C/O Berlin exhibition examines digital imagery's power to seduce and manipulate

C/O Berlin will host the group exhibition 'The Lure of the Image' from June 20 to September 2, 2026. The show features fourteen artists who explore how digital images—from social media feeds and dating app profiles to beauty filters, memes, ASMR videos, emojis, CGI, and pixelated screenshots—function as tools of persuasion, control, and communication. The artworks investigate the underlying structures of algorithms and datasets that shape online visual culture, highlighting the role of images in influencing social, cultural, and political landscapes. The exhibition invites visitors to consider how images bait, beguile, compel, and capture attention in digital spaces.