Calculating Empires

Curatorial Note

About the Exhibition: Calculating Empires

The work by artists and researchers Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler is a huge map shown in an ellipse that literally surrounds the visitor. It reads as a timeline from the rise of capitalism, European colonialism and the printing press to today's rapid development of artificial intelligence.

Made of more than a thousand small texts and handmade illustrations, it shows how technology connects with automation, communication infrastructure, education, colonialism, militarisation, exclusion and inclusion.

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WHAT YOU WILL SEE

Key Masterpieces & Exhibition Highlights

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Map in the shape of an ellipse
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Timeline from printing press to AI
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Colonialism, militarisation and automation

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Rijksmuseum Twenthe

Rijksmuseum Twenthe is een toonaangevend museum gevestigd in Enschede. Het museum staat bekend om zijn hoogwaardige culturele collecties en spraakmakende tijdelijke tentoonstellingen zoals 'Calculating Empires', 'Milah van Zuilen. In het veld'. Bezoekers genieten van een inspirerende ontmoeting met kunst, cultuur en erfgoed.

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