| René Berger | "Docteur ès lettres" of the University of Paris (Sorbonne), honorary professor at the University of Lausanne and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, former Director-Curator of the Musée des Beaux Arts; Honorary President of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and the International Association for Video in the Arts and Culture (AlVAC);founder of the cultural movement Pour l'Art; originator-producer of the Colloquia of the International Video Festival of Locarno. Consulting expert to UNESCO and the Council of Europe. Member of the Kuratorium of the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM Karlsruhe), member of the Academy of the international Centre of Contemporary Art, Chateau de Beychevelle (GMF Group, France, Suntory Group, Japan). Principal Publications: Découverte de la peinture - Connaissance de la peinture - Art et communication - La mutation des signes- La téléfission, alerte à la télévision - L'effet des changements technologiques - Art and Technology - Jusqu'où ira votre ordinateur ? L'imaginaire programmé ! Téléovision, le nouveau Golem. Several of them translated, notabley into English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Rumanian, Arabie and Japanese. Numerous contributions to magazines and reviews. Producer of Radio and TV programs. Participates regularly in many international conferences, congresses. juries, seminars, colloquia. Pursues a researche in the new technologies as they relate to our emerging technoculture. Numerous international awards, among them the Golden Laser (Locarno, 1987), the Picasso Medal (UNESCO, 1989). 16 avenue Tissot, CH 1006 Lausanne, tel. (41-21) 323.05.71, fax: (41-21) 323.07.54 E-mail: berger@uliis.unil.ch Kara Art Home