What happens when code and data become the raw materials of art?
In Run the Code, contemporary artists harness algorithms and generative AI models to create powerful, thought-provoking works that explore nature, art history, internet culture, and human behavior. Showcasing highlights from the Thoma Foundation’s Digital and Media Art Collection, this immersive exhibition transforms digital information into sensory works of art.
Included are some of the most important digital artists working today: Refik Anadol, Daniel Canogar, Madeline Hollander, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, teamLab, Siebren Versteeg, Leo Villareal, and Marina Zurkow, among others.
Some create interactive systems that respond to your movement, touch, or presence — inviting you to become part of the artwork. Others design custom software that generates ever-evolving images right before your eyes. Digital landscapes reflect on our relationship with the natural world, while other works remix historical paintings and cultural archives through machine processes. Together, these artworks demonstrate that algorithms can be more than technical tools — they can also serve as a creative medium.
Though grounded in advanced technology, these artworks are deeply human, raising important questions for the digital age: What does it mean to create art in a world shaped by data? And how might it help us reimagine our relationship to the information that surrounds us? From immersive installations to complex systems running behind the scenes, Run the Code brings together art and technology in exciting, unexpected ways.
Organized by Hannah Klemm, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Blanton Museum of Art, with Kathleen Forde, Director and Curator, Media Arts, Thoma Foundation
Join this guided tour to learn more about Run The Code, an immersive exhibition that transforms digital information into sensory works of art.Featuring highlights from the Thoma Foundation’s Digital and Media Art Collection, Run the Code brings together leading digital artists who transform algorithms and technology into powerful, thought-provoking works. Through close looking and conversation, we will make meaningful connections to the works of art on display. Learn more about the show on the “Run the Code” exhibition page.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the tour. Our tours can accommodate a maximum of 25 people on a first come, first serve basis. Please check-in with our Visitor Services Desk to secure your place.
Join this guided tour to learn more about Run The Code, an immersive exhibition that transforms digital information into sensory works of art.Featuring highlights from the Thoma Foundation’s Digital and Media Art Collection, Run the Code brings together leading digital artists who transform algorithms and technology into powerful, thought-provoking works. Through close looking and conversation, we will make meaningful connections to the works of art on display. Learn more about the show on the “Run the Code” exhibition page.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the tour. Our tours can accommodate a maximum of 25 people on a first come, first serve basis. Please check-in with our Visitor Services Desk to secure your place.
Join this guided tour to learn more about Run The Code, an immersive exhibition that transforms digital information into sensory works of art.Featuring highlights from the Thoma Foundation’s Digital and Media Art Collection, Run the Code brings together leading digital artists who transform algorithms and technology into powerful, thought-provoking works. Through close looking and conversation, we will make meaningful connections to the works of art on display. Learn more about the show on the “Run the Code” exhibition page.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the tour. Our tours can accommodate a maximum of 25 people on a first come, first serve basis. Please check-in with our Visitor Services Desk to secure your place.
Únase a este recorrido guiado para conocer más sobre Run The Code, una exposición inmersiva que transforma la información digital en obras de arte sensoriales. Con obras destacadas de la Colección de Arte Digital y Mediático de la Fundación Thoma, Run the Code reúne a los principales artistas digitales que transforman algoritmos y tecnología en obras poderosas y que invitan a la reflexión. Más información sobre Run the Codeen la página web dedicada.
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Join this guided tour to learn more about Run The Code, an immersive exhibition that transforms digital information into sensory works of art.Featuring highlights from the Thoma Foundation’s Digital and Media Art Collection, Run the Code brings together leading digital artists who transform algorithms and technology into powerful, thought-provoking works. Through close looking and conversation, we will make meaningful connections to the works of art on display. Learn more about the show on the “Run the Code” exhibition page.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the tour. Our tours can accommodate a maximum of 25 people on a first come, first serve basis. Please check-in with our Visitor Services Desk to secure your place.
Madeline Hollander, Heads/Tails: Walker & Broadway 4, 2020, 73 Automobile headlights and taillights customized with LEDs and real-time software program, infinite, display: 120 x 240 in., Collection of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation
Run The Code: Data-Driven Art Decoded by Thoma Foundation X Blanton Museum of Art is organized by the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation in collaboration with the Blanton Museum of Art.
Support for this exhibition is provided in part by J. P. Morgan Private Bank.
