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There Goes Another Millennium
The year 2000 and Y2K images of the future
I’m giving a series of art talks in the high desert looking at what were, or are, bleeding edge ideas and technique.
For There Goes Another Millennium I trace the image and aesthetics of “the future” in popular culture against the backdrop of the dramatic and looming Y2K Bug, or Year 2000 Problem. This was the moment where society and our systems were supposed to collapse in anticipation of a computer-induced apocalypse —caused by the digits on clocks no less.
The future was increasingly pressing and present!
It will be my pleasure to share with a small group a little about this moment, contrast nostalgic futures and obsolete high technology, culture and aesthetics, and make the case that the future is a psychological landscape.
We will also notice present-day doomers and preppers and open up a dialogue basically asking, hey, what’s up with that?
I’ll share a lot of fashion from my time working in that space in Italy in the late 90s, and we’ll notice who, so many years ago, was early to tech-enabled accessories and clothing.
Join me for this salon-style presentation at Murray Hall, and share the invitation with others who might be interested. Please email me for the date, time, and directions.