Fwd: NEXT UP AT 4A LAB: every asian in sex and the city

[Olivier Krischer]

NEXT UP AT 4A LAB johanna ng: every asian in sex and the city 4A invites you to the Opening Day Celebrations of every asian in sex and the city by Johanna Ng, her first institutional solo exhibition. Join us on Thursday, 8 August from 6pm–8pm at 4A LAB. every asian in sex and the city is a tongue-in-cheek interrogation of in-built human biases that form the knowledge base and protocols of contemporary AI technology. In her first solo exhibition, Johanna Ng questions how politics of representation in popular media are echoed in the failure of representation lurking in AI neural networks. Drawing from the pop culture phenomenon Sex and the City as her source material, Ng traces the parallels between computer vision and network television and the continuing erasure of Asian bodies and identities. Johanna Ng examines the hidden machinations of consumer grade AI applications, specifically their programmed offensive image filtering system. In order for AI models to avoid offensive imagery, they are trained in a flawed universal subjectivity—that we are all the same—and the erasure of diversity and specificity continues. Using Google’s Computer Vision and Text-to-image applications as test subjects, Ng lays bare the ingrained racial biases of artificial intelligence as they unknowingly and unsurprisingly whitewash bodies of colour. every asian in sex and the city is a 4A LAB Emerging Artist initiative, supported by the City of Sydney Innovations and Ideas grant; a site-specific activation of the 4A LAB, which prioritises research and artworks that are grounded in experimentation, technology and change. 🛎️ Don’t miss out 🛎️ At the opening from 7pm–8pm, Johanna Ng and Rei Robinson-Mai will present an interactive performance inspired by the exhibition's concept. Attendees can have their photos taken and processed using the same AI technologies showcased in the exhibition. Participants will receive both the original and AI-altered ‘self-portraits’ as unique keepsakes. Please note that spots are limited. Register with Johanna Ng upon your arrival to secure your participation. 📌 What: Opening Day Celebrations of every asian in sex and the city Artists: Johanna Ng When: Thursday, 8 August 2024 6pm–8pm Where: 4A LAB 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art 181-187 Hay Street Haymarket NSW 2000 Free entry with registration LEARN MORE ABOUT 4A LAB Image credits: Johanna Ng a woman wearing a choker is walking in a crowd, 2024, digital print on cotton rag, digital print on clear film, 805 x 594 mm // a man holding a camera walks with a woman in front of an advertisement for carte bradesco, 2024, digital print on cotton rag, digital print on clear film, 805 x 594 mm // a group of people are looking at something with their mouths open, 2024, digital print on cotton rag, digital print on clear film, 805 x 594 mm // a man in a white apron is standing in a kitchen, 2024, digital print on cotton rag, digital print on clear film, 805 x 594 mm // a woman in a black dress is laughing with another woman, 2024, digital print on cotton rag, digital print on clear film, 805 x 594 mm. All images courtesy of the artist. 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art acknowledges the Gadigal people, the traditional custodians of the land on which we live, work and create. We recognise the enduring connections between First Nations people and the land, waters, culture and communities that have existed for over 60,000 years. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

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