Lawrence Lek Unpacks the Emotional Fallout of Tech-Powered Futures in 'NOX High-Rise'

Next month, the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles will debut NOX High-Rise, an immersive installation by London-based artist Lawrence Lek. Unfolding across multiple galleries, the exhibition fuses video, sound and sculptural elements to explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence in contemporary urban life, raising urgent questions about agency, empathy and the ethics of living alongside sentient technology.The installation revolves around NOX -- short for "Nonhuman Excellence" -- a fictiona...