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Bunny Rogers & Aria Hughes-Liebling Poetry Reading

David Lewis GalleryLINEBREAKMay 4, 2018LINEBREAKBunny Rogers on YouTube LINEBREAK LINEBREAK

Colin Lang on Jeanette Mundt at Société, Berlin

The September issue of Texte zur Kunst focuses on Amerika (U.S. America principally): the land, the idea, and all that seems to come with it. What is Amerika today other than a contradiction between brute political reality and a largely fictional self-image, where fiction says as much about fact as “alternative facts” say about the truth? Purchase full online accessLINEBREAK

LU YANG ‘ELECTROMAGNETIC BRAINOLOGY LIVE’ POWERLONG ART CENTRE

 For the grand opening of the new Powerlong Art Centre in Hangzhou, Lu Yang presented a new and upgraded version of her Electromagnetic Brainology Live motion capture performance. The performance was presented during the opening ceremony of the centre alongside video installations of her work in a group exhibition title Nine Tomorrows curated by Yao Dajuin. Watch it on MetaObjects VimeoLINEBREAK

Bunny Rogers Interview: Mourning Youth

Watch the praised artist Bunny Rogers (b. 1990) talk about creating autobiographical work that draws from memory and deals with her childhood by archiving her feelings from that time: “You can’t make objective art, it’s going to be subjective.” Louisiana Channel on VimeoLINEBREAK

Sean Raspet on artificial flavors

Sean Raspet describes his interest in the chemical structure of flavors and scents, and considers how molecular analysis presents new ways of thinking about the potential of art objects and their relationship to audiences. Swiss Institute on YouTubeLINEBREAK

The Singularity: Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence

Virtual reality is increasingly being used as a medium within the parameters of art: a development that connects to the way technology is increasingly shaping the way we live. How are artists engaging with this emergent techno-reality, and what future do they see?LINEBREAKTimur Si-Qin, Artist, Berlin Lu Yang, Artist, Shanghai Kening Zhu, Assistant Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Moderated by Victoria Chang, Director of VIVE Arts, HTC, London.LINEBREAK LINEBREAK LINEBREAK

Neurocore: Lu Yang

Can human beings mutate into we are historically used to call “gods” with the help of advanced technology? The Shanghai based artist discusses her interest in the physiology of the human brain, religious narratives, and the aesthetics of gaming and anime in relation to her hyper-stimulating, arcade-like installations. Read more on Mousse MagazineLINEBREAK

Petra Cortright and Carl Tashian

 Artist Petra Cortright & Carl Tashian, Engineer and Entrepreneur.LINEBREAKMay 19th, 2018 at the New Museum in New York City. Rhizome on VimeoLINEBREAK

YUEN HSIEH X LU YANG

From a young age, I feel that the characters in the anime are easily pretty drawn only a few strokes. How can people be so tired and still look so ugly? I have Chūnibyō illness so it is easy to get into the role when cosplaying. Read and watch on Yuen Hsieh VimeoLINEBREAK

Remnants and Remembrance
Neopets, The Walking Dead, Clone High, totem pole trench trope, Silence of the Lambs, Picasso’s harlequins, Tilikum, Flowers for Algernon, Lady Train, The Green Ribbon, The Ice Palace. Bunny Rogers (b. 1990) is a collector of cultural artifacts. Read more on Whitney Museum of American ArtLINEBREAK

Ilya Lipkin on Ned Vena at Société, Berlin

The theme of this issue – The New New Left – is not entirely “new new,” as indeed it relates to the old anti-capitalist Left in its insistence on a theoretical analysis of capitalism and the price paid by many in such a system. Purchase full online accessLINEBREAK

Vlog: Trisha Baga Studio Visit

In this vlog, artist and educator Christine Sun Kim visits the studio of artist Trisha Baga. They discuss Baga’s process and her Whitney solo exhibition, Plymouth Rock 2. Whitney Museum of American Art on YouTubeLINEBREAK