A New Show in Sharjah Keenly Captures Our Anxiety-Addled, Internet-Addicted Era—See Images Here

While museums around the globe are closed to the public, we
are spotlighting each day an inspiring exhibition that was
previously on view. Even if you can’t see it in person, allow us to
give you a virtual look. 

“Art in the Age of Anxiety”
Sharjah
Art Foundation

What the museum says: “‘Art in
the Age of Anxiety’ conjures the bombardment of information,
misinformation, emotion, deception, and secrecy that invades online
and offline life in the age of digital technology. It aims to
illuminate the ‘post-digital’ condition—the manners and behaviors
found in a world altered by the rise of digital technologies—and
posits speculations for our future.

The exhibition design for ‘Art in the Age of Anxiety’ is created
by architect—and Sharjah Biennial 13 participant—Todd Reisz.
Reisz’s work often focuses on cities of the Arabian Peninsula from
both historical and contemporary perspectives. Here, he has worked
with curator Omar Kholeif to imagine a physical maze of corridors
and experiences that will fully immerse the viewer.”

Why it’s worth a look: In his debut
exhibition as curator of the Sharjah Foundation, Omar Kholeif has
corralled some of the most prescient works of the internet-era.
It’s a subject that Kholeif knows well having organized numerous
related exhibitions, including “I Was Raised on the Internet” at
the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, which broached themes of
artificial intelligence, isolation, disassociation, transmission,
interconnectedness, and more.

In the new show, more than 60 works spanning every medium
imaginable represent every corner of the Internet, from Trevor
Paglen’s surveillance-based aerial photographs, to Cao Fei’s
surreal landscapes drawn from video game culture.

What it looks like:

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