Daniel Kaniess and Yang Yang raise questions about the future of creativity–how will it evolve within the generations of kids who are growing up in front of their computers? Both ply a steely and futuristic vision infused with the influences of computer animation, video games, and industrial collage. Yet they also press the memory of an off-screen world into their work. Yang’s drawings feature traditional Chinese human and animal subjects set in stark new worlds, and no computer would tolerate Kaniess’ organic and chaotic Jackson Pollack-influenced paintings and collages. These artists share an uneasiness with technology as they enshrine it, and that tension makes us glad these kids got to play outside before they learned to love the glowing screen. 612-870-3200; www.artsmia.org
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