Eduardo Kac b. 1962

Eduardo Kac is internationally acclaimed for pioneering Bio Art and for pushing the boundaries between art, science, and technology. In the 1980s, he created innovative digital, holographic, and online works that anticipated today’s information culture. In 1997, he coined the term Bio Art, marking a turning point with iconic works like GFP Bunny (2000) and Natural History of the Enigma (2009), the latter earning him the Golden Nica at Ars Electronica.

His art has ventured into space: Inner Telescope (2017) was realized aboard the International Space Station; Ágora (2024) now orbits the Sun; and Adsum landed on the Moon in 2025. Kac’s career spans poetry, performance, printmaking, telepresence, transgenics, and space art.His work has been shown at institutions like MoMA, Tate Modern, Centre Pompidou, Reina Sofia, and in major biennials including Venice, São Paulo, and Gwangju. Kac is also the author of key texts, including Telepresence and Bio Art (2005).

Selected Exhibitions

2025 – Fullgás – Visual Arts and the 1980s in Brazil, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, RJ

2024 – Communicating Vessels. Collection 1881–2021, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid

2017 – Inner Telescope, created aboard the International Space Station

2009 – Natural History of the Enigma (Edunia), international presentations

2004 – Move 36, Gwangju Biennale, South Korea; 26th São Paulo Bienal, Brazil

1999 – Genesis, Ars Electronica Festival, Linz

1997 – Time Capsule, Instituto Cultural Itaú, São Paulo

1980s – Early performances with the Porn Art Movement, Brazil

Collections

– Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York

– Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid

– Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

– Tate Collection, London

– ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe

– Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne

– Victoria & Albert Museum, London

– Instituto Itaú Cultural, São Paulo