"Message from Our Planet" exhibition / by Sabrina Gschwandtner

Message from Our Planet is a new media exhibition that brings together 20 software, video, and light-technology artworks from 19 international artists and artist groups working at the forefront of digital and electronic art, which opened October 1, 2022 at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa.  

Message from Our Planet is curated around the idea that media technologies―from vintage devices to cutting-edge digital algorithms―offer distinct ways for artists to communicate with future generations, encapsulating the artifacts and ambitions of contemporary society.  

Exhibiting artists include: Brian Bress, Lia Chaia, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Hong Hao, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Claudia Hart, Jenny Holzer, Eduardo Kac, Lee Nam Lee, Christian Marclay, Paul Pfeiffer, Tabita Rezaire, Michal Rovner, Jason Salavon, Elias Sime, Skawennati, Penelope Umbrico, United Visual Artists, and Robert Wilson. 

Exhibition tour schedule: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA, October 1, 2022–December 31, 2022; Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, February 10, 2023–May 14, 2023; Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids, MI, June 17, 2023–September 9, 2023; Pensacola Museum of Art, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, September 29, 2023–January 7, 2024; Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, February 19, 2024–June 2, 2024.