Infinite Scroll was a summer group exhibition co-curated with Kevin Ivester examining the wide-ranging impact of endless online content. It was on view at Ivester Contemporary in Austin, Texas from July 20 to August 31, 2024.
Artists: Kalee Appleton, Chris Cascio, Jonas Criscoe, Ryan Thayer Davis, Eli Durst, Kristine Fernandez, Josias Figuerido, Laurie Frick, Michael Anthony Garcia, Candace Hicks, Jamal Hussain, Alie Jackson, Aryel René Jackson, Bradley Kerl, Celine Lassus, Yuliya Lanina, Beili Liu, Rachel Livedalen, Dave McClinton, Katy McCarthy, Virginia L. Montgomery, Ryan Sandison Montgomery, Denise Prince, Dana Robinson, Rachel Stuckey, Rachel Wolfson Smith, Tiffany K. Smith, Ella and Cedric Steed, Tom Jean Webb, LabSynthE (a project directed by xtine burrough with creative researchers Cynthia O'Neill and Cansu Simsek)
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The concept of "Infinite Scroll" was inspired by the ubiquitous web design technique where more content automatically and continuously loads as the user scrolls down a page. This feature, while facilitating easy access to endless information, has also led to significant consequences such as doom scrolling, information overload, and a shift in our attention from our surroundings to our screens.
The participating artists have responded to this call with thought-provoking work that reflects on topics ranging from our online personas and the way we treat one another to endless calls to action and the consistent flood of information, and comments on the new developments of AI-generated artwork. Some of the artists responded to this call by tackling heavy issues head-on, while others took a less direct route.
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New Suns was a multimedia interactive exhibition of 13 Austin Artists whose practices engage in worldbuilding and speculative fiction. It was on view at the artist-run gallery Goodluckhavefun in Austin, Texas from April 19 to May 24, 2024.
Artists: Lisa B. Woods, Irene June, Tanya Zal, Celine Lassus, Alexis Hunter, Keith Womack, Hayley Labrum Morrison, Ata Mojlish, Tiffany Smith, Sara Aleyce Roma, Thomas Cook, Charles Ben Russell, and Temitope Olujobi.
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“There is nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” – Octavia Butler
Goodluckhavefun is pleased to present New Suns, an interactive multimedia group exhibition featuring Austin artists whose work engages in worldbuilding, or the construction of a fictional world (or worlds) often practiced by authors, video game developers, and in recent decades — artists. Working across a wide range of media, including painting, virtual reality, and performance, the artists probe some of the most pressing issues of our time, often drawing on speculative fiction including science fiction, fantasy, and horror. They recast cultural icons to reveal uncomfortable truths, prompt us to envision worlds that don’t yet exist, and make the familiar strange and spectacular. This show is curated by friend of GLHF, Tiffany Smith.
Exhibition photos by Matt Southworth courtesy of Goodluckhavefun.