[[http://laagencia.org/:Vicente Matallana]] is director and founder of LaAgencia, an independent new media art production company created in 1998 in Madrid (ES). Its mandate is to respond to the new structural needs required by the incorporation of new technologies in art. LaAgencia is engaged in programmes and projects all over Spain, Europe, USA and Latin America, focused on new media art as an alternative paradigm of research and knowledge. LaAgencia has been collaborating with ARCO since 1999, and is currently in charge of the technical coordination of EXPANDED-BOX (the new media art section at ARCO). LaAgencia is also responsible for developing and managing the programmes organised by ARCO related to new media art, such as the ARCO-BEEP Electronic Art Prize and the Arte 2.0 Competition of Ideas organised by Vocento, as well as sponsorship and technological alliances. As a production company, LaAgencia is a forerunner in the field of new media art collaborating with major organisations and artists. It is presently engaged in the production of the exhibition “Máquinas y Almas” for Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. Vicente Matallana is also a teacher and lecturer and regularly publishes articles. He has been a member of the editorial board of the ARCO-News magazine. He also regularly sits on international juries, seminars and committees for new media art. http://laagencia.org/
