Location
ArtScience Cinema, Level 4
Ticket Prices
Free Admission
“I still want to be everything. Isn't that the point of superintelligence? To be a gambler, philosopher, artist, musician, gamer, architect.” - Lawrence Lek
As artificial intelligence (AI) systems continue to evolve, is there potential for their emotional spectrum to widen? Join Lawrence Lek as he explores the boundaries between fiction and reality, and a future where the dichotomy of ‘human’ and ‘AI’ are tested and dismantled through selec.t film presentations.
Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people working in artificial intelligence, ArtScience Cinema is proud to present three of Lek’s sci-art films, AIDOL, Black Cloud and Sinofuturism (1839 – 2046AD) in Janurary. Sinofuturism (1839 –2046 AD) and AIDOL are part of Lek’s Sinofuturist trilogy, while Black Cloud is part of the Smart City trilogy.
Lek is the winner of last year’s Frieze Artist Award.
SPECIAL SHOWTIMES DURING ART SG 202517 Jan, Fri4pm: Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD) (1h) + In-conversation with Artist7pm: Black Cloud (11m) / AIDOL (1h23m)
18 Jan, Sat5pm: Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD) (1h)7pm: Black Cloud (11m) / AIDOL (1h23m)
19 Jan, Sun11am: Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD) (1h)1pm: Black Cloud (11m) / AIDOL (1h23m)Please refer below for more showtimes for 20 to 31 Jan 2025.
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Screening: Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD) + In-conversation with Lawrence Lek Date: 17 Jan, 4pm
Following the screening of Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD), Lawrence Lek will dive into the sinofuturistic world he paints in his films, how it has evolved since the production of Sinofuturism (1839-2046 AD) and partake in a short Q&A with the audience.
Admission is free on a first-come-first-served basis. Doors will close 15mins after the film begins at 4pm.
All images courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ.
Showtimes
黑云
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thu & Sun
5.11 pm
Fri & Sat
5.11 pm
7.11 pm
AIDOL tells the story of a fading superstar, Diva, who enlists an aspiring AI songwriter to mount a comeback performance at the 2065 eSports Olympic finale. The film revolves around the long and complex struggle between humanity and AI.
AIDOL (2019) by Lawrence Lek. Courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ.
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Showtimes
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thu & Sun
5pm
Fri & Sat
5pm
7pm
Set in an unspecified near future, Black Cloud follows a lone surveillance AI as they confront their existential crisis while watching over the streets of the abandoned smart city of SimBeijing. Left with nothing to do, but still obliged to perform their endless tasks, the AI discusses their troubles with their built-in therapist — a self-help AI called Guanyin.
Black Cloud (2021) by Lawrence Lek. Commissioned for the 4th VH Award by Hyundai Motor Corporation.
Courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ.
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Showtimes
Mon to Sun
3.30pm
Sinofuturism (1839–2046 AD) explores the parallels between portrayals of artificial intelligence and Chinese technological development. Through the combination of science fiction, documentary melodrama, social realism, and Chinese cosmologies.
Sinofuturism (1839–2046 AD) by Lawrence Lek. Courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ.
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