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Lecture 1: Turing Testing: Distinguishing Man from Machine Speakers: Korean Art Collective Shinseungback Kimyonghun and Dr. Anna Greenspan, moderated by Rebecca Catching Saturday, April 1, 2017, 2-3:30 OCAT Shanghai 30 Wen’an Lu, Jing’an District, Shanghai In 1950, computer scientist Alan Turing developed a test to determine if computers were able to exhibit intelligent behavior. A […] >> Read more

In their project “Stone” Korean artists Shin Seung Back and Kim Yong Hun examine this persistent human interest in “self-improvement” through technological prostheses—applying this theory of “perception extension” to something as inert as a volcanic rock. >> Read more

Dressed in casual clothing, Katsuki Nogami’s Namada Taro citizens move and act like humans; >> Read more

Classical humanist thought begins from the womb, conceptualizing it as a magical incubator of brilliance. >> Read more

From the very first moment that a “cave man” picked up a piece of flint to carve and cut meat 3.6 million years ago humans have become reliant on a growing number of tools >> Read more

On February 19, 1997, Jacky Yue left the Gobi Desert, leaving behind his job in a giant state-owned company. >> Read more

Duan Jianyu and Hu Xiaoyuan present some remarkably fresh and exciting pieces in this show at the Rockbund Art Museum. However, their pairing appears to create an awkward conversation.
 
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