Superradiance, The Thinking Ocean at Gray Area (2026)

Gray Area, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 Feb 2026

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Superradiance, Chapter 1, by Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter, live performance at Gray Area, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 February 2026.

Superradiance, Chapter 2, by Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter, live performance at Gray Area, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 February 2026.

The Thinking Ocean by Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter, live performance at Gray Area, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 February 2026.

The Thinking Ocean by Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter, live performance at Gray Area, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 February 2026.

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Works shown

For more information on the works shown here, see: Superradiance, The Thinking Ocean.

Superradiance project

InstallationPerformanceVideoArtificial IntelligenceConsciousnessDanceEcologyGalleryLanguageMindMotion TrackingMusic & Sound DesignSimulation

Superradiance

2024

The Thinking Ocean project

InstallationInteractivePerformanceSoftwareWeb-basedConsciousnessDanceEcologyGalleryLanguageMindMotion TrackingMusic & Sound DesignSimulation

The Thinking Ocean

2026

Words(3 / 3)

The artist’s own writing about this work.

2026
The Thinking Ocean. Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter. · Independent
2025
Externalizing Imagination. Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter. Invited essay for AI | Alternative Intentions. Right Click Save, March 24, 2025. · Invited
2024
Superradiance. Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter. · Independent

Press(15 / 15)

Articles, reviews and other press relating to this work.

Interviews(3 / 3)

2026 Memo Akten on Rituals as Algorithms, Le Random, 13 Jul 2026 · Interview
2026 The living machine is a dangerous metaphor, Kate Vass Galerie · Interview
2025 Artists create connections between the way humans dance and nature moves in ‘Superradiance’, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb 2025 · Interview

Features(3 / 3)

2026 O granici između tijela i tehnologije, Pobjeda / Objektiv 510, pp. 27, 26 Feb 2026 · Review
2026 Superradiance, Memo Akten and Katie Hofstadter, Gray Area, Roborant, 13 Feb 2026 · Review
2025 Nine Breakthroughs Made Possible by AI, UC San Diego Magazine, 21 Nov 2025 · Article

Catalogs(2 / 2)

2026 EMERGENCE, Kate Vass, Ágnes Ferenczi (eds.), Kate Vass Galerie, pp. 95–114 · Catalog
2025 Dancing the Algorithm — Digital Catalogue, Jacob’s Pillow · Catalog

Other Coverage(3 / 3)

2026 The Whitney Museum Dives Deep: The Thinking Ocean, Refresh Magazine, 1 Mar 2026 · Review
2025 Opening Night at the new Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob's Pillow, Times Union, 11 Jul 2025 · Review
2024 “We take on the challenge to attract new audiences” — Ulrich Schrauth, XRMust, 4 Oct 2024 · Article

News(2 / 2)

2025 Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: April 4 - 6, LAist, 3 Apr 2025 · News
2025 13ThingsLA: March 26, 13ThingsLA, 25 Mar 2025 · News

Academic Papers(2 / 2)

2026 Entangled Visions: Cocreativity and Biomimicry in Contemporary AI Art, Rewa Wright, Gavin Sade, Leonardo, pp. 475–481, 23 Jul 2026 · Academic paper
2025 The End of the Image, Shawn Lawson, Mutual Images Journal 13, pp. 115–128, 20 Dec 2025 · Academic paper

Awards & Fellowships(2 / 2)

2024 Tribeca Immersive Official Selection
2024 Hellman Fellowship, Society of Hellman Fellows

Commissions(2 / 2)

2025 Whitney Museum of American Art, Artport collection, NY, USA
2023 Getty PST ART: Art & Science Collide, LA, USA

Collections(1 / 1)

2026 Whitney Museum of American Art, Artport collection

Show History(1 / 1)

Performances(1 / 1)

2026 Gray Area, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 Feb 2026 Superradiance The Thinking Ocean