What do we retain about our humanity through cultural shifts that leave us accelerated far beyond what our ancestors dreamed of?
Spiritual Machines, an art exhibition at Flux Factory on Governors Island, opens Saturday August 17, from noon-5pm. The exhibition presents interdisciplinary works by leading contemporary artists encompassing new media, video, sculpture, installation, and performance.
The works respond to our current condition of technological advancement, addressing artificial intelligence, hybrid humans, what is real in an increasingly virtual world, and what cultural practices, rituals, and artifacts we are retaining, revisiting, and evolving along with us.
Additionally, there will be performance programs on August 17 and on September 21.
Exhibiting artists include Nimrod Astarhan, Katherine Bennett, Dennis Delgado, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, [M] Dudeck, Gabe Duggan, Sherese Francis, In Her Interior (Virginia Barratt and Francesca da Rimini), Ellen Kahn and Lynda Kahn, Sophie Kahn, Sylvia Ke, Adelle Lin, Coralina Rodriguez Meyer, Andres Senra, Linda Sok, Carlos David Trujillo, Lee Tusman, and Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga. With performances by Katie Cercone, Malu Laet, Adelle Lin Yingxi, Avital Meshi, Glenn Potter-Takata, and more!
The exhibition is curated by artists Amelia Marzec and Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, with curatorial writing by Julia Stachura. It is supported by Flux Factory's Governors Island Residency.
August 17-September 22, 2024
Opening: Saturday, August 17, noon-5pmPerformances: August 17 and September 21Exhibition Hours: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, noon-5pmFor more information: spiritualmachines.neocities.org
Free and open to the public.
Flux Factory's mission is to support emerging artists through Artist-in-Residencies and Exhibitions, education and collaborative opportunities. Flux is an artist-led space that builds sustainable communities and retains creative vitality in NYC. Since 1994 Flux has hosted over 300 Artists-in-Residence, both local and international, as well as staging over 700 exhibitions across all disciplines.
Flux Factory's building on Governors Island is located at: 404A Colonels Row, Governors Island, NY 10004.For directions please visit: www.govisland.com/things-to-do/ongoing-programs/flux-factory