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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Part of the series Shu Lea Cheang: Crafting a Genre of New Sci-fi Queer Cinema

I.K.U.

Tuesday Dec 7, 2021 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM

Envisioned as a sequel to Blade Runner, this cyberpunk sci-fi porn tells the story of an internet porn enterprise that dispatches I.K.U. coders to collect orgasm data and introduces massively profitable orgasms on-the-go. "I.K.U. is a phenomenon that wants to refuse definition …. As much trans-genre as it is trans-gender, I.K.U. also wants to merge video and film into a fresh digital universe large-scale enough to overwhelm the viewer." (2000, dir. Shu Lea Cheang, color, 72 min.)

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