Nostalgia for the Future
July 05, 2024 - August 17, 2024
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ARTISTS: JAMES BEVERIDGE, FRANK CASEY, LYNNE TAYLOR FAHNESTALK, DAVID MATTINGLY, JAMES NG
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 4, 7pm-9pm.
Artist Talk: Saturday, July 20 at 2pm
Yesterday’s Tomorrow: The Art of Retrofuturism with Lynne Fahnestalk and Frank Casey
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NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE: THE OPTIMISM AND WHIMSY OF RETROFUTURIST ART
The term Retrofuturism refers to how people once envisioned the future. Five local and international artists explore the intersection between technology and humanity in Nostalgia For the Future. They invite viewers to ponder these questions as they tour the gallery:
- To what extent can or will humanity be reflected in the technology it creates? Can technology (robots, artificial intelligence, etc.) achieve a level of humanity — or even a oneness with the natural world — that humans themselves struggle to achieve in modern times?
- To what extent do we pin aspects of our own psyche — our hopes, our fears, our views of life — on the technology we create?
- How much of ourselves do we see in the robots we create? Are robotics and artificial intelligence a next step of human evolution? Can they become the best of us?
It is suggested to delve into these topics with playfulness, awe and wonder.