Heft

Heft is a contemporary gallery in New York City presenting artists who use systems to create meaningful new works. Featuring new projects by pioneers and groundbreaking emerging artists, Heft collaborates closely to elevate every aspect of their practice. These artists engage urgent cultural questions using the tools of their time – algorithms, systems, artificial intelligence, and other generative processes – to show broader audiences what this medium is and what it can become.

Working with a fluid roster of artists, Heft presents a wide spectrum of work – emphasizing inventive uses of traditional materials, memorable experiences, and provocative artworks that are rapidly gaining recognition for advancing this movement.

Heft is led by artist, curator, and creative director Adam Heft Berninger, alongside a growing team of artists and insiders. His background spans traditional art media and creative technologies, bringing a unique perspective to the gallery's vision and program. A RISD graduate with a lifelong art practice and decades of collaborative work, Berninger has also created digital experiences and brand platforms for arts organizations including MoMA, Public Art Fund, Paddle8, UOVO, the Gardner Museum, and Google Art Project.

With over 50 projects presented under Heft (formerly Tender), the gallery continues to engage a global collector base and participate in leading international fairs – such as Untitled Art Miami, Paris Photo, and Contemporary Istanbul – while presenting monthly shows from its Lower East Side space in New York.