Freeman + Lowe: Sunset Corridor

Freeman + Lowe: Sunset Corridor, the latest chapter within Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe’s series of immersive installations, is comprised of five architectural zones and a video room. Sunset Corridor continues the artist duo’s deep dive into their San San Universe. This fictional world is partially based on a mid-twentieth-century futurist theory that by the year 2000, San Diego and San Francisco would merge into one giant metropolis. Telling distinct stories, each space within the exhibition supports a metanarrative about a transient youth culture. This fictional subculture takes over buildings owned by International Business Machine, better known as IBM, to hack a technological framework, and produce an underground music culture to subvert mainstream life. By layering an alternate reality with references to real countercultures, historical and imagined narratives, technological inventions, urbanism, and the music industry, Freeman + Lowe create works replete with opportunities for critical examination of modern society. The exhibition is curated by Assistant Curator Clare Milliken and is accompanied by a publication.

Featured Image:
AGONISTS (A SLUSHY BEVERAGE IN THE MARGARINE SUNSET), 2019-24
Installation view: ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, 2020
Photo: Jens Henrik Daugaard
©Jonah Freeman + Justin Lowe