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CÚBIT Festival: Exploring Art, Science, and Artificial Intelligence at Conde Duque

This interdisciplinary event fosters critical dialogue on AI's impact on creative practices and cultural understanding.

The CÚBIT Festival at Contemporánea Condeduque is a multi-day event delving into the complex relationship between art and science, particularly artificial intelligence. It brings together artists, scientists, and thinkers for performances, workshops, and in-depth discussions. Explore how AI shapes creative practices and cultural dialogue through a rich program of events.

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Exhibition summary

CÚBIT is a festival exploring the intersection of art and science with a focus on artificial intelligence. It serves as a critical and poetic space to examine the promises and perils of AI in creative practices and cultural understanding.

Curatorial context

The 'CÚBIT. FESTIVAL - ARTE + CIENCIA' is a nine-day interdisciplinary event held at Contemporánea Condeduque that critically and poetically explores the growing presence of artificial intelligence in art and culture. The festival brings together artists, scientists, thinkers, and creators to interrogate the implications of AI, examining its promises, dangers, seductions, and resistances. Across various events, from robotic dance performances like 'FAMULUS 4.0' to computational puppet theatre like 'THE BIG BANG,' and workshops on AI-assisted writing, CÚBIT maps the complex relationships between human creativity and algorithmic amplification. It aims to foster an open dialogue through colloquiums, screenings, performances, workshops, and conversations, prompting collective thought on what it means to create in the age of AI, and how art continues to question our humanity in this new context.

Admission and ticket notes

Information on specific events and their durations is provided within the program details. Visitors are directed to individual event links for further specifics. The festival is open to a general audience with events spanning across various spaces within Conde Duque.

CÚBIT. FESTIVAL - ARTE + CIENCIA key exhibition facts

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Venue
Museum of Contemporary Art Conde Duque
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
May 23, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Artist line / attribution
The festival features artists such as Amir Yatziv, Carla Nyman, Lluna Issá Casterà, Famulus 4.0, and participants in workshops and discussions including Pedro Vallín, Carlos Briones, Jorge Carrión, Jorge Volpi, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, Jesús Bobadilla, Jorge Caballero, Anna Giralt Gris, Eyal Weizman, Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal, Marta Ramos-Izquierdo, Andrea Muniáin, Marina Otero, Enrique Radigales, Institute for Postnatural Studies, and XenoVisual Studies (XVS).
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