On April 19, the Jewish Museum and Center for Tolerance in Moscow opened an exhibition tied to the project In the language of rules and exceptions focusing on the intersection of Science, Technology, and Art. The display is part of the larger STARTArt initiative and invites visitors to explore how creative expression and scientific inquiry influence each other across time and hubs of innovation.
Showcased are four works drawn from the 15 winners of the Science.Technology.Art competition. The lineup features two interactive installations and two photography projects that imagine the future of robotics and human-technology collaboration. Across four galleries, audiences encounter the pieces of Dmitry Tochilkina and Natalia Zybina, Konstantin Semenov, Natalia Yankelevich and Elena Tash, and Natalia Ershova and Maxim Mikhaltsov. The curators emphasize that art can probe ethical, social, and practical questions about what comes next when machines become more present in everyday life.
The STARTArt competition debuted in 2022 with the involvement of Yandex, a tech partner that helped expand the conversation about the coexistence of humans and technology in the coming decades. The selections reflect artists who translate complex scientific ideas into accessible visuals and experiences, inviting viewers to reflect on responsibility, possibility, and the pace of change.
The exhibition is presented with the support of the Polytechnic Museum, which lends its historical perspective on science as a human endeavor to this contemporary dialogue. By situating new art within a venerable museum setting, the show invites visitors to compare archival knowledge with cutting edge experimentation, and to consider how creative work helps shape public understanding of scientific progress.
In addition to the Moscow show, a related contemporary art project in Saint Petersburg recently opened a library history exhibition that explores how libraries have evolved as cultural institutions. This parallel program underscores the broader role of institutions in curating memory and enabling dialogue between past and future forms of knowledge. [Citation: Moscow exhibition materials] [Citation: Saint Petersburg library history exhibition materials]