New Museum Reopens with AI-Focused Exhibition Curated by Massimiliano Gioni
The New Museum in New York has reopened with an exhibition titled 'New Humans: Memories of the Future,' curated by Massimiliano Gioni. The exhibition explores the intersection of artificial intelligence and humanity, spanning the 20th and 21st centuries. Gioni discusses using AI tools like Gemini for curatorial tasks, including selecting images related to the uncanny and writing exhibition captions. The show features 150 artists from 56 countries and examines themes such as technological anxiety, futurism, and posthumanism. Gioni describes the exhibition as a form of 'apocalyptic prophylaxis,' using art to imagine and potentially avoid dystopian futures.
Key facts
- The New Museum in New York reopened with the exhibition 'New Humans: Memories of the Future' in 2026.
- Curator Massimiliano Gioni used AI tools like Gemini for image selection and caption writing in the exhibition.
- The exhibition includes 150 artists from 56 countries and spans the 20th and 21st centuries.
- Gioni previously used AI for caption writing in a 2025 exhibition at Palazzo Morando in Milan.
- The exhibition explores themes of technological anxiety, futurism, and the relationship between AI and humanity.
Entities
Artists
- Sophia Al-Maria
- Bodys Isek Kingelez
- Regina Bracchi
- Benedetta Cappa
- Giannina Censi
- Theo Eshetu
Institutions
- New Museum
- Palazzo Morando
- Electa
Locations
- New York
- Milan
- Kinshasa
- Emirati Arabi
- Qatar