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Hello World - For the Post-Human Age
Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito
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David Blandy, Kenta Kobayashi, Simon Denny, Cécile B. Evans, Exonemo, Rachel McLean, Hito Steyerl, Akihiko Taniguchi
Art as radar acts as “an early alarm system,” as it were, enabling us to discover social and psychic targets in lots of time to prepare to cope with them.(1) These are the words of media theorist Marshall McLuhan, writing in “Understanding Media” with sharp insight in the 1960s and predicting the social revolution that new technology would bring. Half a century has now passed since McLuhan published his important work, and the Internet has permeated our society and new technological innovations like artificial intelligence are rapidly advancing. “Any technology tends to create a new human environment.”(2) As McLuhan said, technology generates an entirely new world for mankind. While these changes will open up the door to a new age full of incredible promise, there is apprehension about the various problems and confusion that will also be ushered in. In what ways are artists responding to the positive and negative aspects that technological innovation brings? This exhibition presents the work of seven artists and one artist group from Japan and overseas, who are responding astutely to our current crossroads in history as well as the future. Their work offers us opportunities to think about the future of the society that technology makes.
(1) Marshall McLuhan, “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man” (1964)
(2) Marshall McLuhan, “The Gutenberg Galaxy: the Making of Typographic Man” (1962)
(1) Marshall McLuhan, “Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man” (1964)
(2) Marshall McLuhan, “The Gutenberg Galaxy: the Making of Typographic Man” (1962)
Schedule | Feb 10 (Sat) 2018-May 6 (Sun) 2018 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥900; High School Students and Under, Seniors 70 & Over, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free. | ||||
| Website | http://www.arttowermito.or.jp/gallery_en/gallery02.html?id=471 | ||||
| Venue | Contemporary Art Gallery, Art Tower Mito https://www.arttowermito.or.jp/english/ | ||||
| Location | 1-6-8 Goken-cho, Mito-shi, Ibaraki 310-0063 | ||||
| Access | 20 minute walk from the North exit of JR Mito Station; From the North exit of JR Mito Station, take the Ibaraki Kotsu bus and get off at Izumicho-itchome. The venue is 3 minute walk from there. | ||||
| Phone | 029-227-8111 | ||||
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