Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
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The Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie, or ZKM) in Karlsruhe
, Germany
is an interdisciplinary art museum and research institution focusing on new media
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Since its doors opened in 1997, the ZKM has become an important platform for the production and exhibition of contemporary art and emergent media technologies. The building is a 312 meter long converted former arms factory of IWKA and is shared with the Karlsruhe University of Art and Design.
The ZKM frequently hosts lectures, conferences, exhibitions and screenings, and regularly publishes several books and media. Professor Peter Weibel
has been incumbent as the ZKM curator since 1999.
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
is an interdisciplinary art museum and research institution focusing on new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
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Since its doors opened in 1997, the ZKM has become an important platform for the production and exhibition of contemporary art and emergent media technologies. The building is a 312 meter long converted former arms factory of IWKA and is shared with the Karlsruhe University of Art and Design.
The ZKM frequently hosts lectures, conferences, exhibitions and screenings, and regularly publishes several books and media. Professor Peter Weibel
Peter Weibel
Peter Weibel is an artist, curator and theoretician.Raised in Upper Austria he started to study French and cinematography in Paris...
has been incumbent as the ZKM curator since 1999.