Envisioning the future and transcending time: The present and future as seen through Mori Art Museum's "Future and Arts" exhibition

Envisioning the Future, Transcending Time—The Present and the Future as Seen through the Mori Art Museum's "Future and Art" Exhibition

Archive Introduction: "Future and Art" (Mori Art Museum)
• Period: This exhibition was originally scheduled to run from Tuesday, November 19, 2019 to Sunday, March 29, 2020. However, due to the impact of COVID-19, the museum was temporarily closed from February 28, resulting in a premature end to the run.
• Objective: This exhibition poses the question of "How will people live tomorrow?" through the application of cutting-edge technologies such as AI, robotics, biotechnology, and AR (augmented reality) to artworks.
• Structure: Over 100 works were exhibited, divided into five sections: "New Possibilities for Cities," "Toward Neo-Metabolism Architecture," "Innovations in Lifestyle and Design," "Body Augmentation and Ethics," and "Transforming Society and Humanity."
• Featured Works: Models and proposals for future cities, such as Foster + Partners' Masdar City, Bjarke Ingels Group's Oceanics City, and XTU Architects' X-Cloud City, were on display, along with works by Yasumasa Morimura and Bio Atelier addressing bodily augmentation and ethics.
• VR Archive: After the exhibition ended, a 3D walkthrough (VR archive) was made available by Matterport, allowing visitors to re-experience the exhibit from any perspective, including a video commentary by curator Fumio Nanjo.

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