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  • Cover for the 11th issue of the INSAM Journal. Designer: Milan Šuput

    Technological Aspects of Contemporary Artistic and Scientific Research II
    No. 11 (2023)

    As was the case with the two issues in the previous year, in 2023 the Editorial Bord of the INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology decided to dedicate both issues to the same main theme – “Technological Aspects of Contemporary Artistic and Scientific Research”. Seeing that this subject cannot be so easily exhausted, we are presenting to you another rich and insightful issue.

     

    On the cover: Photo from the Stark Gleaming Glamour: From Arc Reactor to Diamond Radiance, by Aurielle.ai
    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal no. 10

    Technological Aspects of Contemporary Artistic and Scientific Research I
    No. 10 (2023)

    It seems both unusual and comfortable to write an Editorial piece for the tenth consecutive time – unusual because of the perceived speed with which we achieved these ten issues, but still comfortable because it seems to function as smoothly and as confidently as ever. The Editorial Team of the INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology is delighted to introduce you to this jubilee issue of our publication!

    Having in mind the foundational idea not only of our Journal but also the INSAM Institute itself, the main theme of this issue is titled “Technological Aspects of Contemporary Artistic and Scientific Research”. This theme was recognized as important, timely, and necessary by a number of authors coming from various disciplines.

     

    On the cover: Photo from the premiere of the opera "Third Bullet" by Vojislav Vučković, generated with DALL-E, initiated by Milan Milojković 
    Cover design: Milan Šuput 

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 9

    Fighting for the Attention: Music and Art on Social Media II
    No. 9 (2022)

    The Editorial Board of the INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology decided that both issues of 2022 will be dedicated to one main theme, namely, “Fighting for the attention: Music and art on social media”. We can say that this call for papers went very successfully, as we are now presenting to you INSAM Journal No. 9. In a year which has seen many grave turbulences on socio-economic and political levels on a global scale, we have once again confirmed the importance of social media for communication and the spreading of news, and we have also seen the limitations of these tools.

     

    On the cover: Additive Duality by Joe Beedles (photo: Matteo Favero © IKLECTIK) 
    Cover design: Milan Šuput 

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal no. 8

    Fighting for the Attention: Music and Art on Social Media I
    No. 8 (2022)

    The couple of issues of the INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology planned for this year – of which the issue before us, No. 8, is the first one – are dedicated to the theme titled “Fighting for the attention: Music and art on social media”. This theme also leans on the previous ones that dealt with music and art in times of crisis or the relationship between music and art with mental health in contemporary society. This time, we are shedding the light on artists, creators, procedures, methodologies and outputs that are in direct correlation with the ways in which diverse social media platforms today function and grab our attention.

     

    On the cover: Tiamat by Den Unge Herr Holm (Kim Diaz Holm)

    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 7. Design: Milan Šuput

    Music, Art and Mental Health in the Time of Global Crisis
    No. 7 (2021)

    In the seventh issue of INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology, we are continuing our series on themes dedicated to art, music, and humanities in times of global crisis. After dealing with more general questions regarding these areas of creation, in this volume we are thinking about the issue of
    mental and bodily health during the COVID-19 pandemic and its possible ties and representations in music and art.
    It is my pleasure to notice that our main theme, Music, Art and Mental Health in the Time of Global Crisis, reached not only its dedicated section but also rubrics such as (Inter)Views and Reviews.

     

    On the cover: In situ performance of two wall drawings of Sol LeWitt, Sarajevo 2021. Photo: Ajla Salkić
    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 6. Design by Milan Šuput

    Music, Art, and Humanities in the Time of Global Crisis
    No. 6 (2021)

    We have before us the sixth issue of INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology. This is the second issue in a row dedicated to the global crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. After the overwhelming response from all over the world to the call for papers and provocative inspections that ensued, here we wanted to discuss the ways in which technology shapes and enables work in the areas of music, arts, humanities, and the education process, this time inviting our collaborators to discuss the shortcomings and struggles of the working processes in these fields.

     

    On the cover: MULTISKINNED by Thea Soti, Nefeli Papadimouli, Youssef Chebbi 
    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 5. Design by Milan Šuput

    Music, Art, and Technology in the Time of Global Crisis
    No. 5 (2020)

    The fifth issue of INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology is the second one we are preparing and publishing during the Covid-19 pandemic. And while the theme for the previous issue was conceived in a world unburdened with what has preoccupied our minds and lives in 2020, the theme for this one is directly shaped by it. During the Spring, when we were taken aback by the governmental measures and the fear of the “invisible enemy” (the use of militant vocabulary is rather prominent in the discourse surrounding the virus), the uncertainty for the future grew strong. However, at that time, we could not predict the longevity, brevity and consequences of the pandemic – in December we are still not certain, but we are getting tired.
    This is why I would like to thank all the authors for working with us in these trying times, unpacking what can only be a beginning of ‘a global crisis’ during the Summer and Autumn of 2020. The main theme of the issue, Music, Art, and Technology in the Time of Global Crisis, strives to capture this period through the lens of workers in art, music, and academia around the world, focusing on the role and place of arts and technology in our/their relocated institutional realities.

     

    On the cover: Franziska Rittiger, Vanitas reloaded, 2020.
    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 4. Design by Milan Šuput

    Human-Machine Collaboration in Music, Arts, and Theory
    No. 4 (2020)

    Human-Machine Collaboration in music, arts, and theory, has come to be a particularly challenging, provocative and necessary topic. As we underlined in the Call for Papers, the theme of the issue highlighted our intention to give space to overcoming the deep-rooted dichotomy of “human vs. machine” in the arts. In finding and understanding the flaws and strengths of both sides through theoretical, inter- and trans-disciplinary, and critical thinking, we strive towards creating a platform for open discussions on the subject. In the issue of INSAM Journal in front of us, this conversation is inspired by the propelling artwork of Sougwen Chung, an internationally renowned multi-disciplinary artist, with whom we’ve had an exciting interview on the topic.

    On the cover: Sougwen Chung's Exquisite Corpus
    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 3. Design by Milan Šuput

    Retro Tendencies in Music, Art and Theory
    No. 3 (2019)

    From the initial “rough” idea to the concrete theoretical output of our authors, it is an immense pleasure to observe the process of a magazine issue coming into being. I would compare this process to the so-called organic machines that were envisioned in the 70s by Paul Pignon in the Electronic Studio at Radio Belgrade Third programme, where in front of the eyes and ears of the composers, a very simple trigger impulse on Synthi 100 grew into an entire sound sculpture, whose details revealed traces of the event that initiated them. It can be said that this is the case with this issue of INSAM Journal, in which authors took ideas from the call for papers and made them very concrete. Papers touched on up-to-date theories which focus on different uses of the past, as well as on a wide range of creative practices, from the experimental academic sphere, and mainstream creations and reviews of artistic artifacts of the past, to the “underground” phenomenon known as internet art.

    Sadly, during the preparation of this issue, we lost professor Vesna Mikić, who is greatly responsible for the existence and development of the written word about electronic and popular music in this part of Europe, and whose absence we will never be able to compensate.

    Main theme Guest Editor: Milan Milojković

     

    On the cover: Milan Milojković, Kim-1 klon
    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 2. Design by Milan Šuput

    Artificial Intelligence in Music, Arts and Theory
    No. 2 (2019)

    The subject of machine learning and creativity, as well as its appropriation in arts, is the focus of this issue with our Main theme of – Artificial Intelligence in Music, Arts, and Theory. In our invitation to collaborators, we discussed our standing preoccupation with the exploration of technology in contemporary theory and artistic practice. The invitation also noted that this time we are encouraged and inspired by Catherine Malabou’s new observations regarding brain plasticity and the metamorphosis of (natural and artificial) intelligence. Revising her previous stance that the difference between brain plasticity and computational architecture is not authentic and grounded, Malabou admits in her new book, Métamorphoses de l'intelligence: Que faire de leur cerveau bleu? (2017), that plasticity – the potential of neuron architecture to be shaped by environment, habits, and education – can also be a feature of artificial intelligence. “The future of artificial intelligence,” she writes, “is biological.”
    We wanted to provoke a debate about what machines can learn and what we can learn from them, especially regarding contemporary art practices.

     

    On the cover: Devine Lu Linvega / NASA, "The Puppyslug Nebula", courtesy of NASA and Google DeepDream

    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Cover of the INSAM Journal No. 1. Design by Milan Šuput

    Process in Art, Technology and Theory
    No. 1 (2018)

    The inaugural issue of the INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology deals with process in music, art and theory through the lens of technology. The issue brings one essay, two interviews, five full articles, and three contributions to the Review section.

     

    On the cover: Felix フェリックス Rothschild

    Cover design: Milan Šuput

  • Artificial Intelligence in Music, Arts, and Theory Revisited
    No. 12 (2024)

    The first issue of the INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology in 2024 is dedicated to the main theme titled “Artificial Intelligence in Music, Arts, and Theory Revisited”. In our second issue (I/2019), we explored the intersection of artificial intelligence in music, arts, and theory. Now, after ten issues and significant global events that have reshaped our perspectives and artistic endeavors, we believed it was time to revisit this compelling subject.

     

    On the cover: Nela Hasanbegović, "Self-Replication", 2023.
    Cover design: Milan Šuput