Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
The ZKM| Centor for Art and Media Karlsruhe was founded in 1989 and is the worldwide only establishment that consolidates exhibition spaces (museums), mediascientific research (Institute for Media, Education, and Economics; Institute for Film), production areas (Institute for Music and Acoustics, Institute for Visual Media) and performance locations all under one and the same roof.
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Under the direction of Bernd Lintermann the Institute for Visual Media is to a great extent engaged in the interdisciplinary collaboration with artists and international co-operation with culture and reseach facilities for the purpose of research and development in the area of multimedia-based artworks and information technologies as well as for the purpose of the artistic content-wise connection of art and digital technology.
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The Institute for Music and Acoustics under direction of Ludger Brümmer combines artistc work with research and development. It thereby sees itself as a forum for international exhange and is active in various areas. It arranges and initiates contemporary concerts, symposia, and festival, that serve as a platform for the musically active and interested. Digital sound synthesis, algorithmic compositions, live-electronic, radio play, interactive sound installations, and audiovisual productions show a broad lineup of how digital technology has animated our musical phantasy.
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