A panel with the incomparable Nona Hendryx and spectacular designers Lutfi Janania, Mickalene Thomas, Gary Gunn, Katherine Freer, and Raja Sutu as they discuss designing The Dream Machine’s Afrofuture Garden, pushing the boundaries of art and technology. Together, these artists created an Afrofuturist garden world for audiences to meet AI-powered humanoid robot Bina48. A project of the Terasem Movement Foundation, Bina48 is the only social robot inspired, created, and programmed with mind files from an African American woman, Bina Rothblatt. Discover the past, engage with the present, and imagine the future. At 8:20pm, Cleo Reed presents Digital Distraction, a commentary on black digital life and a sonic look into the para-social dimension of relationship building. Reed will perform alongside Bina48, a humanoid robot powered by AI and the only social robot inspired, created, and programmed with mind files from an African American woman, Bina Rothblatt. This performance is a showcase of Reed's work as the first Willie Mae Rock Camp Alumni Fellow
New York City, NY; NYC