Semi-Centennial Ultra: 58 predictions (2024)

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Semi-Centennial Ultra is a series of predictions for the next 50 years. The work presents a speculative vision of future art, culture, and technology, where boundaries between mediums, species, and disciplines dissolve in favor of radical new modes of expression. It imagines a world where AI, blockchain, and scientific innovation are intertwined with artistic practices, leading to new forms of creativity that challenge traditional frameworks.

Predictions include multimodal legal documents, art stored within molecules, self-organizing bacteria for archival preservation, the rise of a pantheistic system of AI models, programmable environments within human hair, global competitions showcasing lipid-based zeitgeists, and animal participation in sports.

The text envisions a future where nonhuman animals, digital scents, and quantum computing reshape human expression, while decentralized, on-chain systems redefine family and cultural connections. Ultimately, it explores a reality where art becomes deeply integrated with technology, biology, and global culture, transforming the fabric of human experience.

The work is part of Here After the Art, which aims to explore the future and definition of art using NFTs in the form of time capsules.