Swiss Ledger Art Edition: art meets Blockchain and A.I. in Lugano

Post on: 21.05.2025

The City; of Lugano confirms itself as an international point of reference for the technological innovation also in the cultural sector. In this optics Swiss Ledger Art Edition, a flagship event that explores the new frontiers between art, blockchain and artificial intelligence. Organized in the as part of the initiatives promoted by Lugano Living Lab, the appointment – created in collaboration with the Culture Division – will be held; Wednesdayì June 4 at the LAC and Thursday 5 June at Asilo Ciani.

June 5, 2025 | Ciani Kindergarten | Pre-event on June 4 at LAC

An event that intertwines art, technology and law

Through practical workshops, talks and thematic panels, the Event Facerà the technological, artistic and legal implications of the certification and enhancement of works of art art through blockchain, with a focus on the SwissLedger platform, the institutional blockchain infrastructure promoted by the City of Lugano.

The program is aimed at artists, archives of artists, galleries, curators, collectors, art advisors, legal departments, companies in the digital sector, and all people curious or interested in the topics covered, with the objective of promoting the learning, experimentation and networking in a new and constantly evolving environment.

It starts on Wednesdayì 4 June 2025, at 6:00 pm, in the hall of the LAC in Lugano, with the presentation of the volume " Gambling Games shadow. Curious prehistory of reality virtual", with Massimo Riva, author of the volume, professor of Italian Studies and director of the Virtual Humanities Lab at Brown University (USA). The event will be moderated by Luigi Di Corato, Director of the Culture Division, City & by Lugano.

The book – digitally published by Stanford University Press and winner of the prestigious PROSE Award – è now available in Italian version for Einaudi and takes the reader on a fascinating journey through optical illusions and technologies that were the forerunners of reality; virtual. An engaging story that intertwines past, present and future, leading us to reflect on the world of images and visual perception, up to the cultural challenges of the contemporary digital era.

Thursdayì 5 June, at the Ciani Kindergarten, the initiative will take place; into two complementary blocks. From 10:30 to 12:30, participants will be able to try their hand at a workshop entitled " Eternity Wallet: un' opera, per sempre", with Roberto Gorini (Noku AG) and Ilaria Caldirola (Officine Bit); è A practical demonstration of the application of SwissLedger for the digital certification of construction works arte.

Talk and Panel

In the afternoon, at 2:00 pm, there will be a first module entitled " Blockchain and artistic certification", conducted by Roberto Gorini and Ilaria Caldirola: the advantages related to the Using blockchain for Authentication of works of art, both by the archives and by the artists themselves. The event will be moderated by Luigi Di Corato.

Followed by an in-depth study dedicated to " Art and tokenization", in which various topics will be addressed, such as the protection of the right to author today and the new boundaries offered to the art from the possibility offered by smart contracts. The topics will be dealt with by Gianni Cattaneo (CBM Law Firm) and Lars Schlichting (Lexify) and will be discussed by Gianni Cattaneo (CBM Law Firm). carried out the live tokenization of a work of the archive of the Milanese photographer Carlo Orsi.

To close the afternoon will be two renowned academics, who will discuss the boundaries of the artificial intelligence in the Digital Humanities. Massimo Riva (Brown University) and Luca Maria Gambardella (USI) after a brief presentation between past and future, will be in dialogue with the public.

L' event will end at 6:30 pm with an aperitif, offering a Excellent opportunity by networking.

Swiss Ledger Art Edition è A free initiative with compulsory booking on the website luganolivinglab.ch (LINK: https://luganolivinglab.ch/it/eventi/detail/swiss-ledger-art-edition).

The initiative aims to disseminate advanced digital skills and promote the conscious use of emerging technologies also in the art and culture.

Swiss Ledger Art Edition

Swiss Ledger Art Edition è A Swiss cultural initiative that combines contemporary art, blockchain and artificial intelligence. The Main objective è explore how digital technologies can be used to certify, authenticate and protect works of art, guaranteeing its traceability; and conservation over time.

Through the SwissLedger platform, a new model is being tested to attribute a Identity verifiable digital to artistic creations. At the same time, the The initiative promotes dialogue between artists, technologists and jurists, questioning the role of ownership. intellectual and on the meaning of the work of art in the digital era.