APP GOES ART // ART GOES APP
With the international AppArtAward the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and its partners award the best art works as an App. The ZKM | Center for Art and Media as cultural institution has been dealing with theory and practice of new media as well as its impact on contemporary art and society since its founding year 1989.
The AppArtAward 2011 took place on the 8th of July, 2011. More than 90 Apps had been submitted from 14 countries. A panel of well-known jury members selected the winners in the three categories „Technical Innovation“, „Artistic Innovation“ and „Junior Prize“.The International Competition awarded a total of EUR 25.000 prize money. The best Apps may be viewed at the ZKM | Media Museum from July 9th, 2011 to January 8th, 2012 as part of the exhibition „CAR CULTURE. Media of Mobility“.
The App for the AppArtAward 2011 which was designed and programmed by Ivo Wessel shows the artists along with the works they submitted, as well as information on the exhibition, the jury, the ZKM | Karlsruhe and its partners of the contest. The App lists evaluations and critical reviews users can write down and send directly from the App.
Concept, design and programming:
Ivo Wessel, Berlin
www.we-make-apps.com