03/10/2026
On view at Untitled Art, Houston, booth N2:
In Drifter (2026), Alex Nguyen-Vo’s video essay cuts together footage of street takeovers across various US cities with cable news broadcasts from the 2008 financial crash and a police chase involving a motorcycle, set to an AI-rendered audio narration that links car drifting to economic theory. Written and narrated in imitation of Žižek’s style and enunciation, the deepfake AI voice-over uses audio from imitators, blurring the line between objective critique and pure fiction. The essay, displayed as karaoke-style subtitles, meditates on contemporary capitalist economics and car culture, tying them together through shared terms and drives.
Alex Nguyen Vo Untitled Art