GUY LOUDEN

I am an Australian artist and curator living in Fremantle/ Walyalup and born in Toronto. I have run and founded experimental galleries and curated major exhibitions. My artwork has been exhibited in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, regionally and online.

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FRICTIONLESS
Essay by Guy Louden for the exhibition Post Leisure: Dan McCabe, at Outer Space ARI, 15/03/2019.

Essay Exhibiton

In the early nineties Bill Gates began using the term “frictionless capitalism”. He imagined technology making exchange radically fast and easy. Capital would be fully networked. The market would transcend the old inconveniences of the physical world. It would become weightless, wireless, and ubiquitous.

Today, trillion-dollar tech firms trade in this market, and their work is everywhere. Their frictionless ideal is embodied in high-end consumer devices. Sleek and seamless, a smartphone or tablet is otherworldly in its detached perfection. Their smooth surfaces are unmarked by tradition and the weight of experience.

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Images: D.McCabe. Text: G.Louden