Paris to Lisbon: Immersive Exhibition and Live Performance Across Europe (Part 2)✨
Explore My Latest Exhibitions, Live Performance, and Upcoming Art Releases!!
Exciting New Projects to come…!!
The Europe tour has been a blast with my works coming to life for people around the world to see. A huge thank you to my curators, friends, and most importantly, my dear collectors for believing in my vision and supporting my artistic journey to create what I want, a digital nostalgia heaven.
For those living or traveling in Europe, below are the three major events where I will be presenting my work. The event happening tomorrow (Performance and Exhibition at NFC Portugal) will include a live performance by me, where I will be singing on stage for the first time since I performed with Satellite Young, a synthwave music unit I was part of during my student life.
Performance and Exhibition at NFC Portugal 🇵🇹
Performance: ‘Mandala Universe’ by Emi Kusano🎤
Date and Time: 29th May 2024 from 11:20 to 11:35
Performance location: NFC Lisbon Main Stage at the NFC Summit
It’s happening tomorrow! Video works and singing performances will be delivered on stage. My performance is only 10 minutes, so be sure to RSVP to put it on your calendar from this link! During my student life, I was the lead singer of the Synth-wave band ‘Satellite Young’. It has been a long time since I last performed live on stage as a singer. I am very excited to show you and those who only know me as an AI artist, the other creative side of me.
The exhibition features my AI artworks alongside new pieces, examining intersections of contemporary society and technology from a Japan-futurist perspective. Please look forward to both my live stage performance + the exhibition.
‘ARTIFICIAL DREAMS’ Exhibition at Grand Palais Immersif in Paris 🇫🇷
Dates: From 16 May to 8 June 2024
Days & Times: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7:30 pm to 11 pm
Location: Grand Palais Immersif at 110 rue de Lyon, Metro Bastille
The open time for the exhibition is limited to three days a week, so be sure to check the date and time before you arrive. I will be exhibiting an immersive version of my work ‘Memory of Neural Fad’ from 2023.
As a former fashion street photographer, I have always been intrigued by youth cultures from the past. My work ‘Memory of Neural Fad’ reimagines Tokyo street fashion history to understand the relationship between AI and memory. I produced records of subcultures that never actually existed. This collection takes you across and beyond the post-war decades of Japanese fashion history, from the Moga and Mobo of the 1940s to the Japanese hippies known as the Fūten Tribe, the Karasu Tribe of the 90s, and the Gyaru and Decora fashion of the late 90s and early 2000s, presenting Tokyo street fashion as imagined beyond time.
TENDER & VERSE Collection Drop🔥
Collection: ‘The Altar of Bonnō’
Date: June 10th 2024
From the early days of exploring AI, I've envisioned a project dissecting "Bonnō" (disturbing emotions and thoughts).
I'm thrilled to announce that this collection will soon be released on Verse with TENDER. The collection revolves around “Bonnō” — desires that appear and disappear, a term from Buddhism that captures our ever-changing urges. It has been very interesting to build this collection through discussions with Adam Berninger of TENDER, who is doing research around the 108 Bonnō. Here is a sneak peek into my new collection where I explore the roots of my religion, Buddhism.
I look forward to seeing you around Europe! Please say hi to me if you happen to come across me in Paris, Portugal, or New York.
Love, Emi <3