Eduardo Kac: Lunar and Terrestrial Art

Fall 2025



ADSUM  IN SPAIN AT THE NEW ART FOUNDATION

Eduardo Kac, Adsum (2019), space artwork (laser-etched optical glass), 1x1x1cm (0.39x0.39x0.39"). Edition of 5.

Continuing its tour across this world and the next, Adsum is now being shown at the New Art Foundation in Reus, Spain in their ongoing exhibition.

KAC'S ADSUM  BACKUP TO FLY TO LUNAR SOUTH POLE

Adsum backup is scheduled to land on the Lunar South Pole aboard the Griffin Lunar Lander in July 2026.

A second, backup copy of Eduardo Kac's new space artwork Adsum will be permanently located onboard the Griffin lunar lander, manifested inside Astrobotic's MoonBox payload. Griffin is scheduled to land in the Nobile region near the lunar south pole in July 2026. After Griffin lands, there will be two copies of Adsum on the moon, on opposite hemispheres.

Conceived for the Moon, Adsum is a cubic glass sculpture inside of which symbols are laser engraved. The symbols are positioned one in front of the other, thus forming a spatial poem inside the solid glass cube that can be read in any direction. The first landing of Adsum occurred at Mare Crisium on March 2nd, 2025. Click here to rotate and inspect a 3D model of the work.

ADSUM  IN PARIS WITH METAHAUS

Adsum at La Gaîté Lyrique in 2024

A larger, terrestrial version of Adsum was exhibited in Paris in parallel to Art Basel Paris at Metahaus, in collaboration with Galerie Charlot. Metahaus's exhibition Cinétique Quantique, curated by Janine Sarbu and Santiago Torres, took place October 23-31 2025. This version of Adsum was also exhibited recently at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris.

THE MOVIMENTO DE ARTE PORNÔ (MAP) AT TATE BRITAIN

Starting August 2025, Tate Britain is exhibiting a selection of publications from the Movimento de Arte Pornô (MAP). Drawn entirely from its collection, Tate's display is located at Tate Britain, Tate Library and Archive, The Hyman Kreitman Reading Rooms. It is free and open to the public.

ALGORITHMIC RESISTANCE IN SÃO PAULO

Eduardo Kac, Outrossim, 2013, two different anamorphic QR codes, user’s cell phone, Internet, 4 x 40ft (1.20 x 12m). Collection Museum of Contemporary Art of São Paulo.

The exhibition Antagonists: Algorithmic Resistances, opening to the public at the Museum of Contemporary Art on November 29, 2025, offers a historical analysis of artistic productions that present critical perspectives on informational technologies. The show will run through February 28, 2026, and primarily features works from the MAC USP collection, with an emphasis on pieces from Brazil—many created before the advent of the Internet. Eduardo Kac's work Outrossim will be shown alongside works by Waldemar Cordeiro, Paulo Bruscky, Regina Silveira, and others.

INNER TELESCOPE  IN MARSEILLE

Inner Telescope, 2017, single-channel video, sound, 12min, edition of 5.

Eduardo Kac's space artwork Inner Telescope (2017), first realized on the International Space Station with the cooperation of French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, will be exhibited in video form at Friche Belle-de-Mai in Marseille in their new exhibition La vie de l'Espace, from October 17, 2025 to January 11th, 2026. The exhibition is produced by l'Observatoire de l'Espace-CNES, with which Kac also collaborated to realize Inner Telescope.

ADSUM  AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOON IN ABU DHABI

Drawings from the Adsum series.

Presaging the backup's flight next year, Adsum and drawings from the Adsum series were exhibited at Baró Galeria, Abu Dhabi, in their grand-opening exhibition The Other Side of the Moon from May 15th to September 15th, 2025. Kac was featured in the lunar-themed show alongside work by Gary Hill, Rasheed Araeen, Elias Crispin, Latifa Saeed and others.

TELEPRESENCE & BIO ART  OUT IN CHINESE

The Chinese translation of Eduardo Kac's 2005 book Telepresence & Bio Art was just released, published by China Machine Press, Beijing. Originally published in English by University of Michigan Press and already available in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, the book is made up of Kac's writings on his own work and contemporaries' work in fields such as telecommunications and robotic art. Covering the period from 1991 to 2002, with a final chapter reflecting on the twentieth anniversary of GFP Bunny, the book serves as exegesis for the most forward-thinking works of the era. Telepresence & Bio Art  is translated by Jo Wei.

Victoria & Albert Museum: A History of Artificial Intelligence in 10 Objects

Kac's Move 36 Suite has been featured in a new article with the Victoria & Albert Museum highlighting Artificial Intelligence in contemporary art. Kac's work, and others in the article, are included in the V&A Museum's collection.

For more information visit Eduardo Kac's new website at ekac.org