Ian Cheng: EMISSARIES
MoMA PS1 will present Ian Cheng鈥檚 (b. 1984) first U.S. museum solo presentation, featuring the artist鈥檚 complete Emissary trilogy (2015-2017), a series of three live simulations dedicated to the history of cognitive evolution. Using an engine for developing video games, Emissary is made up of open-ended animations with no fixed outcome or narrative鈥攁 format Cheng calls live simulation. These works ask us to imagine technology not as a subordinate reflection of our own minds, but as a tool to model a non-anthropomorphic vision of history and consciousness. The trilogy was recently acquired by The Museum of Modern Art.
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MoMA PS1 will present Ian Cheng鈥檚 (b. 1984) first U.S. museum solo presentation, featuring the artist鈥檚 complete Emissary trilogy (2015-2017), a series of three live simulations dedicated to the history of cognitive evolution. Using an engine for developing video games, Emissary is made up of open-ended animations with no fixed outcome or narrative鈥攁 format Cheng calls live simulation. These works ask us to imagine technology not as a subordinate reflection of our own minds, but as a tool to model a non-anthropomorphic vision of history and consciousness. The trilogy was recently acquired by The Museum of Modern Art.
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