CURATED: EMI KUSANO

Emi Kusano, born in Tokyo in 1990, began her artistic journey as a street photographer on the streets of Harajuku in her teens, leading to an exhibit at the V&A Museum. 

As a multidisciplinary artist, she explores the intersections of retro-futurism and modern technological acceleration. Her unique AI-infused art has graced the cover of WWD Japan and been featured in Christie's and Gucci auctions. Internationally recognized, her work has been exhibited at venues such as the Saatchi Gallery and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, and has been collected in more than a dozen countries around the world.

In addition to her visual arts career, Emi is the lead singer and self-producer for Satellite Young, a band that creatively reinterprets 80s J-POP styles through a modern, technologically-driven sci-fi lens. This innovative approach has garnered international recognition, including an appearance at SXSW 2017, and extends their creativity to installations.

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EMI KUSANO: COGNITIVE CHAOS 9-22 APRIL 2024 NFT DROP: 11 APRIL 2024 | 6 PM CET SOLD OUT: <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/cognitive-chaos-by-emi-kusano">View on OpenSea</a>.
COGNITIVE CHAOS by the Japanese artist Emi Kusano is a series of 33 AI-generated images that venture into the nostalgia of a future once imagined, where brains are directly connected to devices—a concept familiar from science fiction but now echoing with new significance. As AI blurs the boundaries of truth, COGNITIVE CHAOS contemplates the resurgence of tangible sensations like texture and scent. It invites viewers to explore the balance between technology and the natural world, urging a rediscovery of our sensory experiences amidst the cognitive chaos.
Kusano encourages introspection on the interplay between our changing perceptions and the evolving digital landscape, advocating for a mindful engagement with the world around us. EXPANDED.ART | SHOWROOM Friedrichstraße 67, 10117 Berlin

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PIONEER GRAILS: 72-HOUR OPEN NFT EDITION EMI KUSANO: COGNITIVE CHAOS: WIRED REALITIES 16-19 APRIL 2024 | 6-6 PM CET
COGNITIVE CHAOS: WIRED REALITIES by Emi Kusano is a self-portrait created with AI that provokes thoughts about a future where AI and human thought processes might merge.
The aesthetic is reminiscent of the cover of a 1970s Japanese occult magazine. It is both fantastical and slightly eerie.
Kusano explores the complex dynamics between technology and humanity, order and chaos, and the internal and external worlds.
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Emi Kusano’s first job was taking fashion photos in the streets of Tokyo. She has always known that she was meant to be an artist, but she didn’t think she could make a living from it. Besides photography, she found other ways to be creative, such as playing in the band Satellite Young. Emi dressed up as an 80s idol and sang about technology. When Emi started working with AI, she understood that knowledge and taste are reflected in art more profoundly than ever before. She imagines fictional pasts and futures inspired by Japanese Futurism and subcultures, advocating for a mindful engagement with the world around us.

In conversation with Anika Meier, Emi Kusano discusses retrofuturism and nostalgia, street photography and AI, mass media and social media, feminism, and the digital art market.

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With COGNITIVE CHAOS, Emi Kusano ventures into the nostalgia of a future once imagined, where brains are directly connected to devices—a concept familiar from science fiction but now echoing with new significance.

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