Curating, cognition and sensibility: artificial intelligence art exhibitions
Keywords:
Generative art , Postdigital aesthetics , System of art , Post-conceptual conditionAbstract
This essay offers a critical review of recent group exhibitions presenting AI-based art. It explores some curatorial aspects of algorithmic media contemporary art regarding three exhibitions visited between 2023 and 2024 in Barcelona (Spain), Karlsruhe (Germany), and São Paulo (Brazil). The discussion combines comments on the direct observation of each exhibition setup, the reflection on some selected artworks, and the analysis of their mediation resources and informative materials. Drawing on aesthetics and media art theory, this study reveals questions arising from the clashes between cognitive and sensible features in generative artworks, providing insights for future theoretical and practical approaches.
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