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Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies
February 12 – February 20
Date & Time
February 12–20, 2026
Wednesday–Fridays (2–7 p.m.), Saturdays (11 a.m.–3 p.m.) [closed March 22–29]
Opening: Thursday, February 12 (5–7 p.m.)
Location
Kenilworth Square East Gallery
Artists Nathaniel Stern, a UWM Professor of Art and Engineering, and Sasha Stiles, who has a concurrent solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, independently developed this groundbreaking exhibition illuminating the intertwined evolution of humanity and technology, inviting viewers to reconsider the relationship between humans and the tools we invent.
By blending Artificial Intelligence with more traditional artistic expression, Generation to Generation: Conversing with Kindred Technologies cultivates new pathways for imagination while nurturing the roots of our creative inheritance, and the always-evolving dialogue between art and innovation.
In the gallery, viewers will find an immersive fusion of sculptures, prints, electronics, music, movement, and poetry, all born from creative collaboration with AI.
Highlights
- Review in Forbes: ‘AI Is Us’: Artists Explore How The Technology We Make Also Makes Us
- Forthcoming book from Vetro Editions: Generation to Generation
- Documentary: Generation to Generation
- Original research funded by UWM’s Office of Research
- Milwaukee exhibition funded by Center for 21st Century Studies (through Federal CHCI funds) and the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
Programming
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Thursday, February 12 11 a.m.–12 p.m. | Language as Collaborator: Co-Creating with Thinking Machines workshop |
| Thursday, February 12 2–3 p.m. | Gallery Walkthrough |
| Thursday, February 12 3–4:30 p.m. | Generations and Generativity: Post-AI Aesthetics in PracticePanel Discussion |
| Thursday, February 12 5–7 p.m. | Opening Reception |
| Wednesday, February 18 6 p.m. | Practices, Not Prophecies: An Interdisciplinary AI Conversation panel |