What once would have sounded like fantastical and futuristic inventions from The Fifth Element – silicone-skinned avatars, AI-generated influencers, virtual make-up masks – are now a routine part of our everyday existence. Technology has reached beyond the digital realm to have a very real impact on our physical bodies. More and more, we are using it to alter, enhance and filter our identities. Now, a new exhibition is exploring how beauty and identity have been redefined in and by the digital space; and who holds the power.
Opening at Somerset House as part of its 25th birthday season, Virtual Beauty is an exhibition that takes the glossy aesthetics of the online world and brings them off-screen, IRL. Curated by Bunny Kinney,...
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