Aids-3D

Berserker, 2009, Courtesy of Montgomery, Berlin

Text by ALEX GARTENFELD 

AIDS-3D

THE BERLIN-BASED ARTISTS Daniel Keller and Nik Kosmos call their joint venture AIDS-3D. The “AIDS” part provocatively refers to one of worst catastrophes for sexuality. The “3D” part, according to the artists, refers to the absurd belief that technology can solve all of the world’s problems, and to the unerring capacity of innovation to nevertheless open up new possibilities.

Keller and Kosmos, age 23 and 24, respectively, grew up in Detroit and Minneapolis. They met at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and initially called their venture Miraj, but were more or less forced to change that moniker upon learning it was the name for the Holy Night Journey of Mohammed. After they graduated from college they relocated to Berlin. The name AIDS-3D was initially used for the duo’s web site,…