The Next Earth: Computation, Crisis, Cosmology

Berggruen Arts & Culture, in collaboration with Antikythera and MIT Architecture, are pleased to announce the exhibition The Next Earth: Computation, Crisis, Cosmology, a Collateral Event at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia.

Bringing together two leading research initiatives, Antikythera’s The Noocene: Computation and Cosmology from Antikythera to AI and MIT Architecture’s Climate Work: Un/Worlding the Planet, this exhibition confronts urgent questions about our planet’s future and the role of architecture in shaping it. Between the cosmic reality of our planet and the ways in which we construct our understanding of it, The Next Earth fosters a dynamic conversation about our current ecological moment and the futures we must begin to imagine. By juxtaposing and synthesizing planetary computation and climate-conscious architectural practice, the exhibition challenges us to rethink the scale and span of human action in relation to Earth’s systems.Spanning two floors, The Next Earth stages a conversation between Antikythera’s and MIT Architecture’s current research on climate, cosmology and computation. While Antikythera examines the Earth as an evolving megastructure, through artifacts from the winding history of early Modern philosophy, astronomy and cosmology, MIT Architecture presents a kaleidoscope of thirty-seven different takes on what it has meant and what it might mean to practice with an eye to the planetary ramifications of architecture and design. The Next Earth: Computation, Crisis, Cosmology challenges visitors to reconsider humanity’s environmental impact and technological future.

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The Next Earth – Opening Reception
May 9th, 7–10pm @ Palazzo Diedo
No RSVP required

Antikythera x MIT Architecture Symposium & Journal Launch
May 10th @ Palazzo Diedo
No RSVP required

May 10th Schedule:

10:00–11:45
MIT Architecture Showcase

12:00–12:45
The Next Earth — The Convergence of Antikythera & MIT Architecture
Mario Codognato, Benjamin Bratton, Nicolay Boyadjiev, Nicholas de Monchaux, Ana Miljacki, Calvin Zhong

1:00–2:30
Antikythera & MIT Press Journal Launch
Amy Brand, Benjamin Bratton and Nicolay Boyadjiev in rotational conversation with:
Gašper and Nina Beguš, Lukáš Likavčan, Philip Maughan, Thomas Moynihan, Chen Qiufan, Winnie Street, Nicholas de Monchaux, and Daniel van der Velden & Vinca Kruk of Metahaven

2:30–3:30
Antikythera & MIT Press Book Series Celebration
Lorenzo Marsili hosts a conversation between Benjamin Bratton and Blaise Agüera y Arcas, author of the inaugural releases What is Life? and What is Intelligence?