THE Barbican has announced its 2019 exhibition programme, the focus of which will be its Life Rewired project which will explore what it means to be human in the face of overwhelming technological and scientific advances.
The Life Rewired Hub will offer a year-long programme of talks, workshops, residencies and research exploring this key theme. The events will examine the responses of artists at a time when technology is both enhancing lives and challenging identities through the creation of machines increasingly able to imitate human characteristics.
AI:More than Human Exhibition
Artistic Director, Louise Jeffreys said, “Our cross-arts approach enables us to offer something for everyone, showcasing the creative potential of new technology, while starting a conversation about the role we want it to play in our world.”
The series will include the exhibition AI: More than Human, which will showcase a range of creative and scientific forces in artificial intelligence, running from May 16 to August 26.
Also exhibited will be Strange Loops, a series of collaborative events and projects inspired by Douglas Hofstadter’s Pulitzer prize-winning book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.
As well as the Life Rewired series, the Barbican will present Enda Walsh’s adaption of Max Porter’s award-winning novel, Grief is the Thing With Feathers, and the Barbican Art Gallery will show Lee Krasner: Living Colour, the first retrospective in Europe of American artist Lee Krasner for over 50 years.
The music programme will include leading coloratura soprano Diana Damrau in three concerts interpreting works by Richard Strauss, as well as afrobeat drummer Tony Allen and techno producer and composer Jeff Mills.
by Hannah Valentine
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS