Giorgio Vitale
Giorgio Vitale is a curator and technologist based between Berlin, Germany, and Lisbon, Portugal. In 2017, Vitale founded Synthesis, a genre-defining cultural organization critically engaged with digital art. Over the past six years, the gallery has produced more than 25 exhibitions of new media art in Berlin and abroad, both online and on the blockchain. Notable recent curated exhibitions by Vitale include 'A Picture Can’t Take Me' at SXSW '24 (Austin, USA), 'I KNOW' at Feral File/Synthesis Gallery (Berlin, Germany), and ‘Sound Becomes Site: Symphony for the Metaverse' at MEET Digital Culture Center (Milan, Italy).
In addition to his work with Synthesis Gallery, Vitale is recognized for his public speaking engagements at internationally renowned art forums and festivals. He serves as a mentor at the New Museum’s art and tech incubator NEW INC (New York, United States), at SXSW, and at the WAC Fellowship Program. Furthermore, Vitale is a member of the International Selectors Committee at Lumen Prize (London, UK), where he assists in selecting the finalist artists for the competition.
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