An introduction to the fascinating world of VR/AR/AI and how these new technologies are changing contemporary art and its institutions, delivered in collaboration with Acute Art.

Providing unparalleled access to globally recognised artists, designers, entrepreneurs and art world practitioners involved in the field of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR) and artificial intelligence (AI), the course is led by John Slyce (Senior Tutor, RCA School of Humanities) and Daniel Birnbaum (Artistic Director, Acute Art).

World-leading speakers will deliver each session, with site visits across London to map the production and reception of 21st century VR/AR art. These individuals will share how they are engaging with, exhibiting, collecting, negotiating and understanding the impact of these new technologies on the art world ecosystem. This marks the second iteration of the collaboration between the world’s leading university for Art and Design, the RCA and preeminent producer and platform for VR in an art context, Acute Art.

2024
Refik Anadol, Artist
Es Devlin, Artist
Marco Brambilla, Artist and Film Director
Hans Ulrich Obrist, Curator and Director of the Serpentine Gallery
Simon Fox, CEO, Frieze Art Fairs
Rodrigo Marques, CTO of Acute Art
Professor Johnny Golding, Professor of Philosophy & Fine Art, RCA
Dr Ali Adasipour, Academic Lead, Computer Science Research Centre, RCA
Danielle Barrios-O’Neill, Head of Programme, Information Experience Design, RCA
Tom Simmons, Head of Programme, Digital Direction at the School of Communication, RCA

2023