Future Shock

SITE Santa Fe presents Future Shock, a large-scale exhibition of international artists that articulates the profound impact of the acceleration of technological, social, and structural change upon contemporary life. This exhibition marks the reopening of SITE Santa Fe to the public in a newly expanded building designed by SHoP Architects.

Future Shock takes its title from Alvin Toffler's prophetic 1970's book, in which he describes the exhilaration and consequences of our rapidly advancing world. With Toffler's predictions and warnings as a backdrop, Future Shock will bring together the work of 10 artists, including new commissions by Regina Silviera, Alexis Rockman, and Lynn Hershman Leeson, whose works imagine a range of visions of our present and future.

The works in Future Shock will feature large-scale video, installation, painting, and sculpture which explore: the role of technology and science in society, the effects of financial markets and globalism, the impact of migration and population growth, and issues of surveillance and privacy.

As exhibition curator and SITE's Phillips Director and Chief Curator Irene Hofmann explains: "As we reintroduce SITE with the opening of a bold and expanded building this fall, we will present an exhibition that examines our dynamic and decisive moment in global history and looks to the challenges and possibilities of the future."

The artists in the exhibition include:
Doug Aitken (US), Andreas Gursky (Germany), Patrick Bernatchez (Canada), Lynn Hershman Leeson (US), Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (Mexico/Canada), Alexis Rockman (US), Dario Robleto (US), Tom Sachs (US), Regina Silveira (Brazil), Andrea Zittel (US)

Exhibition Catalogue
Future Shock is accompanied by a 144-page full-color catalog documenting the works in the exhibition and the legacy of the ideas of Toffler's vision of the future. The catalog will be available in the SITE Store and distributed by D.A.P.