Low Form: Digital Art at MAXXI Explores AI and Dystopia

The exhibition 'Low Form' at Museo MAXXI in Rome, curated by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, examines contemporary digital art's quiet integration of AI and technology. Emilio Vavarella's audio installation 'Do You Like Cyber?' hacks fembots from a dating site, creating paradoxical conversations. Zach Blas and Jemima Wyman's 'im here to learn so:)))))' reflects on virtual self-perception, with Tay, a robot personality based on a teenage girl, questioning digital life. Jon Rafman's 'Poor Magic' and 'Shadowbanned-Punctured sky' show humanoid figures marching pointlessly, echoing the Chapman Brothers' dark humor. Carola Bonfili's VR work based on Kafka's 'The Castle' and Kippenberger's 'America' blends real and digital landscapes. The exhibition highlights a shift from utopian new media to a colorful, low-definition dystopia, as seen in works by Ian Cheng and Ryoji Ikeda.