Inside RAGE BAIT | Curators' Tour

Step inside RAGE BAIT, the major exhibition by Eva & Franco Mattes in Venice, with curators Nadim Samman and Luisa Haustein.

Content warning: This video contains discussion of suicidal ideation as part of the exhibition

Filmed on location, this curator-led tour takes you through the exhibition's two venues, exploring artworks that examine AI, internet culture, online performance, and the increasingly blurred boundary between digital systems and everyday life. From an AI trained on a taxidermied "Cursed Cat" to installations built from real suicide prevention hotline recordings and NPC livestream performances, RAGE BAIT asks what happens when algorithms, memes, and platforms begin to reshape our understanding of images, empathy, and reality itself.

This exhibition walkthrough offers an introduction to the ideas behind Eva & Franco Mattes' work, alongside footage from the exhibition in Venice.

RAGE BAIT, an exhibition by Eva & Franco Mattes was on view in Venice from 6 May to 30 June 2026. RAGE BAIT was curated by Nadim Samman and Luisa Haustein, and presented by Autotelic Foundation.