The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is unveiling a new exhibition next month to help shine a light on the many contributions of local Black artists and thinkers in the world of tech.

Titled “Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art,” the project was first launched by The Kitchen — a New York-based artist-driven collective — to highlight the work of Black creative technologists in Harlem from the 1960s to the '90s. 

Opening at MOCAD on May 2, "Code Switch" will feature artists from across the country and highlight Detroit’s tech contributions. The opening reception is free and open to the public. 

To share more about the exhibit, Artistic Director and Co-Director of MOCAD Jova Lynne joined The Metro. Johnnie Turnage, co-founder and creator of Black Tech Saturdays — an organization that’s helping Black people thrive in Detroit’s burgeoning technology field — also joined the conversation.

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