Techspressionist Salons are a time and place in cyberspace where artists gather once a month to hang out, share their work and discuss matters relating to art, philosophy, and technology. These meetups were conceived as a modern counterpart to the Surrealist salons of the 1920s and 1930s, in which artists could meet informally to socialize and discuss ideas. Techspressionism is a 100% volunteer-based international artist community.
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The First Techspressionist Salon was held on September 1, 2020, and included artists Colin Goldberg, Patrick Lichty, Steve Miller and Oz Van Rosen, as well as art historian Helen Harrison.
In 1990, after serving as curator of the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, NY, director of the Public Art Preservation Committee in Manhattan, and curator of Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, Ms. Harrison became the director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, a National Historic Landmark museum and the former home of Abstract Expressionist painters Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. She served as Director of this National Historic Landmark museum and research collection in East Hampton from 1990 until retiring from her post in 2024. Ms. Harrison continues to serve Techspressionist artistic community in an advisory role.
During this first Salon session, the working definition of Techspressionism was decided upon by the participants as: “An artistic approach in which technology is utilized as a means to express emotional experience.”
Artist Davonte Bradley (aka DAVO) proposed the idea of recording the Salons and publishing them on the Techspressionism YouTube Channel, which was implemented starting with Salon #8.
Salons are moderated by a rotating panel of artist volunteers. After the recording ends, artists are welcome to hang out for the afterparty (aka advisory board meeting), in which the topic for the next Salon is decided upon, and other community-related ideas are discussed.
Latest Salon // Loop Art Critique
September 3, 2026
Video Description
On July 27, 2026, the Loop Art Critique portal page launched on Techspressionism.com, signifying the start of a formal collaboration between the two communities.
Loop Art Critique is a virtual community connecting artists through critique, conversation, and creative exchange.
In this Salon, you will meet some of the amazing artists behind this project, as well as some members of the Techspressionist community that have created projects within Loop in the past. Techspressionism will be collaborating with Loop to create ongoing collaborative projects bringing artists together to express themselves creatively in virtual space.
Founded by artist Ariel Baron-Robbins in 2022, Loop began collaborating with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) in 2025 on programming that brings artists together for dialogue, exhibitions, and learning. Loop’s digital infrastructure is developed and supported by Mud Foundation.
Synopsis
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Salon 110, "Loop Art Critique" (September 3, 2026), is moderated by Tommy Mintz and based on a collaboration between the Techspressionist community and Loop Art Critique, a virtual community and space. Colin Goldberg introduces the collaboration and notes that live translation captions are available▶ 0:02. Ariel Baron-Robbins, a founder of Loop, describes its history, philosophy and purpose▶ 2:29, including keeping one person's philosophy of art from limiting who takes part▶ 13:10. Carolina Kleine Samson talks about her role as graphic designer for the site▶ 25:31, and Sahar Moussavi describes a six-week Loop residency▶ 40:11 and a piece she made there▶ 53:41. Renata Janiszewska shows a space she created, inspired by Louise Bourgeois▶ 58:30. The salon ends with audience questions, including access for people with slower connections▶ 1:25:38.
This summary was written with AI assistance from the recording’s transcript and reviewed by the archive’s editor. The timestamps link to the moments discussed. Please check details against the video.
Participants (5)
- ▶ 2:29 Ariel Baron-Robbins USA
- ▶ 15:18 cha USA
- ▶ 25:31 Carolina Kleine Samson Argentina
- ▶ 40:11 Sahar Moussavi Iran
- ▶ 58:30 Renata Janiszewska Canada
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Cite this session
Techspressionist Salon 110, “Loop Art Critique,” recorded September 3, 2026. Techspressionism Video Archive. [DOI pending Zenodo deposit]
