Publish at April 06 2022 Updated April 12 2022
To the learning of traditional tools has been added that of new materials, digital tools and finally the tools of materialization. Teaching Art today necessarily includes that of the tools that bridge the gap between the virtual and the real. We will never breathe virtual air and it would be surprising if we were to be satisfied with virtual Art.
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