Loyal to its calling to reveal, highlight and support the work of emerging artists in the digital art scene, Le Cube launched in 2013 the first edition of an international award for a digital artwork created by an artist under 36 years old, which tackles the topics of interactivity, generativity, networks, internet or mobility.

The Prix Cube will be presented in an exceptional setting, at the 600m2 Espace Saint-Sauveur located in a 19th century chapel in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Grand Paris Seine Ouest, France). A panel of experts will shortlist five artworks for the second Prix Cube to be exhibited to the public from 26 to 30 November 2014.

A judging panel, composed of figures from the world of art and culture and professionals from the digital world, will award one of the entries the Prix and prize money of €10,000.
The Prix Cube trophy is a 3D-printed sculpture designed by artist Hugo Acier, whose first solo exhibition was presented at Le Cube in 2013.

The coming world

Since opening, Le Cube has been committed to working alongside creative people who take the risk of breaking new paths. It has delved into the fertile field of new forms of expression, presenting over a thousand international artists to the public over the past thirteen years. Today, Le Cube is reaffirming its support for artists from every kind of background by staging an International Award for Digital Creation, which highlights the iconic approaches of leading-edge art.

In only a few decades, artwork has gone from a closed object or a linear narrative to being interactive, open, participative, behavioural and generative. The extraordinary feats of information technology mean that artworks can now see, hear, feel, analyse and interact with their environment. They react to the input of viewers who have become an integral part of the creative process.

A whole family of digital characters now enter our imaginations, and through them we prepare ourselves to tackle a new world. A world where time and space are abolished, where knowledge abounds and is shared, and where, as Patrick Viveret puts it, “the cooperative other replaces the competitive ego.” Digital creation is a strong vehicle for otherness. Through play with connections, it transcends our relationship with the world and stimulates our empathy. It calls on our own creativity through the experience of “being in movement”, which plays out in the here and now. Virtual art brings us back to the present; it is a door to new dimensions of reality.

Art is a kind of scout that explores the techniques of its time, and sheds a clearer light on the changes within it. Through its richness and diversity, digital creation is a formidable melting pot of perceptible experiences and human interactions. Beyond the renewal it brings, this vitality above all indicates the desire to perpetuate an age-old approach: situating Man in the movement of his time, and giving a shared meaning to the coming world.

NILS AZIOSMANOFF
President of Le Cube

The Urban Community “Grand Paris Seine Ouest” at the heart of artistic excellence

The Urban Community “Grand Paris Seine Ouest” is a dynamic part of the 21st century’s far-reaching urban transformation. Inextricably linked with the development of digital technologies, this change affects every one of us in our daily lives, as well as the basic structure of society as a whole.
The city is becoming intelligent, creative and enduring. Now known as a “smart city”, it is reinventing the relationship of its residents with the public space. New ways of dialoguing are appearing in the shape of forums, digital exchange platforms and blogs, enabling everyone to react and say what they think. Each day, we build up a new representation of the city, while seeking to enhance the identity and memory of our territory.

Together, whether public players, businesses, shops, artists or inhabitants, we are creating a contemporary environment open to the future through digital and the new technologies. This is why “Grand Paris Seine Ouest” attaches such importance to the actions carried out by Le Cube and the artists who perform there.

Through the 2014 Prix Cube, an international digital art award, “Grand Paris Seine Ouest” is more than ever at the heart of innovation and artistic excellence.

André SANTINI
Vice-President of Grand Paris Seine Ouest
Député and Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux
Former minister

Jean-Jacques GUILLET
Vice-President of Grand Paris Seine Ouest in charge of Culture, Sports and Digital Development
Député and Mayor of Chaville

Pierre-Christophe BAGUET
President of Grand Paris Seine Ouest
Mayor of Boulogne-Billancourt

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