Digital Art and Queer Utopias
Start Date
29-10-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
29-10-2016 12:00 PM
Description
Queer communities are heralding a cultural turning point. From recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, to “bathroom bills”, to the massacre in Orlando, queerness is central to current social and political debate. Current events can mire us in an unrelenting present that makes it hard to imagine a path beyond. However, a new generation of artists are asking; Where do we go from here? How are queer communities imagining and working toward a better world? How does digital art embody queer futurity? This talk looks at several art projects that take up digital modalities, queer coding, and the aesthetics of utopia.
Type
Presentation
Session
s2b: Redefining Art through the Digital, Reframing the Digital Through Art, moderator Brianna Derr
Language
eng
Location
Elaine Langone Center, Center Room
Digital Art and Queer Utopias
Elaine Langone Center, Center Room
Queer communities are heralding a cultural turning point. From recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, to “bathroom bills”, to the massacre in Orlando, queerness is central to current social and political debate. Current events can mire us in an unrelenting present that makes it hard to imagine a path beyond. However, a new generation of artists are asking; Where do we go from here? How are queer communities imagining and working toward a better world? How does digital art embody queer futurity? This talk looks at several art projects that take up digital modalities, queer coding, and the aesthetics of utopia.