AI – Threats and Promises
Artistic Positions on Post-Digital Futures
Opening: June 30, 2026, 18:00 – 22:00
Duration: June 30 – August 26, 2026
Venue: AG18 GALLERY, Annagasse 18, 1010 Vienna
Programme: A programme of lectures, discussions and artist talks will accompany the exhibition.
Lecture Evening
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | 7:00–8:30 pm
Art and AI in Research
Jörg Menche
Director of LBI-NetMed – Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Network Medicine at the University of Vienna
Authorship and Art Production: From the Renaissance to the AI Era
Andreas Schlichtner
Curator and Art Historian
© Photo courtesy of Ana Vollwesen and Andreas Schlichtner
Following its presentation at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Warsaw, the exhibition has been revised and expanded for its Vienna edition.
While AI has become one of the most significant developments of our time, exhibitions that critically engage with its implications remain surprisingly rare. Yet precisely for this reason, artistic engagement is essential.
How do we negotiate agency and responsibility in a culture shaped by AI and algorithms?
This exhibition approaches AI not merely as a creative tool but as an infrastructure that shapes perception, knowledge production, social relations and imaginaries of the future. The participating artists explore questions of bias, surveillance, ethics, authorship, delegation and participation, examining both the potentials and the risks of AI and data-driven systems.
Artists
Die Aschenbrecher | Adamu-Umar Faruq | Alexander Föllenz | Begi Guggenheim | Olivier Hölzl | Lukas Lex | The Meaningful Noise Collective | Daniel Mazanik | Anna Pelz | Sebastian Pfeifhofer | Sebastian Pirch | Philipp Renda | Bettina Schülke | Annette Tesarek | Norbert Unfug | Ana Vollwesen | Moritz Wildburger | The Future Foundation & Aron Cserveny
Academic Partners
- The Future Foundation
- LBI-NetMed – Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Network Medicine at the University of Vienna https://netmed.lbg.ac.at/news/lbi-netmed-joins-exhibition-ai-threats-and-promises-in-vienna-this-summer/
As an academic partner, LBI-NetMed contributes to this discourse with both artistic and scientific components:
Lectures: Jörg Menche (Director of LBI-NetMed at the University of Vienna) on “Art and AI in Research,” followed by curator and art historian Andreas Schlichtner with “Authorship and Art Production: From the Renaissance to the AI Era.” July 21, 19:00
Media Installation: A new version of “pile of trash”, a collaborative work featuring an AI interface, developed by Sebastian Pirch and Norbert Unfug.
Performance: “Space oracle – Summer Edition”
Following the initial performance exploring the interface between human and artificial intelligence, the project returns for a special Summer Edition. This time, artist Annette Tesarek collaborates with Norbert Unfug for a unique intervention: June 30 and August 26
Curated by: Andreas Schlichtner https://artcoas.com/
AG18 GALLERY https://ag18gallery.com/de/
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