futurism
This Apocalyptic Architecture Investigates Invisible Military Control
Asad Ullah Khan blends architecture with narrative to create new worlds.
40 Artists Set Their Sights on 2020
'20/20' is a collaborative exhibition between The Studio Museum in Harlem and the Carnegie Museum of Art
Here's a Baby VR Headset for the Parents of the Future
Wait, would you actually put your kid in an augmented infancy machine?
RIP Frances Gabe, Inventor of the Self-Cleaning House
A figure once synonymous with suburban futurism dies in obscurity.
The Museum of Capitalism Exposes the Cost of Our Collective Greed
Turns out we take a lot of terrible things for granted.
Liberty Might Be Better Served by Doing Away with Privacy
If tech is surveilling us constantly, we need the ability to use it to watch the watchers.
The Musicians Who Knew We'll Be Cyborgs Soon
How late-70s and early-80s electronic pop from Kraftwerk, Devo, and Young Marble Giants warned us of our post-human future.
Fifty Years On, We're Living in the Grateful Dead's Future
Radio Motherboard talks time travel, sound tech, and pre-internet virality with Amir Bar-Lev, director of a new doc about the Dead.
Beijing Cyberpunk Artist Gives a Dazzling Look into a Posthuman Future
Major 'Ghost in the Shell' vibes abound in Howie Lee's new music video, "Four Seas 四海."
New Subcultures Surface in the Future-Dystopian Films of Liam Young
Love and freedom are explored in ‘New Romance,’ three new films by the speculative architect and filmmaker.
In 2065, a Military Satellite Becomes Self-Aware—and Wants to Become an Artist
In ‘Geomancer,’ London-based artist Lawrence Lek imagines the artificial intelligences of the future as curious creatives.
Can Humans Stop Being Selfish Long Enough to Prevent the Apocalypse?
We asked an expert if it's possible to cure political myopia to protect the world for future generations.