AGSIW is pleased to organize a session at the 6th Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, moderated by AGSIW Senior Resident Research Fellow Christine Smith Diwan.
What will time feel like in a hyper-futuristic society? How is it imagined? Do contemporary realities reflected in regional cultural production shape the imagination of the Gulf region’s future? This session addresses and challenges Gulf futurism. Gulf Futurism is an art movement that suggests that dystopian visions of the future, with their barren lands and ultra-modern architecture, are actually reality in places such as the Gulf. His trio of Gulf artists incorporate aesthetics of science fiction, speculation, the absurd, and the macabre into their multimedia practice, exploring the pre- and post-oil generational disconnect, internet culture, an uncertain future, the eerie underworld, and more. Share what you’re working on. Super fast time in countries where resource extraction, technological innovation, and rapid urban development impact daily life and imagination.
About Culture Summit: The Culture Summit brings together leaders in the fields of arts, cultural heritage, media, museums, public policy, and technology to identify the ways culture transforms societies and communities around the world. Organized by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, the 2024 edition will bring cultural leaders, artists and performers to Abu Dhabi for a special forum of knowledge exchange, debate and policy development in Manarat Al Saadiyat from March 3 to 5 be done. , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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