Age of You exhibition at Jameel Arts Centre explores digital selfhood through Bowie, AI, and vinyl boards
At the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, the exhibition Age of You delves into the impact of internet immersion on human awareness and challenges the notion of existence outside digital environments. Curated by Douglas Coupland, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Shumon Basar, it introduces the concept of the 'Extreme Self' through the works of more than 70 artists, such as Jarvis Cocker's Hong Kong Mirror (2018) and Pierre Huyghe's Self-portrait (2019). A conceptual foundation is provided by David Bowie's 1969 track Space Oddity, with Oddityviz analyzing its components. The showcase includes installations like Trevor Paglen's Behold These Glorious Times! (2017) and Stephanie Saade's Digiprint (2019). Notably, it marks 2016 as a significant year and runs until 14 August 2021.
Key facts
- Exhibition Age of You at Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai explores digital selfhood and internet immersion
- Curated by Douglas Coupland, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Shumon Basar
- Features works by over 70 artists including Jarvis Cocker, Pierre Huyghe, Yuri Pattison
- Uses David Bowie's Space Oddity (1969) as conceptual anchor with Oddityviz data visualization
- Vinyl boards are spreads from curators' book The Extreme Self, sequel to The Age of Earthquakes
- References 2016 as turning point: Bowie's death and Cambridge Analytica data scandals
- Includes Trevor Paglen's video Behold These Glorious Times! (2017) on automated emotion
- On view until 14 August 2021
Entities
Artists
- David Bowie
- Douglas Coupland
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Shumon Basar
- Jarvis Cocker
- Pierre Huyghe
- Yuri Pattison
- Trevor Paglen
- Victoria Sin
- Satoshi Fujiwara
- Stephanie Saade
- Cécile B. Evans
- Raja'a Khalid
- Sara Cwynar
- Jeffrey Deitch
Institutions
- Jameel Arts Centre
- Cambridge Analytica
- eBay
- Physique 57
Locations
- Dubai
- United Arab Emirates
- Hong Kong
- London