Grimes, 1975, Bon Iver Create Art for Climate-Change Awareness Exhibit

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Grimes, the 1975, Bon Iver, Jorja Smith, Khruangbin, Miguel, Actress, Aluna, Jayda G, Mount Kimbie and Nosaj Thing are joining Undercurrent, an event for art and music that will “bring together musicians, artists, creatives, and climate experts to present their reactions to the climate crisis through new interactive multimedia installations,”

All artists involved in Undercurrent’s inaugural event will be creating their own immersive experiences intended to drive attention to 1 of 3 nonprofits (Global Forest Generation, Kiss the Ground, Ocean Conservancy).

Grimes said, “If we don’t protect the environment the future of consciousness will be artificial, not biological.  Would mental health and wellness even be relevant in a world where emotions aren’t an evolutionary advantage? A.I. Meditations were created by a generative language program that was provided with meditations made by humans and, based on those models, created its own meditations without the guiding aid of human emotion. Personally, I find beauty in this work, but it represents a distinct artistic shift from things written by humans. This work isn’t critical of A.I., but rather a neutral depiction of what the wellness landscape might look like without us.”

Tickets are now on sale, opening September 9, 2021 - Brooklyn, NY
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Little ironic for Grimes considering she was one of the first artists to popularize NFTs which are very harmful to the environment. But cool, I guess.