ZKM Karlsruhe and MO Museum Vilnius Open 'How to Feel Real. Art, Technology and Us'
On October 10, the MO Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, launched the exhibition titled 'How to Feel Real. Art, Technology and Us,' in partnership with ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. This showcase includes works from more than 40 artists, such as Nam June Paik and Anna Ridler, featuring notable pieces like Paik's 'Internet Dream' (1994) and 'A-Volve' by Sommerer and Mignonneau, which won the Golden Nica. Visitors also interacted with Edward Warchocki, the first viral humanoid robot influencer from Poland, created by MERA Robotics. The exhibition, which explores themes of AI, robotics, and biotechnology, will be open until August 29, 2027, at Pylimo str. 17, Vilnius, excluding Tuesdays. It illustrates Lithuania's embrace of technology and contemporary art.
Key facts
- Exhibition opened on October 10 at MO Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Title: 'How to Feel Real. Art, Technology and Us'.
- Organized jointly by ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and MO Museum.
- Features over 40 artists, including Nam June Paik, Universal Everything, Christa Sommerer, Laurent Mignonneau, and Anna Ridler.
- Nam June Paik's 'Internet Dream' (1994) is a highlight, using 54 CRT monitors.
- Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau's 'A-Volve' won the Golden Nica at Ars Electronica in 1994.
- Edward Warchocki, Poland's first viral humanoid robot influencer, appeared at the opening.
- Edward was developed by MERA Robotics on the Unitree G1 platform.
- Exhibition runs until August 29, 2027, at Pylimo str. 17, Vilnius.
- Opening hours: daily except Tuesdays, 10:00–20:00; closed Dec 24–25, 2026, and Jan 1, 2027.
- MO Museum is housed in a building designed by Daniel Libeskind.
- The exhibition explores AI, quantum computing, robotics, and biotechnology.
Entities
Artists
- AATB
- Gabrielė Adomaitytė
- Kęstutis Andrašiūnas
- Deva Bartninkaitė
- Michel Bret
- Edmond Couchot
- Kate Crawford
- Vladan Joler
- Anna Dumitriu
- Alex May
- Jake Elwes
- Harun Farocki
- Mindaugas Gapševičius
- Antanas Gerlikas
- Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
- Rusnė Ivanauskytė
- Žilvinas Kempinas
- Algimantas Kuras
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
- Bernd Lintermann
- Peter Weibel
- Anna Manankina
- Martyna Marciniak
- Rugilė Bernadeta Matuzaitė
- Rūtė Merk
- Robertas Narkus
- Donatas Norušis
- Nam June Paik
- Pakui Hardware
- Ignas Pavliukevičius
- Anna Ridler
- Juan Duarte Regino
- Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė
- Emilija Škarnulytė
- Christa Sommerer
- Laurent Mignonneau
- Sputniko!
- Rasa Šmite
- Raitis Šmits
- Universal Everything
- Julijonas Urbonas
- Mantas Valentukonis
- Julia Vollmer
- Miglė Vyčinaitė
- Ztohoven Group
- Daniel Libeskind
- Edward Warchocki
- Philipp Ziegler
- Milda Ivanauskienė
Institutions
- ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe
- MO Museum
- MERA Robotics
- Unitree
- Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
- 180 Studios
- Ars Electronica
- Institutio Media
- Bureau of Inverse Technology (BIT)
Locations
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Karlsruhe
- Germany
- Warsaw
- Poland
- London
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Pylimo str. 17, Vilnius, LT-01141