Where is the event location?

In the WI research cellar of the Digital Villa University of Potsdam at Hedy-Lamarr-Platz in 14482 Potsdam.

Is registration required?

Yes, according to the event information, registration is required.

Are there entry fees?

A price is not specified in the available information.

What is the content about?

About Glitch Art, algorithmic control, shadow banning, and the question of how digital systems govern visibility.

Glitch Art in the Age of Perfect Censorship

Name: Glitch Art in the Age of Perfect Censorship
Start: 2026-06-18T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-18T20:00:00+02:00
Location: WI-Forschungsbraukeller, Digitalvilla Universität Potsdam

Glitch Art in the Digital Villa: When Digital Errors Become Art

On June 18, 2026, a space opens at Hedy-Lamarr-Platz in Potsdam for an exhibition that sharpens the view on visibility, control, and cultural participation. Glitch Art in the Age of Perfect Censorship combines art, computer science, and media criticism into a timely and concentrated art experience. The main focus is on how algorithmic systems determine which content appears on the web and which fades into the shadows. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/event/glitch-art-in-the-age-of-perfect-censorship))

The Aesthetics of Disruption

Glitch Art does not use error as a deficit but as a form of expression. Distortion, image breaks, and digital fragments become visual signs of a media culture that often only simulates perfection. The documentation platform presents works by Ian Keaveny and other artists whose content has been affected by shadow banning or other forms of restriction. This creates a study of works that inseparably connects aesthetic experience and social analysis. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/event/glitch-art-in-the-age-of-perfect-censorship))

Between DDR Memory and Platform Logic

Particularly exciting is the cultural-historical comparison drawn by the project: The exhibition contrasts digital control mechanisms of today's platforms with forms of cultural regulation before 1989. This results in a precise commentary on how visibility can be organized politically, technically, and psychologically. The historical space of art gains additional depth here, as media criticism and memory culture are intertwined. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/event/glitch-art-in-the-age-of-perfect-censorship))

A Place for Discussion, Mediation, and Digital Education

The event takes place as a hybrid get-together in the Digital Villa of the University of Potsdam, a place that has been associated with digital transformation processes and experimental formats for years. This makes the evening appealing not only to art enthusiasts but also to visitors from the fields of media education, curation, and cultural research. Registration is required, a note on the dialogical character of this format. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/event/glitch-art-in-the-age-of-perfect-censorship))

What Visitors Can Expect

Those who visit this exhibition will not experience a classical hanging but a discursive art experience between lecture, documentation, and critical analysis of the present. Aesthetic stimuli, content precision, and a look at how AI systems and algorithms govern cultural attention are expected. The special strength of this evening lies precisely in this: It makes visible how fragile digital public life has become. A visit is absolutely worthwhile, as here art is not only observed but understood as a social experience. ([potsdamtourismus.de](https://www.potsdamtourismus.de/event/glitch-art-in-the-age-of-perfect-censorship))