Presentation of the biennial New Renaissance
Art, humanity and artificial intelligence
With the participation of
Lucía Lacarra · Esperanza d’Ors · EducaThyssen (Rufino Ferreras)
Roberto Cabezas Ríos, Diego Díaz, Álvaro Valls, Daniel Pitarch, David Casacuberta, Albert Barqué-Duran, Isabel Merchante
10:00–14:00
Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Auditorium (Salón de actos)
Paseo del Prado, 8 · Madrid
New date: The event originally scheduled for 4 November 2026 will now take place on 11 December 2026, 10:00–14:00.
Art and life in a changing world
Two roundtables bring together artists, thinkers and education professionals to discuss art, artificial intelligence and the future of education and expression. An encounter exploring how we create and learn in a changing world.
The encounter opens the New Renaissance biennial and includes a performance by Lucía Lacarra. We will introduce the cultural project and its plans for 2027, placing art and the human condition at the centre of the conversation.
Discover the New Renaissance biennialProgramme
Welcome and opening presentation
Welcome and introduction to the cultural project and its plans for 2027, with remarks by Lucía Lacarra, Evelio Acevedo and Sarah Pérez Roselló.
Roundtable 1
Learning to see in a changing world
- Esperanza d’Orssculptor and essayist
- Diego DíazLalalab, artist and researcher
- Álvaro Vallsmultimedia artist and educator
- Rufino FerrerasEducaThyssen
Artistic performance
Performance by Lucía Lacarra
Break
Roundtable 2
Who creates? Art, AI and the future of expression
- Isabel Merchanteartist
- Daniel PitarchEstampa, artist
- David Casacubertaphilosopher, UAB
- Albert Barqué-Duranartist and cognitive scientist
Event concludes
Participants
Lucía Lacarra
Dancer · Performance
An internationally acclaimed dancer and recipient of Spain’s National Dance Award. Following a career as a principal dancer with major companies, she leads Lucía Lacarra Ballet.
Esperanza d’Ors
Sculptor · Roundtable 1
Sculptor, essayist and art scholar. She reinterprets classical myths through the human figure, exploring our relationship with the world and our destiny.
Rufino Ferreras
EducaThyssen · Roundtable 1
Head of Education at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Through EducaThyssen, he connects art with learning and dialogue between the museum and society.
Isabel Merchante
Artist · Roundtable 2
An artist whose practice connects installation, sculpture and digital technologies. She explores relationships between matter, images and artificial intelligence systems.
Diego Díaz
Artist and researcher, Lalalab · Roundtable 1
Artist and researcher at Lalalab and lecturer in Video Game Design and Development at Universitat Jaume I. His work explores how digital technologies and data transform public space and our everyday experience.
Álvaro Valls
Multimedia artist and educator · Roundtable 1
PhD in Fine Arts, painter and multimedia artist specialising in new technologies and contemporary art education. His practice explores aesthetic experience through interactive formats that open up new ways of listening and sensing. With the Museo Nacional del Prado, he has developed cultural mediation and educational innovation projects such as tecnomagia, encantar la plaza and los márgenes.
David Casacuberta
Philosopher, UAB · Roundtable 2
Lecturer in Philosophy at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. His research examines the social and cognitive impacts of artificial intelligence, with a focus on its ethical implications, bias and algorithmic explainability.
Daniel Pitarch
Artist, Estampa · Roundtable 2
Artist and member of the Estampa collective. His practice approaches images, language and digital tools through artistic experimentation and a critical perspective.
Albert Barqué-Duran
Artist and cognitive scientist · Roundtable 2
Artist and cognitive scientist. He received the 2026 Runway Grand Prize – New Media at Lincoln Center in New York. His work explores how artificial intelligence transforms perception, creativity and identity.
Roberto Cabezas Ríos
Journalist and speaker · University of Navarra
Journalist, speaker and Director of Corporate Programs at the University of Navarra. His work connects communications, education and talent development. His talks explore leadership, talent management and the future of work, with a particular focus on the role of people within organisations.
Attend in person
Reserve your place at the presentation of the New Renaissance biennial.
- Date
- Time
- 10:00–14:00
- Venue
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaAuditorium (Salón de actos)Paseo del Prado, 8 · Madrid
Free admission · Booking required
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