“Temporary Highs” Exhibition

Bitforms Gallery

poster for “Temporary Highs” Exhibition
[Image: Addie Wagenknecht "Still Alive No. 1" (2016) Made in collaboration with Aiala Hernando.]

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Curated by Lindsay Howard

Alcohol – Ry David Bradley – Credit Cards – Chocolate – Petra Cortright – Drugs – Ex-Boyfriends – Katherine Frazer – Aiala Hernando – Anouk Kruithof – Likes, Faves, Retweets – Jonas Lund – Online Shopping – Orgasms – Hannah Perry – Pascual Sisto – Sports – Video Games – Addie Wagenknecht – Britta Walsworth – Wendy White – Work

Temporary Highs brings together artists who are exploring how the structure of the internet enables reward-seeking behavior in a compulsive cycle of (over-)sharing and consumption. The artworks operate in a space where immediate gratification is paramount, and multitasking has become a requisite social behavior. For many individuals operating online, these addictive practices have come to frame contemporary experience to such a degree that they’re considered commonplace. Temporary Highs presents a collection of works that examine the pleasure and anxiety around these experiences, as well as the constant search for validation, understanding, and connection.

The exhibition’s website––www.temporaryhighs.net––is a continuation of the show’s concept in the form of a pseudo-social network where users get points for reading the curatorial essay, viewing the works, clicking on links, scrolling, logging in, and pretty much any form of engagement. The site allows visitors to like someone else’s like, comment on a like of a like, like someone’s comment on a like of a like, and other recursive actions that result in additional notifications and a flurry of temporary highs.

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Schedule

from June 02, 2016 to July 31, 2016

Opening Reception on 2016-06-02 from 18:00 to 21:00

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