Lucid Dreaming

Throughout history, artists have consistently prompted viewers to see the world through a different lens. They have inspired us to consider the difference between how things appear and how they could exist in an alternate, future, or augmented reality. Lucid Dreaming presents works by artists who provoke us to think about the world we live in, the ground we stand on, and to take another look at the physical and psychological world we previously thought of as fixed, as something more flexible and capable of change.

The exhibition includes the work of pioneering, innovative and upcoming artists in digital and media art, including Terry Adkins, AES+F, Refik Anadol, Laurie Anderson, Cory Arcangel, Jim Campbell, Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, R. Luke DuBois, Ólafur Elíasson, Carla Gannis, Lee Nam Lee, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Jennifer & Kevin McCoy, Ragnar Kjartansson, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Jamie Nares, Tony Oursler, Paul Pfeiffer, Hiraki Sawa, UVA (United Visual Artists), Leo Villareal, and Yuge Zhou.

Organized by the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Lucid Dreaming was curated by Kathleen Forde (Director and Curator of Media Arts, Thoma Foundation), with support from Meagan Robson (Collections Manager, Thoma Foundation).

May 21, 2027 - January 8, 2028