Diving into simulation, Rindon Johnson’s “Best Synthetic Answer” opens at Rockbund Art Museum (RAM) in Shanghai. The American artist presents 19 works across an eclectic range of mediums for his first Asia Pacific museum show. The centrepiece is the titular video installation Best Synthetic Answer #1: Crossing… (2024, image), in which Johnson’s avatar swims from San Francisco to Shanghai, a gesture “that attempts (and ultimately fails) to describe the immensity and multidimensionality of the Pacific Ocean.”