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A*DESK has been offering since 2002 contents about criticism and contemporary art. A*DESK has become consolidated thanks to all those who have believed in the project, all those who have followed us, debating, participating and collaborating. Many people have collaborated with A*DESK, and continue to do so. Their efforts, knowledge and belief in the project are what make it grow internationally. At A*DESK we have also generated work for over one hundred professionals in culture, from small collaborations with reviews and classes, to more prolonged and intense collaborations.

At A*DESK we believe in the need for free and universal access to culture and knowledge. We want to carry on being independent, remaining open to more ideas and opinions. If you believe in A*DESK, we need your backing to be able to continue. You can now participate in the project by supporting it. You can choose how much you want to contribute to the project.

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Laura Benítez Valero – Autor/a en A*Desk

Laura Benítez Valero is a researcher and university lecturer. Her research connects philosophy, artistic practices, and technoscience. She is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has also taught at Elisava and co-directed the Master’s program in Design for Emerging Futures at the IAAC (Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona). She coordinated the Theory area in the Arts and Design degree program at the Escola Massana, where she no longer teaches for political reasons, but where she taught Critical and Cultural Studies. She has been a visiting researcher at the Ars Electronica Center and the Center for Studies and Documentation at the MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona). She has also collaborated with international institutions such as the University of Art Linz (in the Interface Cultures Master’s program), the Sónar Festival (Barcelona/Hong Kong), the Royal Academy of Arts (London), and the University of Puerto Rico. Between 2019 and 2021, she directed Biofriction, a European project (Creative Europe) on bioart and biohacking practices, led by Hangar in collaboration with Bioart Society, Kersnikova and Cultivamos Cultura.

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