Essay in Only In America

Posted by peterlunenfeld on August 29th, 2026 filed in Uncategorized
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“The Exceptional Virtues of the Everyday” is the title of the introduction I wrote for Jeff Dunas‘ new collection of photographs, Only in America, that will be published by Steidl Verlag in 2027

PROMPT @ Next Nature

Posted by peterlunenfeld on August 29th, 2026 filed in Uncategorized
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On Friday, October 23rd from 18:30-21:00, in Eindhoven, the Next Nature Museum will host a unique international gathering of leading artists, designers, and thinkers who will explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping the world of art. Linked to the launch of the PROMPT book, speakers include Lev Manovich, Noëlle van Dijk, Silvio Lorusso, Sander Veenhof, Constant Dullaart, Rosa Menkman, the URLAND theatre collective, and, naturally, Mieke Gerritzen and Peter Lunenfeld, who produced the book.

Design Debate 2026

Posted by peterlunenfeld on April 22nd, 2026 filed in Uncategorized
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I’ll be participating in the next Design Debate during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven on October 23, 2026 at the Next Nature Museum.

Wrestling and Philosophy

Posted by peterlunenfeld on April 22nd, 2026 filed in Uncategorized
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Geert Lovink and the Institute of Network Cultures continues to publish my letters from LA to Europe on the permacrisis of American politics. This one weaves from Gorgeous George to Candace Owens.

Latest Elon AI Report

Posted by peterlunenfeld on April 22nd, 2026 filed in Uncategorized
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I was asked to participate in the latest Elon University report on the Digital Future, this time on resilience in an age of AI. I noted: “We have to hold both the threats and the promise in our consciousnesses simultaneously. The AI systems that we have been developing are an astonishing leap and can be harnessed to stupendous impact if decisions and implementations are driven not just bythe market’s shareholders but by society’s stakeholders – that is to say, all of us affected by the technologies, which is another way of saying all of us – period.

Future Street Video

Posted by peterlunenfeld on December 4th, 2025 filed in Uncategorized
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Giving the Faculty Research Lecture in its hundredth year was highlight of my career at UCLA. This video captures the afternoon’s dialogue, and the university provided a nice write-up as well.

Dialogue with Patrik Svensson

Posted by peterlunenfeld on December 1st, 2025 filed in Uncategorized
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Was delighted to host Patrik Svensson and have a discussion afterwards about his concept of “aspirational humanities.” Video here.

The American Klein Bottle

Posted by peterlunenfeld on July 14th, 2025 filed in Uncategorized
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Holo.mg featured one of my “Letters to European Friends” about the present crisis, this one on the disappearance of distinction between surface and superstructure.

Watch this space…

Posted by peterlunenfeld on July 14th, 2025 filed in Uncategorized
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I so appreciate having been selected for the 25-26 UCLA Faculty Research Lecture. The university’s senate chooses two scholars a year, one from the sciences and the other from the arts and humanities, and describes the recipients of this award as “exemplary of UCLA’s commitment to research excellence.”