Kevin Abosch Brings His $1 Million Potato to Monaco in 'Testing Ground' at TAEX
The new gallery of TAEX in Monaco is set to unveil Kevin Abosch's exhibition, Testing Ground, featuring his iconic 2010 photograph 'Potato,' which fetched over $1 million in 2016, marking its debut in a gallery setting. The showcase also includes his latest synthetic images of ornamental fish, flowers, and landscapes, such as 'Oranda' (2026). Abosch refers to his artistic approach as a virtual laboratory, noting that outcomes are unique and cannot be duplicated. In a conversation with Anika Meier for SLEEK, he responded to a recent papal comment on AI, arguing that AI is human-driven and warning against the perilous narrative of autonomous machines. He pointed out that fear, particularly regarding AI misuse by autocrats, is a prominent theme in his art.
Key facts
- Kevin Abosch's exhibition Testing Ground is on view at TAEX's new gallery space in Monaco
- The 2010 photograph 'Potato' sold for more than $1 million in 2016 and is shown in a gallery for the first time
- The show combines early photography with synthetic photographs of ornamental fish, flowers, and landscapes
- Abosch publicly responded to a recent papal statement distinguishing human art from machine-generated images
- He argues AI image-making is a 'hyper-human' process because humans drive the tools and largely create the training data
- Abosch has worked with cameras, computers, and AI for around 40 years
- He describes his AI process as a virtual laboratory whose results cannot be reproduced
- The interview with Anika Meier was published by SLEEK
Entities
Artists
- Kevin Abosch
- Anika Meier
- Hans Ulrich Obrist
- Groucho Marx
- Caravaggio
- Ludwig Meidner
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
- Hito Steyerl
Institutions
- TAEX
- Studio Kevin Abosch
- SLEEK
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- TikTok
- The Vatican
Locations
- Monaco
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Paris
- France