LACMA’s Synthetic Topographies in Marfa
23.10.2026, Marfa, USA
In today’s digital age, terrain is no longer defined strictly by physical soil or territorial borders. Instead, it is constructed through coordinate vectors, elevation datasets, and machine learning models. Synthetic Topographies brings generative artists and algorithmic practitioners from the Mneme Foundation Collection and Art Blocks to examine how code, AI latent spaces, and blockchain infrastructure reframe our relationship with ecology and memory.
Moving beyond traditional landscape painting and site-specific interventions, the works in this exhibition carve a new lens in which geography and environments are conceptualized through mathematical space and computational logic.
Exhibited artists: Matt DesLauriers, Helena Sarin, Kazuhiro Tanimoto, William Mapan, Nicole Vella, Manoloide, Blockchance, Sarah Meyohas, DRIFT with Jeff Davis, Phaust, Robert Hodgin, Ento, and Lu Yang.
COLLECTING ART ONCHAIN: ONE YEAR LATER AT MARFA
23 - 25.10.2026, Marfa, USA
This year’s Marfa Weekend marks the first anniversary of the launch of Collecting Art Onchain, celebrated in 2025 alongside Milestones: A History of Generative Breakthroughs on Art Blocks, an exhibition curated by Kate Vass at the Art Blocks Marfa Gallery.
One year later, we are delighted to see two artworks featured in the book included in Synthetic Topographies, an exhibition presented by LACMA in Marfa: Helena Sarin’s Marshes, the Melancholic Latentscape and Manoloide’s 88 Allegories #73, both from the KarateKid Collection.
Their inclusion continues the dialogue between artists, collectors, and the wider generative art community that lies at the heart of Collecting Art Onchain.
Light Art Symposium, Budapest
05-06.11.2026, Budapest, Hungary
The international Light Art Symposium will take place at MOME – Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest on November 5–6, 2026, celebrating the International Kepes Society’s 30th anniversary.
Bringing together artists, scientists, researchers, and educators, the event explores light as a medium for research and creative expression and will be followed by an exhibition featuring IKS members.
The detailed program will be announced soon. Tamiko Thiel will be among the participants.
Sotheby’s Institute
Later in 2026, New York, Sotheby’s Lecture – Digital Strategy for Art Galleries, USA
Kate Vass will give a lecture at Sotheby’s in New York as part of the Digital Strategy and Marketing course.
Titled Digital Strategy for Art Galleries, the lecture will examine how galleries communicate value, maintain authority, and build long-term relationships with collectors through digital channels. It will focus on the evolving role of digital strategy in shaping visibility, trust, and engagement within the art market.