Free From Limitations: The Validation of Machine Hallucinations at MoMA
Since 1929, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City has served as an art lover’s mecca. It’s a lighthouse that shines a light on avant-garde paintings and sculptures, and since the definition of “modern art” is continually in flux, its collections are, too. Now, this distinguished institution is validating digital art.
As the Lead Data Scientist for Refik Anadol Studio (RAS), working in collaboration with Refik Anadol, I’m thrilled to see our work, “Unsupervised,” accepted into the MoMA.
At RAS, we bring data aesthetics to the greater public, showing that the potential of AI extends beyond text generation. We live to see the human impact of our art — how it affects people of all ages and backgrounds on an emotional level. It’s a shared human experience, and a highly accessible one.
AI-generated art is of course, not without controversy. One of the most widespread misconceptions is that digital art in general and AI-generated art in particular is not legitimate artwork. Yet, even AI-generated art isn’t entirely created by machines. It requires a human touch. As the visionary behind “Unsupervised,” Anadol creates art from raw data. This is new in digital art. Previously, artists who came before him used data to follow a template to produce a facsimile of something that has already been created. Refik’s work is something entirely different.
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