New Humans: Memories of the Future — New Museum
"New Humans: Memories of the Future," the New Museum's inaugural exhibition in its expanded New York building, is on view through August 23, 2026, featuring artist Anicka Yi bringing autonomous aerial "aerobe" machines from her 2021 Tate Modern commission to a second venue, with the artificial-life system re-grounded for the new space by Sitara Systems.
| Venue | New Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | Temporary Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2026 |
| Technologies | artificial-life simulation, OptiTrack motion tracking |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| anicka-yi-studio | Exhibit Design | Artist |
| Sitara Systems | Media Design & Software AI / Machine Learning | Re-grounded the artificial-life system from the Tate Modern aerobes for a second venue/architecture: updated flight-control integration (OptiTrack motion tracking), retuned behavioral simulation, and rebuilt the camera-based visitor-tracking pipeline. |
Sources
- https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/new-museum-reopening-expansion-new-humans-review-1234778022/
- https://artreview.com/the-robots-were-never-the-problem-new-humans-new-museum-new-york/
- https://apollo-magazine.com/new-humans-new-museum-new-york-reopening-review/
- https://www.artforum.com/columns/linda-yablonsky-diary-new-museum-reopening-1234746172/
- https://www.sitara.systems/new-museum-new-humans/