Since the late 20th century, people, capital, and information came to move on a global scale. We entered a new phase in the 2010s along with the proliferation of smart devices and issues such as excessive tourism, shifting of industry’s production costs and environmental impact to developing nations, the digital divide and so forth were only worsening as the 2020s dawned. And while the outbreak of a pandemic that recognizes no borders suddenly put the brakes on the movement of people, the limitless flow of capital and information showed no sign of stopping. In fact, it seems we are seeing the true visage of capital and information systems for the first time. The rich and the poor, the powerful and the powerless: imbalances in our world are becoming more explicit all the time. The exhibition title Universal / Remote references prevailing conditions in the 21st century as capital and data flow freely on a global scale. Conveying comical aspects of the excesses of surveillance and high-tech networks, as well as the profound isolation of human beings, works in this exhibition seem to grapple head-on with the current era and with the post-COVID world. The exhibition presents the works of 8 artists and a group of 3 artists that address the state of society in the 21st century as shaped by the conditions described above, focusing on two concepts, “Constant Growth at a Pan-Global Scale” and “The Remote Individual.”
Artists
Daisuke Ida, Xu Bing, Trevor Paglen, Giorgi Gago Gagoshidze, Hito Steyerl, Miloš Trakilović, Maiko Jinushi, Tina Enghoff, Jeamin Cha, Evan Roth, Natsuko Kiura
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Universal / Remote
Period: June 29,Sat—September 1,Sun,2024
Opening Hours: 10:00–17:00 ※Admission until 30 minutes before closing
Closed: Mondays (except July 15 and August 12), July 16, August 13
Venue: Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art GalleryB, Museum Studio
Admission: Adults 1,300 (1,000) yen, University students 950 (750) yen, High school students and seniors (65 and over) 650 (500) yen
*Price in parentheses is that of advance ticket and a group of 30 or more
*Free for children under Junior High School age
[ Advanced Ticket ] *Available until June 28
Hiroshima City Museum of cntemporary Art Information
Onlineshop「339」 Ticket PIA〈P Code 686-868〉
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