LAS Art Foundation CEO Bettina Kames on Quantum Computing, AI, and Club Venues
In an interview with designboom, Bettina Kames, the CEO and co-founder of LAS Art Foundation, elaborated on the organization's mission centered on technology. Established in 2016 by Kames alongside Jan Fischer, LAS has a nomadic approach, hosting exhibitions in locations such as Halle am Berghain and Kraftwerk in Berlin and Venice. The lineup features works like Refik Anadol's Latent Being (2019), Ian Cheng's Life After BOB (2022), Holly Herndon's PROTO (2019), Jakob Kudsk Steensen's Berl-Berl (2021), and Laure Prouvost's upcoming 2025 exhibition WE FELT A STAR DYING, created in collaboration with Google AI quantum. Additionally, LAS has commissioned Natasha Tontey's The Phantom Combatants (2026) and showcased Josèfa Ntjam's swell of spæc(i)es. Kames highlighted the importance of accessibility and aims to encourage discussions surrounding AI and quantum technologies.
Key facts
- LAS Art Foundation, formerly Light Art Space, was founded in 2016 by Bettina Kames and Jan Fischer.
- LAS operates nomadically, staging exhibitions in Berlin venues such as Halle am Berghain and Kraftwerk, as well as in Venice.
- Refik Anadol's Latent Being was presented by LAS in 2019 at Kraftwerk Berlin.
- Laure Prouvost's 2025 exhibition WE FELT A STAR DYING explores quantum computing and was developed with Google AI quantum and its lead scientist, resulting in a custom quantum AI diffusion model for moving image.
- Natasha Tontey's The Phantom Combatants and the Metabolism of Disobedient Organs (2026) was commissioned by LAS Art Foundation and Amos Rex, shown at Ateneo Veneto in Venice.
- LAS hosts an online residency supporting Xin Liu and Eunjo Lee.
- Accessibility measures include guided tours, inviting high school students, and lower-impact versions of shows with reduced lights and sound.
- Kames describes LAS as a neutral platform for discourse and experimentation on AI and quantum technologies, aiming to counter polarization.
Entities
Artists
- Bettina Kames
- Jan Fischer
- Refik Anadol
- Ian Cheng
- Laure Prouvost
- Jakob Kudsk Steensen
- Holly Herndon
- Josèfa Ntjam
- Natasha Tontey
- Xin Liu
- Eunjo Lee
Institutions
- LAS Art Foundation
- Light Art Space
- Halle am Berghain
- Kraftwerk Berlin
- Google AI quantum
- Amos Rex
- Ateneo Veneto
- designboom
- SolidNature
- OGR Torino
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Venice
- Italy