Since 2017, Leonardo Dellanoce and Arthur Steiner have been collaborating to curate exhibitions, publications, and public programs. Their joint projects include the Vertical Atlas publication, a lecture series at Het Nieuwe Instituut and the Stedelijk Museum, and a symposium organized with the Hartwig Art Foundation and the Rijksakademie. Together, they also co-initiated Digital Earth, a five-year fellowship program supporting artists and researchers around the world with public programs, exhibitions and collaborations with Jameel Arts Centre, Centre Pompidou, The New Center for Research and Practice, Ashkal Alwan, Ker Thiossane and Chronus Art Center.
Digital Cosmos, is a two-day forum at De Thomas, Amsterdam on November 21 - 22, 2025 with Hartwig Art Foundation. The event will critically examine the role of art amid the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and its planetary transformation. Speakers to date include Yuk Hui, Nolan Oswald Dennis, Marina Otero, Benjamin Bratton, John Gerrard, Holly Herndon, Cory Arcangel, and Lukas Likavčan (more to be announced).
A conference, workshops and exhibition with Hartwig Art Foundation and Rijksakademie van Beeldende aan kunsten, exploring how virtual technologies are impacting artists and art-making. Read More
Energy Tokens was a collaborative project at Framer Framed uniting contemporary artists, design theorists, and blockchain researchers to experiment with mixed-reality artmaking, curating, and archiving. In this project, digital memories of the work What All the World Desires by Maarten Vanden Eynde and Musasa were paired with NFTs, exploring the history and future of energy. The resulting Energy Tokens, invite participants to interact, trade, and co-create digital memories, ultimately unlocking a special second generation of tokens.
A 3-year research trajectory to create an atlas to help navigate the worldwide digital transformation and its complex effects at different locations and on a variety of scales. Vertical Atlas included a lecture series in Het Nieuwe Instituut, research labs, a book and an art exhibition. The final book can be downloaded here
Digital Earth was a research fellowship (2018-2022) for artists thinking through questions of digital futures. More here
Trust in the Blockchain Society is a smartphone documentary featuring a series of interactive interviews with trailblazing blockchain experts, including former broker and journalist Brett Scott, crypto-economist Shermin Voshmgir and artist Kei Kreutler. Nominated for the Prix Europa. Official Selection Nederland Film Festival. Read More
