
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, July 15, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, July 21, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, July 22, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, July 28, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Fri, July 28, 20232 pm
- Kurzführungen in »Renaissance 3.0«
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2, EG
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- Sat, July 29, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, October 27, 20232 pm
- Kurzführungen für Neurodiverse Menschen in »Renaissance 3.0«
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2, EG
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- Fri, November 24, 20232 pm
- Kurzführungen in »Renaissance 3.0«
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2, EG
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- Sun, June 04, 20233 pm
- Führung für seheingeschränkte Menschen
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Guided Tour
ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
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- Sat, June 03, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, June 02, 20234 pm
- CHURCH AND ZKM - Transgressions
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2, EG + 1.OG
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- Fri, June 02, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, May 27, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, May 26, 20232 pm
- Kurzführungen für Neurodiverse Menschen in »Renaissance 3.0«
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2, EG
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- Fri, May 26, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, May 20, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, May 19, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, May 13, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, May 12, 20233 pm
- Simply Understand - Simple Language Tour
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Guided Tour
ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
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- Fri, May 12, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sat, May 06, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, May 05, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Mon, May 01, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sun, April 30, 20234 pm
- In_sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, April 29, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, April 28, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sun, April 23, 20234 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, April 22, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Fri, April 21, 20234 pm
- CHURCH AT ZKM
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Guided Tour
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- Fri, April 21, 20232 pm
- Tool_Lab
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sun, April 16, 20234 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, April 15, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Mon, April 10, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, April 01, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sun, March 26, 20234 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sun, March 26, 20232 pm
- Eure Tools für die Zukunft
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Workshop
Tool_Lab, Lichthof 2
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- Sun, March 26, 202311 am
- Visitor School with Bazon Brock
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Lecture
ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
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- Sat, March 25, 20239 pm
- Interactive Presentation & »The Tempest at home«
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Kubus
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- Sat, March 25, 20234 pm
- Guided tour through »Renaissance 3.0« with the curators
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, March 25, 20233 pm
- In_Sight
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, March 25, 20233 pm
- Kitchen_Ferm_Lab: Bokashi
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Workshop
ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
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- Sat, March 25, 20231 pm
- Guided tour through »Renaissance 3.0« with the curators
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Guided Tour
Lichthof 1+2
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- Sat, March 25, 202311 am
- Unterm Mikroskop - Unsichtbares sichtbar machen
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Workshop
ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien
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- Sat, March 25, 2023
- Symposium on the exhibition »Renaissance 3.0«
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Symposium
Medientheater
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- Fri, March 24, 20237 pm
- Opening: Renaissance 3.0
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Opening
Foyer