A girl sits on her bed, the glare of her laptop illuminating her blank face; teenage musicians scramble to keep up with YouTube videos of classical conductors. The exhibition “Teen Age: You Just Don’t Understand” at the Catharine Clark Gallery, co-curated by Ken Goldberg and Catharine Clark, features 10 collaborative projects in which at least one teenager and one adult explore the turbulent world of adolescence. But these 10 collaborations are not just about alienation and raging hormones—they’re also deep mediations on the role of technology and social media in the lives of today’s teens. Dedicated to the memory of J.D. Salinger, who passed away in January, teens from Israel to Virginia lead us into a world of cell phones and sofa cushions, tweeting and clueless parents. The opening reception is on September 4.

By Thalia Gigerenzer