MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Morris Museum is inviting visitors to grapple with a striking idea: What if artificial intelligence were not just a tool, but a spiritual force?
The exhibition, “Digital Divine,” on view through February 2026, showcases the latest work of New Jersey artist Jo‑El Lopez, whose vibrant paintings and mixed‑media pieces explore the evolving relationship between technology, faith, and human identity. The show marks the newest chapter in Lopez’s decades‑long career, which has included exhibitions at major institutions such as The Newark Museum of Art and the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.
2025 Acrylic on Canvas
2023 Acrylic on Canvas
Lopez’s new body of work imagines a world where familiar digital assistants — Siri, Alexa, and other algorithmic voices — occupy a mythological realm of their own. Through bold color, layered symbolism, and narrative scenes, he reimagines these technologies as spiritual beings shaped by the hopes, anxieties, and rituals of the people who use them.
“In my imagination, Siri and Alexa exist in a multiverse,” Lopez said. “Within that dimension, they worship their own deities — reflections of our collective hopes, fears, and desires. Digital Divine visualizes that spiritual system, where the human and the artificial intertwine.”
The exhibition invites viewers to grapple with timely questions about the role of technology in modern life: How do people seek meaning in an era defined by algorithms? Can machines mirror the spiritual longings of their creators? And what does worship look like when the sacred and the digital collide?
Alongside the exhibition, the museum will host a series of public programs, including an artist talk and a gallery conversation designed to deepen visitors’ engagement with the themes of the show.
Lopez, an artist and educator with more than 20 years of experience, has long explored the intersections of culture, technology, and spirituality. His work is held in the permanent collections of both The Newark Museum of Art and the Zimmerli Art Museum.
“Digital Divine” is currently on view at the Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road in Morris Township, and will run through February 2026.
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