DEMO2025, a multi-day art, design, and tech festival presented by the New Museum, concluded its first round of programming with a celebratory dance party at Water Street Projects in New York. The afterparty featured DJ sets by Honey Bun, OSSX (EQUISS and Lektor Scopes), and Niidal, and drew a cross-disciplinary crowd including artist Kennedy Yanko, designer collective MSCHF, and writer Whitney Mallett. The festival continues through June 22 with Track Showcases at 180 Maiden Lane.
The event underscores the New Museum's role in bridging art, technology, and speculative thinking, creating a space where academic discourse and communal celebration intersect. By bringing together artists, technologists, and creatives, DEMO2025 highlights the growing importance of interdisciplinary festivals in shaping contemporary cultural conversations around technology's impact on society.