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About

Future Art Ecosystems is a project for building 21st century cultural infrastructure to support art and advanced technologies for the public good.

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History

In 2018, when the idea of the Future Art Ecosystems project was first born, we were inspired by a new generation of artists working directly with advanced technologies: AI, simulation technologies, synthetic materials, etc.

Our work in this field made clear an urgent need for a long-term strategic vision for an art ecosystem dedicated specifically to the advancement of art x advanced technologies (AxAT) with a public mission.

Launched to the public in 2020 with R&D Labs, the Future Art Ecosystems strategic briefing series has been crystallising nascent dynamics and opportunities in relationship to AxAT. To this extent, FAE briefings provide concepts, references, language and arguments that can be integrated into operational agendas for 21st-century cultural infrastructure: the systems that support the production, distribution and sustainability of art and advanced technologies as a whole, and respond to a broader societal agenda.

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Impact

Future Art Ecosystems is shaping how we are thinking about supporting artists and institutions.

— HEAD OF INNOVATION, BRITISH COUNCIL

Future Art Ecosystems is shaping how we are thinking about supporting artists and institutions.

— HEAD OF INNOVATION, BRITISH COUNCIL2

Future Art Ecosystems is shaping how we are thinking about supporting artists and institutions.

— HEAD OF INNOVATION, BRITISH COUNCIL3

Key Areas

Our research spans across four key areas where art x advanced technology (AxAT) practices can lead to meaningful infrastructural transformations:

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Advanced Production Capabilities
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Protocols for Organisational Interoperability
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New Ownership + Distribution Models
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New Systems of Measurement

Advocating for independent, in-house and public-sector production models as a key driver for AxAT practices.

Devising new benchmarks and systems for deeper and more long-term oriented collaborations between organisations across cultural, technological and civic ecosystems.

Prototyping new models to achieve generative and equitable value distribution that supports producers and their communities.

Moving beyond footfall and media visibility as the dominant metrics of success, and devising new measurement systems for communicating the value of AxAT in society.

Labs

Labs are Serpentine‘s instantiation of the Future Art Ecosystems agenda through various areas of strategic importance.

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Legal LabLegal Lab prototypes how the law can better support collaborations across art, science and technology.
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Creative AI LabCreative AI Lab researches the changing nature of artistic practices that use AI and links this work to AI development in the public interest.
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Blockchain LabBlockchain Lab networks artists, cultural workers, blockchain entrepreneurs and local initiatives to foster a new systems of cooperation within the arts.
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Synthetic Ecology LabSynthetic Ecology Lab supports art’s critical inquiry and intervention into bio tech and ecology.
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