News A triennale across seven cities expands on Pope Leo XIV's message that artificial intelligence models “lack the affective, relational and spiritual perspective” necessary to create art.

October 28, 2026 — 3 min read

Vanderlei Lopes, “Coração” (2013) (all photos João Porfírio, courtesy Catholic Universities Art Triennale and the Portuguese Catholic University in Lisbon)

An exhibition series organized by the Vatican brings together more than 100 artists — including Arthur Jafa, Jeremy Frey, and Mona Hatoum — to celebrate “ fundamentally human ” creativity in the face of AI's rapid rise.

Across seven coinciding international exhibitions, the Catholic Universities Art Triennale (ArtCut) centers empathy and self-reflection as the primary drivers of humanity's progress, rather than technological advancement.…