Falling Into the Future: Kinetic Art at the Edge of the World

Kinetic art exhibition exploring technology and climate through works by contemporary artists from California and the Pacific Rim. About Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) presents Falling into the Future: Kinetic Art at the Edge of the World (October 4, 2026 - May 1, 2027) which has been conceived of as a new contribution to the genre of Kinetic Art in presenting new perspectives on technology, through artworks made by contemporary artists living in California and around the Pacific Rim including Korea, New Zealand, and Nicaragua. These artists utilize robotics, AI, video, light (both natural and artificial), and interactivity to speak to global concerns around climate change, traditional ecological knowledge, the impact of technologies on the body, and the poetics of the mundane. Falling into the Future: Kinetic Art at the Edge of the World features: Kelly Akashi, Patricia Belli, Mary Heebner, Chanel Khoury, Ayoung Kim, Dr. JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, Anne Niemetz with Newton Chan, Gabriela Ruiz, Manjari Sharma, Diana Thater. A series of interventions by David Horvitz, an exhibition within the exhibition, that offers a playful dynamic counterpoint while emphasizing the Pacific Ocean as the protagonist. The Judith Center, an art centered non-profit organization that uses art to talk about gender inequality at large in American culture founded by artist Kathryn Andrews as a partner on public programs. The continuous screening of Jean Cocteau's Address to the year 2000 from 1963, installed in the glass box in front of the museum and on view twenty-four hours a day. Funding for Falling into the Future: Kinetic Art at the Edge of the World: Lead support for Falling into the Future: Kinetic Art at the Edge of the World at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbra and The AlloSphere is provided by The David Bermant Foundation. The Resonance Foundation has provided critical funding to commission three new artworks for the AlloSphere by Chanel Khoury, Dr. Joann Kuchera-Morin, and Manjari Sharma. The Fabian Newton Family has underwritten the commissioning of new artwork by Gabriela Ruiz. Additional support has been provided by David Zwirler. Read more Toggle Digital Sculpture Installation