Artificial intelligence in art
From Anthony Gormley's virtual reality trip to the moon to AI Gemini, who paints the darkest regions of the lunar surface, this is the art that pushes the boundaries
Lunatick by Antony Gormley, 180 The Strand
In collaboration with Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan, Anthony Gormley has created an immersive 15-minute virtual reality experience. Lunatick at 180 The Strand takes visitors on a journey through our atmosphere and into outer space. This is as close as many of us will ever get to the real thing and to make the experience as realistic as possible, the journey is interactive and has been mapped with data from NASA.
New dates have been added to this very popular experience. Booking now is recommended.
Read more about Anthony Gormley's views on virtual reality.
Read more ...We Live in an Ocean of Air, Saatchi Gallery
Until 5 May Saatchi Gallery is hosting We Live in an Ocean of Air by Marshmallow Laser Feast in collaboration with Natan Sinigaglia and Mileece I'Anson, a 20 minute virtual reality experience that highlights our connections to the natural world. You'll need to don a headset and mini backpack in order to be fully plunged into an ancient forest, where the elements necessary for life are beautifully visualised. Breath and heart sensors tailor the visuals, so that the experience is entirely immersive.
Read more ...Far Side of the Moon, 3812 Gallery
Chinese artist and inventor Victor Wong has built and trained an AI machine consisting of a ‘brain’ and robotic arm, which paints landscapes in the Chinese tradition. Computerised apprentice, AI Gemini, has not been fed images of ink paintings, but produces them from its own ‘imagination,’ influenced by what it discovers on the internet, such as weather reports.
AI Gemini’s paintings have become autonomous, so that not even Wong can predict what his collaborator will produce. It has also made art 'inspired' by images of the far side of the moon sent back by NASA and the Chinese probe, Chang'e–4. When Wong gave AI Gemini some gold paint, beautiful things happened.
Read more ...AI: More than Human, Barbican
As part of its Life Rewired season – a programme of events exploring the impact technology has on our lives – the Barbican is putting on a vast exhibition examining the origins and development of artificial intelligence. It promises to be fascinating and thought-provoking, an exhibition with something for everyone, not just tech geeks. Expect to come away with a new take on the technology in your life and what the future holds in store.
Read more ...Hito Steyerl exhibition, Serpentine Sackler Gallery
In an era where life coaches are now, quite suspiciously, all called ‘Siri’ and where soon we will surrender autonomy to the engineered judgment of a self-driving car, there’s an increasing pressure on the leaders of contemporary culture to address the question: what is the impact of artificial intelligence on our society?
This is the crux of German artist Hito Steyerl’s electric exhibition at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. By collaborating with a team of machine learning programmers, musicians, video producers, and app designers, she’s created a multisensory show that makes use of every part of the gallery, both inside and out.