Lafayette Anticipation associate curator Anna Colin talks to artist Tyler Coburn about Ergonomic Futures, a speculative project engaged with art, design, science, anthropology and writing. In this interview, Coburn discusses the research, production process and network of collaborators of a multilayered project ultimately concerned with the futures of humankind. Anna Colin: When one comes across your museum seats Ergonomic Futures (2016—) in contemporary art exhibitions—and soon in natural history, fine art, and anthropology museums—they look… [read more »]
Bye Bye, Hard Threesomes!
Feeling bored and restrained by Tinder? Frustrated by the limitations of the conventional monogamous dating app? Now there’s a solution: 3nder! Where sextech meets pro-poly lifestyles, 3nder (we’re pronouncing it “thrinder”) brings site-specific social media into the hands of swingers who linger, all under a socially progressive agenda to boot. Advancing a platform of solidarity with swingers — “newbies, curious, experienced” — who are “all discriminated by society the same way gay people were 15 years ago”, the open minds behind 3nder seem more ambitious than instant gratification would suggest.
Privacy first! Let’s hope Incognito mode is NSA-proof…
