All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

“All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” is an exhibition and performance series at REDCAT in Los Angeles, running from September 12, 2024, to February 23, 2025. Inspired by Richard Brautigan’s 1967 poem envisioning harmony between humans and technology, the event explores the impact of artificial intelligence through diverse artistic perspectives, including indigenous, feminist, queer, and decolonial viewpoints. The exhibition features works by artists such as Nora Al-Badri, Minne Atairu, and Stephanie Dinkins, among others. As part of the PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative presented by Getty, this program delves into the intersections of art and science, offering alternative approaches to AI’s future. For more information, visit the REDCAT website and the PST ART website.

The exhibition “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” at REDCAT features the following artists:

• Nora Al-Badri: A German-Iraqi multidisciplinary and conceptual media artist whose work focuses on the politics and emancipatory potential of new technologies, such as machine intelligence and data sculpting.

• Minne Atairu: A researcher and interdisciplinary artist interested in generative artificial intelligence, dedicated to illuminating understudied gaps within Black historical archives.

• Stephanie Dinkins: A transdisciplinary artist and educator whose work intersects emerging technologies and future histories, creating platforms for dialogue about artificial intelligence as it intersects with critical societal issues.

• Mashinka Firunts Hakopian: Collaborating with Dahlia Elsayed and Andrew Demirjian, Hakopian contributes to the exhibition with works that explore alternative directions for the future of artificial intelligence.

• Interspecifics: An international independent artistic research studio established in Mexico City, focusing on utilizing sound and artificial intelligence to investigate the emergence of patterns, offering a form of nonhuman communication.

• Kite: An Oglála Lakȟóta performance artist, visual artist, and composer whose scholarship and practice investigate contemporary Lakȟóta ontologies through research-creation, computational media, and performance.

• Charmaine Poh: An artist contributing to the exhibition with works that address the impact of artificial intelligence and propose alternative directions for its future.

• Sarah Rosalena: An artist whose work is featured in the exhibition, exploring the intersections of art and artificial intelligence.

• Kira Xonorika: An artist participating in the exhibition, contributing to the exploration of alternative approaches to artificial intelligence.

These artists present a broad range of art forms, including visual art and performance, offering alternatives rooted in indigenous belief systems, and feminist, queer, and decolonial imaginaries.