New Museum Reopens with 'New Humans' Exhibition on Technology and the Body
In the spring of 2026, the New Museum in New York welcomed visitors again after a major expansion that took years and millions to finish. The opening exhibition, called 'New Humans: Memories of the Future', was curated by Massimiliano Gioni and showcases over 700 pieces. This exhibit explores how technology has changed the human body over the past century, from World War I prosthetics to contemporary concerns about AI. Featured works include Cao Fei's 'Oz' (2022) and Hito Steyerl's 'Mechanical Kurds' (2025), alongside historical pieces by Hannah Höch. The exhibit is inspired by past shows like 'This Is Tomorrow' (1956) and offers a modern critique influenced by Indigenous and Black studies. A catalog is also available for visitors.
Key facts
- New Museum reopened spring 2026 after expansion
- Exhibition 'New Humans: Memories of the Future' curated by Massimiliano Gioni
- Over 700 objects on display
- Includes works by Cao Fei, Christopher Kulendran Thomas, Hito Steyerl
- Features Google Gemini-curated images
- Historical works from 1910s-1930s included
- References 'This Is Tomorrow' (1956) and 'New Images of Man' (1959)
- Catalog published by Phaidon
Entities
Artists
- Massimiliano Gioni
- Cao Fei
- Christopher Kulendran Thomas
- Hito Steyerl
- Hannah Höch
- Frank Gilbreth
- Lennart Nilsson
- Aneta Grzeszykowska
- Sally Mann
- Barbara Morgan
- Georges Mabboux
- Frederick Taylor
- Kim Kardashian
- Precious Okoyomon
- Ryan Gander
- Lu Yang
- Heinrich Hoerle
- Cyprien Gaillard
- Max Ernst
- Simon Denny
- El Lissitzky
- Oskar Schlemmer
- Bodys Isek Kingelez
- Anicka Yi
- Pamela Rosenkranz
- Carlo Rambaldi
- Jean Painlevé
- H.R. Giger
- Wilder Graves Penfield
- Sam Altman
- Shigeko Kubota
- Nam June Paik
- Tatsuo Ikeda
- Tishan Hsu
- Wangechi Mutu
- Lucy Beech
- Marcel Duchamp
- Francis Picabia
- Constantin Brancusi
- Elisa von Freytag-Loringhoven
- Morton Livingston Schomberg
- Tschabalala Self
- Andro Wekua
- Sophia al-Maria
- Hariton Pushwagner
- Seth Price
- Arthur Jafa
- Klára Hosnedlová
- Annika Kuhlmann
- Constantin Brâncuși
- Salvador Dalí
- Lynn Hershman Leeson
- Rammellzee
- Cannupa Hanska Luger
- Constant Nieuwenhuys
- Arata Isozaki
- Anna Coleman Ladd
- Francis Bacon
- Paula Rego
- Jack Whitten
- Maria Lassnig
- Ibrahim El-Salahi
- Cato Ouyang
- Miriam Cahn
- Jana Euler
- Jacqueline de Jong
- Santiago Yahuarcani
- Janiva Ellis
- Tau Lewis
- Lavinia Schulz
- Walter Holdt
- Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
- Jean Dubuffet
- Varvara Stepanova
- Frieda Toranzo Jaeger
Institutions
- New Museum
- Google Gemini
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- French National Office for Scientific and Industrial Research and Inventions
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
- National Museum of American History
- Smithsonian Institution
- Jeu de Paume
- Andrew Kreps Gallery
- Sprüth Magers
- Vitamin Creative Space
- Lyles & King
- Phaidon
- Aperture
- Life magazine
- OpenAI
- Amazon
- Bauhaus
- Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen
- Esther Schipper
- Bavaria Media GmbH
- ArtAsiaPacific
- OMA
- SANAA
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- CULTURED
Locations
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Orléans
- Washington, DC
- Iraq
- Sri Lanka
- Stuttgart
- Germany
- Kurdistan
- Bowery
- Czech Republic
- USA
- Canada
- Spain
- Romania
- Mexico
- Peru
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- Poland