On Thursday, December 11, 2025, Luis Manuel Reyes Rivera defended his thesis titled The Motor Eye: Op and Kinetic Art 1950–1975, a translation from English into English of L'Œil moteur : art optique et cinétique, 1950-1975 by Anna Dezeuze, Michel Gauthier, Emmanuel Guigon, Marcella Lista, Arnauld Pierre.
The Thesis Committee, formed by Antoine Philippe, Ph. D., Mercedes Trelles, Ph. D., and thesis advisor David Auerbach, Ph. D., awarded his thesis the grade sobresaliente.