IMPAKT TV with LaTurbo Avedon

On being an artist in the Metaverse

7 December 2022

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Join us on 7 December for the last IMPAKT TV episode of the year with LaTurbo Avedon, a non-binary artist and curator who exclusively performs as an avatar in the virtual world.

A digital native and an avid user, curator and artist within the digital space, Avedon was born around 2008/9 (though in interviews they mention that things started to make sense around 1995). The non-binary figure that is LaTurbo, is both the artist and the project, embodying not only the blurring of boundaries we are all experiencing between the online and offline spaces, but also the obscurity between the artist and the art itself.

Central to LaTurbo Avedon’s work are questions regarding the agency of digital beings and bodies, the unclarity between the online and offline spaces, and the importance of immaterial experiences. They are pioneers in looking into the fringes of internet cultures to discover shifts in society. In this episode we will share clips and images from Avedon’s work and digital artefacts that inspired their practice.

This IMPAKT TV episode is hosted by Daniela Tenenbaum (Assistant curator at IMPAKT), Michelle Franke (head of PR at IMPAKT).

About IMPAKT TV
IMPAKT TV is live-streamed every first Thursday of the month at Planet IMPAKT. For each episode, we invite an artist, journalist, researcher or writer to discuss their work and the latest news and trends in art, tech and media, must-see exhibitions and events. The IMPAKT TV editorial team consists of Arjon Dunnewind (General Director at IMPAKT), Michelle Franke (head of PR at IMPAKT), Rosa Wevers (PhD candidate Gender Studies at Utrecht University) and Friso Wiersum (European Cultural Foundation, Expodium).
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LaTurbo Avedon

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LaTurbo Avedon is an avatar and artist, creating simulation-based works that emphasise the practice of non-physical identity and authorship. Avedon has spent the past decade developing a body of work that illuminates the ever-growing intensity between users and the virtual, pursuing creative environments that deepen the meaning of immaterial experiences. They curate and design Panther Modern, a file-based exhibition space that encourages artists to create site-specific installations for the Internet. LaTurbo’s process of character creation continues through gaming, performance and exhibitions. Their work has appeared internationally, including MAK – Museum of Applied Arts (Vienna), The Manchester International Festival UK, Transmediale (Berlin), Haus der elektronischen Künste (Basel), HMVK (Dortmund), Barbican Centre (London), TRANSFER Gallery (New York), Galeries Lafayette (Paris), and The Whitney Museum (New York City).

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