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Ears, eyes and throats. This collection of short restored & lost films represents a hint of the tectonic shift in the underground film world in connection with the punk rock movement. Restored from original negatives, it showcases the reasonably well-known alongside the extremely rare, from music shorts to impressionistic documentaries. View them here.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed. In the 1980s Nan Goldin's arresting images transformed the cinema and art photography worlds. A recent documentary directed by Laura Poitras traces Goldin's evolution from artist to activist. See the trailer here.
Sensorial Stories. Discover Nowness, a platform for creative excellence in storytelling that celebrates the extraordinary of every day. Stream a wide variety of exceptional and inspiring shorts made by established and emerging filmmakers here.

Our favourite pick:

The Ultimate Samsara. Based on the Chinese folklore "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", the sublime short film explores the concept of life and death in Chinese culture in a modern context, integrating the Metaverse and inspired by the fashion brand Sankuanz's concept of chaos and order. Watch it here.

Future thoughts. F**kture podcast series, hosted by The Future Laboratory's co-founder Martin Raymond, asks renowned thinkers to put foresight predictions under the hindsight spotlight. Listen to the episodes here.
Sound Retrospective. Discover a few albums we’ve been listening to this year such as The Runner by dark-synth-pop-iconic-duo Boy Harsher, a unique compilation of Berlin's underground music curated by ADK collective/Billo label or the Montreal-based eccentric-art-punk solo act Pressure Pin's debut album.

Experimental shapes. Uncover the fascinating work of Vienna-Based ceramic Studio, Kazo System. See their recent work here.
Vase/Face. See the latest monumental sculptures by Carol Bove currently showing at David Zwirner’s splendid art gallery. Learn more here.
Talent incubator. Lignes de Fuite is an independent, non-profit organization that supports and showcases local emerging talents. Learn more about their initiative here.
Field. IO. Get inspired by the contemporary creative office that delivers Future Aesthetics & Computational Innovation to global brands, for seamless and integrated experiences and storytelling here.

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Digital Art Biennial. (BIAN) is back for a 6th edition this winter at Arsenal Contemporary Art Montreal. To close this cycle around metamorphosis, 27 artists from 4 continents will address the process of MUTATION, through the mobility and movement of human beings, ideas or identities. More information about the exhibition here.

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Future Aesthetics. AI-generated artwork is quietly beginning to reshape culture. Over the last few years, the ability of machine learning systems to generate imagery from text has increased drastically in quality, accuracy, and expression is impressive. DALL-E is one of the many platforms that you can now experiment with to create images. Check out other platforms such as Runway or Stable diffusion & Midjourney.
From 2D to 3D digitization. Recent advances in image-based 3D human shape estimation have been driven by significant improvements in converting 2D images into 3D renders. Discover more about studies advancements here or try out Monster Mash, a free web tool to quickly convert your 2D drawings or images into 3D meshes here.

Art Reads. Anteism Books focuses on special editions exploring diverse artistic and cultural practices: artist monographs, artist books, exhibition catalogues, and other formats. Shop their new releases here.

Discover the stunning recycled PET acoustic felt lamp made by RE:FELT, an innovative design & manufacturing studio based in the Netherlands here.
The Blackest Black. What do you think about this black acrylic paint? Learn more about it here.
Magentaverse. Uncover the new 2023 colour of the year according to Pantone here.