Rhizome Reveals 7×7 2026 Line-Up at New Museum
Rhizome has announced the participants for the 2026 edition of Seven on Seven (7×7), taking place at the New Museum on May 16. The program pairs seven artists with seven technologists to create new projects over a single day, presented live. This year's theme is "Containment," exploring interdependence in biological, computational, financial, and social systems, and referencing AI alignment debates and Zoe Sofia's essay "Container Technologies." Curated by Rhizome with Neema Githere and the collective Bi?nJiè, pairings include Lucas Gelfond with Karyn Nakamura; Agnieszka Kurant with biologist Michael Levin, researcher Emily Ertle, and technologist Jenn Leung; Andrew Thomas Huang with Stephanie Zhang; composer Debit with Saarim Zaman; Neema Githere with Mercy Mutemi; and Josiah Hester with Caleb Rimtobaye. The event also features outcomes from Rhizome's Counterstructural Commons Residency with the Mozilla Foundation. This is the first 7×7 after the New Museum's expansion by OMA's Rem Koolhaas and Shohei Shigematsu.
Key facts
- 7×7 2026 takes place at the New Museum on May 16.
- Theme is 'Containment', inspired by Zoe Sofia's essay.
- Seven artists paired with seven technologists.
- Curated by Rhizome, Neema Githere, and Bi?nJiè.
- Pairings include Lucas Gelfond with Karyn Nakamura.
- Agnieszka Kurant works with Michael Levin, Emily Ertle, Jenn Leung.
- Counterstructural Commons Residency outcomes presented.
- First 7×7 after New Museum expansion by OMA.
Entities
Artists
- Lucas Gelfond
- Karyn Nakamura
- Agnieszka Kurant
- Michael Levin
- Emily Ertle
- Jenn Leung
- Andrew Thomas Huang
- Stephanie Zhang
- Debit
- Saarim Zaman
- Neema Githere
- Mercy Mutemi
- Josiah Hester
- Caleb Rimtobaye
- Rem Koolhaas
- Shohei Shigematsu
Institutions
- Rhizome
- New Museum
- Mozilla Foundation
- OMA
Locations
- New York
- United States