Ghosts, Holograms, and AI: Emi Kusano’s EGO in the Shell
What separates being from system is becoming almost imperceptible. Inspired by the visionary Ghost in the Shell, Emi Kusano’s first solo show in New York examines this uncertainty in the age of AI. In EGO in the Shell, she explores how algorithms capture, filter, and refract us, rendering every ge
Silver Trail: NEORT++ and VolumeDAO Play for Legacy, Not Hype
Tokyo doesn’t do silence, even when it’s melting outside. I haven’t been hitting many shows lately — not as many as usual, anyway. My batteries are cooked. But this one stayed on my radar. I stopped by the pre-opening talk at TOKYO NODE. I hadn’t planned to check out the exhibition so soon
YOSHIROTTEN: Overflow and Motion in a Hyper-Optimized World
Japanese artist YOSHIROTTEN operates at the intersection of fine art, design, digital media, and immersive installation, a practice that persistently unsettles the conventions of so-called “clean” technocapitalist aesthetics. Instead of polishing images into minimalism (often associated with ste
Tech That Won’t Die, No Matter How Hard Capitalism Tries
I haven’t had the chance to check out But Can It Run Doom IRL. Sadly. But in a way, I’ve been there. Before I mean. Maybe not in the physical white-walled space of Super Dakota, but in the glow of old CRT screens, in the weight of a console in my hands, in the moments […]
