The Institute of Network Cultures (INC) analyzes and shapes the terrain of network cultures through events, publications, and online dialogue. Our projects evolve around urgent publishing, alternative revenue models, critical design and making, digital counter culture and much more.

Geert Lovink/Alexander Estorick: Crypto Art Interview

In Geert, by Geert Lovink, February 26, 2021

Geert Lovink on the New State of Crypto Art in Conversation with Alex Estorick, Contributing Editor for Art and Technology at Flash Art This is the original transcript of the…

Going Online: Dutch Design Week Part 1 – From 3D Rooms to Counterstrategies

In Going Online, by Marijn Bril, February 24, 2021

Reminiscent of Space Beyond the Screen As a recent Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE) graduate myself, I was part of the last cohort of graduates to be able to present for…

When I Look Through My Browser Window I Can Feel the Fresh Air

In Going Online, by Marijn Bril, February 23, 2021

From wildlife live streams, the iconic Windows XP Bliss wallpaper, to the afterlife of animals on the internet, nature is just a click away. Overly saturated and in full HD,…

half a dozen micro-anecdotes on 2021 soundscRapeRs

In D E S K T O P I A, by @lbert Figurt, February 23, 2021

Is this the age of digitized hyper-visibility, further enhanced by the irrepressible virus? When in doubt, here you have some scattered reasonings on the role of the auditory counterpart (anything…

Da li je kreacija brža od svoje reprezentacije? – ćaskanje sa Damirom Imamovićem

In Living Industry, by Maisa Imamovic, February 19, 2021

Dragi Damire, Već dugo slušam tvoju muziku, posebno pjesmu Dva se draga (na dugmetu ‘ponovi’ tokom nekoliko faza mog života). 2018. godine sam pozvala svoje društvo da mi se pridruže…

Is creation faster than its representation? – chatting with Damir Imamović

In Living Industry, by Maisa Imamovic, February 19, 2021

Dear Damire, I listen to your music for a long time now, especially the song Dva se draga (on a replay button during several phases of my life). In 2018,…

Welcome to the Club: Do Your Research

In The Cloud-Based Designer, by Paul Bille, February 18, 2021

I found the image above some time ago while browsing Are.na. Are.na is a social-bookmarking network. LOT2046 is a subscription-based service for black turtlenecks and ‚personal care items’ like floss,…

Smartphone Documentary: Trust in the Blockchain Society

In MoneyLab, by Geert Lovink, February 18, 2021

Interactive Documentary Trust in the Blockchain Society explores trust in technologies. The hype is comes and goes. Now is the time to talk about blockchain. The award-winning production studio Submarine…

Seven years since #GirlBoss. Where is she now?

In Institute of Network Cultures, by Agnieszka Wodzińska, February 17, 2021

Who remembers the first time they heard the term ‘Girl Boss?’ For most, it was around the time founder of the fashion brand Nasty Gal, Sophia Amoruso, published her autobiography…

Going Online: Metaphors, Strategies, and Experiences of Translating Cultural Events to the Internet

In Going Online, by Marijn Bril, February 17, 2021

A Series of Conversations with Designers, Curators, and Program Makers. The start of this new decade has not turned out the way many expected or hoped for. In an increasingly…

INC is hiring an intern

In Institute of Network Cultures, by Geert Lovink, February 17, 2021

The Institute of Network Cultures is looking for an intern with production and research skills Internship period: April 1st until July 1st, 2021 (0.6-0.8 fte/3-4 days a week). The Institute…

The User Condition is out!

In ENTREPRECARIAT, by Silvio Lorusso, February 16, 2021

I'm glad to announce that I've just published The User Condition, a micro-interactive essay on computer agency and behavior. The essay concludes the blog post series on this subject.

Flagging The Change

In The Cloud-Based Designer, by Paul Bille, February 15, 2021

In my previous posts, I have laid out how my computer socialization and my aspiration to become a graphic designer have successfully trapped me inside Apple’s and Adobe’s ecosystem. I…

Book Discussion: TOD #39 ‘Lives of Data: Essays on Computational Culture from India’

In Institute of Network Cultures, by Chloë Arkenbout, February 15, 2021

When: February 19, 2021 12:30

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Link list on GameStop, BTC, blockchain and other MoneyLab issues (part 10)

In MoneyLab, by Geert Lovink, February 12, 2021

Interview with an Anonymous GameStop Investor https://taibbi.substack.com/p/this-is-for-you-dad-interview-with Meme-swarm and Microtrading by Franco “Bifo” Berardi https://illwilleditions.com/meme-swarm-and-microtrading/ NFTs Will Introduce Crypto To The Mainstream https://andrewsteinwold.substack.com/p/nfts-will-introduce-crypto-to-the Early bitcoin politics: Digital metallism vs Infrastructural…

Update/Join the MoneyLab Community on Discord

In MoneyLab, by Geert Lovink, February 12, 2021

Dear MoneyLab members, how are you all coping? With six weeks to go to MoneyLab #11 Berlin (March 26-28) we got something exciting to look forward to. The event will…

Rights to the Blockchain City #3: Urban Commons in the Blockchain City

In MoneyLab, by Inte Gloerich, February 12, 2021

When: February 24, 2021 18:30 - 19:30

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Dude, Where’s My 22nd Century?

In , by Jess Henderson, February 9, 2021

On the Burnout of Future-Images: How the mass phenomenon directly reflects the troubles of our cultural imagination. In his book The Image of the Future (1961), Dutch sociologist Fred. L.…

desk-talk #1 / Nick Montfort

In D E S K T O P I A, by @lbert Figurt, February 8, 2021

In line with my latest digression on (post?)cinematic textual engagement VS heavily textualized (desktop?) movies, here you have the first video-interview of a series I'm working on - specifically dedicated…

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