2023: A year of inspiration for MUTEK

2023 was an inspiring year for MUTEK, captivating audiences with 5 editions across three continents.

In Montréal, where it all began, the Festival and Forum attracted over 70,000 people over 6 days and nights on the eve of its 25th anniversary. MUTEK solidifies its position as a major event in Montréal, Québec, and more broadly in North America.

In September, the joint editions in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile provided insight into digital creation and artistic diversity in Latin America. With a shared and committed program, these two cities establish themselves as important and necessary hubs in the MUTEK network. (Learn more about the history of MUTEK in Latin America)

Then, in the fall, MUTEK showcased its creativity in Mexico with a striking edition, confirming MUTEK Mexico's mission to connect diverse audiences with avant-garde thinking.

Finally, in the vibrant center of Shibuya, the 8th edition of MUTEK Tokyo closed out 2023 in a celebration of digital art with international artists and local talents.

A retrospective of these 5 editions:

MUTEK Montréal | Édition 24
from August 22 to 27

.VRIL ^DE | AAAA ^MX | Abdul Lateef & The Distraction Machine ^CA/QC | Airhaert ^CA/QC | Ale Hop ^PE/DE | Alessandro Cortini & Marco Ciceri ^IT | Alexis Langevin-Tétrault & Guillaume Côté ^CA/QC | Amselysen & Racine ^CA/QC | Anatohl ^FR/QC | Animistic Beliefs ^NL | Atamone ^CA/QC | Aux 88 ^US | Brett Bolton ^US | Carmen Jaci & Matthew Schoen ^CA/NL | Cinthie ^DE | DATUM CUT ^CA/QC | Dawn to Dawn ^CA/QC | dBridge ^UK | Deadbeat présente Ark Welders Guild ^CA/DE | Deena Abdelwahed ^TN/FR | DJ Stingray 313 B2B Helena Hauff ^US+DE | E-Saggila ^CA | Efe Ce Ele ^CO/ES | Eli Goldstein (Soul Clap) ^US | Emissive ^CA | Erin Gee ^CA/QC | Eris Drew ^US | Eƨƨe Ran ^CA/QC | France Jobin & Markus Heckmann ^CA/QC+DE/CA | G L O W Z I ^CA/QC | Grand River ^IT | Halina Rice ^UK | Hatis Noit & Yuma Kishi ^JP | Hellgrammite ^CA/QC | Hieroglyphic Being ^US | Honeydrip ^CA/QC | Husa & Zeyada ^CA+EG | Indus ^CO | Intercity-Express & Manami Sakamoto ^JP | Iza Smelczyńska ^PL | Jennifer Cardini ^FR/DE | Joël Lavoie & Guillaume Vallée ^CA/QC | Kazuya Nagaya & Ali Mahmut Demirel & Maurice Jones ^JP+TR/DE+CA | Kyoka ^JP/DE | Kyoka & Shohei Fujimoto ^JP/DE+JP | Leon Louder ^CA/QC | Lowfish ^CA | Michael Gary Dean & Freddy Speer ^CA/QC | Moon Apple ^CA/QC | Nadia Struiwigh ^NL | Nancy Lee & Kiran Bhumber ^CA | Nick León ^US | Obuxum ^CA | OJPB ^FR/QC | Open Reel Ensemble ^JP | Outro ^AR | Page Vide ^CA/QC | Paraadiso ^IT/UK | Pascale Project ^CA/QC | Priori x Shoeg ^CA/QC+ES/CAT | Quan & D.B.Y ^VN/QC+CA/QC | Randy's Calling ^CA/QC | Rich Aucoin ^CA | ROSINA ^CA | S. Chioini ^CA/QC | Salamanda ^KR | Sapphire Slows ^JP | Sheenah Ko ^CA/QC | SIM ^CA/QC | Skesa ^CA/QC | SKY H1 & Mika Oki ^BE | SPIME.IM ^IT | SPRLUA ^CA/QC | Stefana Fratila & Diana VanderMeulen ^CA | StMichel ^CA/QC | SUFYVN ^SD/CA | SYNC (AtomTM & Peter Van Hoesen) ^DE+BE/DE | The Cyclist ^IE | Tim Hecker & Vincent de Belleval ^CA+CA/SE | Twin Rising ^CA/QC | upsammy & Jonathan Castro ^NL+PE/NL | Ura ^CA/QC | x/o ^CA | Yuri Urano & Manami Sakamoto ^JP | µ-Ziq & ID:Mora ^UK+CZ

MICRO MUTEK

Buenos Aires from September 28 to 30

1ND14 ^AR | Adriana Lopez ^CO | Ali Phi ^IR/CA | allgram ^AR | Amarhac ^AR | bbmotion ^AR | Confirm Humanity ^BO/AR | Depuratumba ^AR | Disonar ^AR | Elypsis ^AR | Esteban González & Fernando Molina ^AR | Evlay ^AR | Flo Pasquali ^AR | Gavu ^VE | Instance Coffee ^AR | Javier Medialdea ^AR | Jorge Haro ^AR/ES | Juli Manarino Tachella ^AR | Julian Tenembaum ^AR | Kardaver ^AR | Kyegi ^AR | Laila Meliz ^AR | Laura Fuchs ^AR | Lauren Duffus ^UK | Lito Vitale ^AR | Lucia Ranzuglia ^AR | Magali Suescun ^AR | Martux_M ^IT | Matías Azulay ^AR | OKTE x reginaceiii x MAJA x Taichu ^AR | Oscean ^AR | Outro ^AR | Plantasia ^AR | Próxima Cen ^AR | Rocio Morgenstern ^AR | Sáccea ^AR | Serpiente Roja ^AR | Sofía Córdoba ^UY | Symi ^AR | Trimex ^CL | Valentina Spirito ^AR | vertts ^AR

Santiago de Chile from September 27 to 30

M4U ^CL | Alejandro Vivanco ^CL | Ali PhiI ^CA | Anatómico ^CL | Araw ^CL | Arditti + Elektrompe ^CL/CL |Claudio Arditti ^AR | Colectivo Melancolía ^CL | Cubecatz ^AR | DJ Wask ^CL | Delphie ^AR/CL | Elektrompe ^CL | F600 ^CL | Fantasna ^CL | Felipe Cortés ^CL | Felipe Venegas ^CL | Franco Saini ^CL | Frank Benkho ^CL | GALGO ^CL | Jimi Jules ^CH | Kamila Govorčin ^CL | Karla Amaro ^CL | Les Premes ^CL | Martux_M ^IT | Mikee Laurent ^CL | Nico Amaro ^CL | Oktopus Art Studio ^CL | Pao Olea ^CL | Polwor ^CL | Ripio ^CL | Roman Flügel ^DE | Sergio Mora-Díaz ^CL | SheSoundVisual ^CL | Sukubito ^CL | Tocado ^CL | Trimex Collective ^CL | Umho ^CL | Valentina Maza ^CL | Valentina Mendoza ^CL | Valentina Villarroel & Camila Cijka ^CL | Vicente Quiróz ^CL | White Sample ^CL | Yellow Fever ^CL | eSoul ^CL

MUTEK Mexico | Edition 19
from October 9 to 15

Alba G. Corral ^ES/CAT | Albert.DATA ^ES/CAT | Aliv ^MX | Annabelle Playe & Marc Siffert & Hugo Arcier ^FR | Antimateria Sonora Ensamble ^MX | Architecture Social Club ^UK | Azu Tiwaline & DJ Plead ^TN/FR+AU | Buena Tarde & zeta ^MX | Camil Camil + P3P510 + Rafael Durand ^AR+VE+MX | Cashu ^BR | Deriva Arcana & Correo Electrónico ^MX+AR | Evita Manji ^GR | fuse* ^IT | Grand River ^NL/IT | INTUS ^MX | Hatis Noit & Orly Anan ^JP+CO/IL | Hidden Edges ^CA/QC | James Holden & Melissa Santamaría ^UK+MX | Josué Ibáñez ^MXKazuya Nagaya & Ali M. Demirel & Maurice Jones ^JP+TR+DE/CA | Live Ephemeral [Coast2c + Julieta Gil] ^MX | Mal Bueno ^MX | Marina Herlop ^ES/CAT | Mercedes Montemayor & Andreah.Tif ^MX | Mextasis & Ezeta ^MX | Myriam Bleau ^CA/QC | Opuntia ^MX | Plaid ^UK | Priori & Shoeg ^CA/QC+ES/CAT | Rampa ^MX | Richard Devine & Esteban Azuela ^US+MX | Rival Consoles ^UK | Rodrigo Garrido ^MX | Ryoichi Kurokawa ^JP | Sabrina Ratté ^CA/QC/FR | Trevor Gavilán ^MX | Tarta Relena ^ES/CAT | upsammy & Jonathan Castro ^NL+PE | Wata Igarashi & JS Baillat + Georg Fasswald ^JP+CA/QC+AT | Weidi Zhang ^CN | William Basinski & Nika Milano ^US+VE/MX | Zoë Mc Pherson & Alessandra Leone ^FR/IE+IT

MUTEK Tokyo | Edition 8
from December 7 to 9

100LDK ^JP | 404.zero ^RU | AIBA ^JP | Aoi Kuhihara ^JP | Black Boboi + Yanneek ^JP+CA/QC | Block Univers ^CA/QC | Daito Manabe ^JP | dBridge ^UK | Foodman & Ramza + Kezzardrix ^JP | Friday Night Plans + Leo Iizuka ^JP | Haruka ^JP | Hugo LX ^FR | Ida Toninato & Pierre-Luc Lecours ^CA/QC | Itti & HAIOKA + strings VY ^JP | Jane Fitz ^UK | Koki ^JP | KUTIN & Patrik Lechner ^AT | Lynne ^JP | Manami Sakamoto ^JP | Phew & Oren Ambarchi + Akiko Nakayama ^JP | Scotch Rolex & Shackleton + Pedro Maia ^JP+UK+PT | scrab ^JP | Shackleton ^UK | Sinjin Hawke & Zora Jones ^CA/AT | SO IN THE HOUSE ^JP | Sodeyama ^JP | SPIME.IM ^IT | tamanaramen ^JP | Terax ^JP | YPY & Kodo + Seiichi Sega ^JP

As for 2024? The coming year promises to be a memorable one for MUTEK with three anniversaries: 15 years in Barcelona, 20 years in Mexico, and a quarter of a century in Montréal.

The first names of the Catalan program have just been announced, including Autechre, Actress, Hatis Noit, Jlin, Martin Messier, Nick León & Ezra Miller, Ricardo Villalobos, and Sofia Kourtesis.

Find out more about MUTEK Barcelona next edition