Artists in Times of Upheaval: Lawrence Lek - Life Before Automation

At Manchester International Festival, Manchester · 1 performance from Sat 19 Sept to Sat 19 Sept.

Join artist Lawrence Lek for a conversation about his artistic practice, exploring themes of automation and AI. Lawrence Lek (b. 1982, Frankfurt) is a London-based Malaysian Chinese artist working across film, video games and electronic sound. Through immersive installations he explores spiritual and existential themes through the lens of science fiction. Lek has built a distinctive cinematic universe populated by recurring characters and narratives. In 2024, he received the Frieze London Artist Award and was named among TIME’s 100 most influential people in AI. The discussion will delve into

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Sat 19 Sept · 15:00

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