Liam Young's Planet City envisions a hyperdense metropolis for 10 billion people
The latest installment of 'L'arte anticipa il futuro' (Art Anticipates the Future), produced by the School of Vision in collaboration with ENI and ROAD, highlights Liam Young's visionary initiative, Planet City. Born in 1979, the Australian designer and filmmaker imagines a densely populated urban area accommodating 10 billion individuals, facilitating the planet's ecological recovery. Hosted by Marco Bassan, the series delves into artists' predictions regarding mobility, energy, and sustainability. Dubbed 'the man who designs our futures' by the BBC, Young's work has been showcased in prominent exhibitions and is part of esteemed collections. Through film and virtual reality, Planet City envisions a future where humanity resides in a single city, allowing the rest of the Earth to revert to nature.
Key facts
- Second episode of 'L'arte anticipa il futuro' series focuses on Liam Young's Planet City.
- Series promoted by School of Vision in collaboration with ENI and ROAD.
- Published on Artribune every two weeks.
- Planet City imagines a single city for 10 billion people.
- Liam Young is Australian, born 1979, based in Los Angeles.
- Young's work spans architecture, cinema, design fiction, and emerging technologies.
- BBC called Young 'the man who designs our futures'.
- Young's works are in collections of Met, Art Institute of Chicago, V&A, National Gallery of Victoria, and M+.
Entities
Artists
- Liam Young
- Tomàs Saraceno
- Marco Bassan
Institutions
- School of Vision
- ENI
- ROAD
- Artribune
- Spazio Taverna
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Royal Academy
- Biennale di Venezia
- Tribeca
- SXSW
- BBC
- Channel 4
- Apple TV+
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- National Gallery of Victoria
- M+
Locations
- Australia
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Venice
- London
- Hong Kong