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Video of Refik Anadol’s ‘Living Architecture: Casa Batlló,’ wows Barcelona
On the one-year anniversary of the first showing in May 2022, Refik Anadol once again displayed his AI artwork Living Architecture: Casa Batlló, outside of Antoni Gaudí’s iconic Casa Batlló in Barcelona. An estimated 65,000 people lined the street of Barcelona outside of Gaudi’s famous dwelling. The images projected onto the face are based on… Read more
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Will Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act dethrone Atomic Habits, atop NYT list
In this bustling environment, that Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act now sits at No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list for advice/how-to books should be no surprise. Rubin, the famed music producer, has provided a manifesto–indeed, a masterpiece–for the millions of creators in this Creator Economy. Will Rubin’s book dethrone James Clear’s Atomic… Read more
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My WaPo op-ed: The Copyright Office’s denial of copyright to AI-prompted images hurts U.S. businesses
Neither the Copyright Clause nor the Copyright Act imposes a requirement that authors must exercise exacting control over the creative process, much less that they must be able to predict ahead of time the final product in every aspect. Such a crabbed view of authorship goes against how artistic works are often created. Read more
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Interview with AI artist Julie Wieland
My journey into generative art started last summer in July/August 2022, when I got access to Dalle-2 and later on in November adding Midjourney to the toolbox. After playing around with it and including it into my daily workflows as a graphic designer, I quickly realized how powerful AI can and will become in all… Read more
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AI generated images continue to win photography awards, but Boris Eldagsen declines Sony World Photography Award
Well, yesterday, Boris Eldagsen, a photographer, won one of the Sony World Photography Awards for the above image titled The Electrician. It initially won the 1st Prize in the Creative Category. Eldagsen refused the award, however, explaining on his blog that its was an experiment to call attention to the distinction between photographs and AI-generated… Read more
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MoMA extends Refik Anadol’s Unsupervised. Is a permanent acquisition in store?
The Museum of Modern Art in NYC just extended Refik Anadol’s Unsupervised AI exhibition on an “ongoing” basis. The exhibition was scheduled to end this week. In our prior review of Anadol’s exhibition, we noted its historical significance as a part of the 21st century’s AI and digital art. The exhibition has brought in throngs… Read more