LA Art Show's Cultural Platform "DIVERSEartLA" Announces Seven Participating Art Institutions

AI, Memory & Humanity Explored through Thought-Provoking Installations & Immersive Experiences

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LA Art Show's non-commercial platform, DIVERSEartLA, returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center from February 14-18. The program, which began in 2015 and is curated by Marisa Caichiolo, connects international and local art institutions to generate thoughtful dialogue through art. The 2024 program will showcase solo projects from seven top international art institutions, exploring the intersection of memory, humanity, and AI. Caichiolo says "The works invite us to consider the opportunities and challenges presented by AI while also raising ethical questions and the social implications of relying on AI as a tool for memory and identity."

DIVERSEartLA will also present the second edition of the Museum Acquisition Award for an Emerging Artist - created by AAL Museum & AAL Magazine (Chile) - who will have the opportunity to be part of the Museum's permanent collection.

DIVERSEartLA's seven participants are:

    --  Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is proud to present Osceola
        Refetoff: "Repairing the Future," a multi-media exhibition focusing on
        global sea level rise. The centerpiece of the installation is a
        large-scale immersive audio-visual projection of the artist's 8-minute
        film Sea of Change shot by Refetoff in Svalbard, Norway, near the North
        Pole. These visuals are paired with NASA satellite images while
        AI-generated animation envisions possible future climate outcomes. The
        original soundtrack is written and performed by award-winning composer
        Paul Cantelon. An accompanying performance from Hibiscus TV artists Kaye
        Freeman and Amy Kaps takes place on February 17.
    --  The Nevada Museum of Art presenting "The Journey" by contemporary artist
        Guillermo Bert and curated by Vivian Zavataro, featuring a series of 20
        highly-detailed, life-sized wood sculptures of actual immigrants
        employed as frontline workers. Bert's multimedia work explores how
        ancient traditions and modern technology merge.
    --  The Museum of Contemporary Art in Bogotá presenting "Mythstories" by
        multimedia artist Carlos Castro Arias and curated by Gustavo Adolfo
        Ortiz Serrano. Appropriating the style and iconography of medieval
        tapestry, his work experiments with myth, history, and AI, and explores
        individual and collective identity.
    --  MUSA Museum of Art University of Guadalajara, Grodman Legacy and
        Guadalajara Foundation (Mexico) presents "Fake Memory of a True Past"
        curated by Moises Schiaffino. This project seeks to create a reflection
        on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to generate a
        historical archive. This video installation tells the same story from
        two different visions: the human and the artificial.
    --  AAL Museum (Santiago, Chile) presents a visual narrative, "Be Water" led
        by the esteemed contemporary artist, Antuan. The immersive installation
        explores the significance of this vital element with Antuan's creation
        of the Human Net, a human geometric structure, symbolizing the symmetry
        of the universe. The characters within represent humanity's urgent need
        to address the global water crisis, highlighting the essential
        collaboration between humanity and AI to create a new network of human
        consciousness.
    --  Raubtier & Unicus Productions (Los Angeles) presents "Bridging Emotional
        and Digital Landscapes," exploring the intersection of human emotion and
        advanced technology to create a digital mural of individual and
        collective experiences. The audience engages with a touchscreen
        interface to input words or phrases that resonate with their memories.
    --  Red Line Contemporary Art Center (Denver, Colorado) presents Laleh
        Mehran's Entropic Systems, an immersive installation that considers the
        politicization of ideologies. In this work, a drawing machine inscribes
        a sort of memory into the mineral bed, much like a rudimentary hard
        drive.

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