Vibecon Debuts as AI Art Conference in New York's Canyon Museum
Vibecon, a two-day creative conference produced by software platform Replit, held its inaugural edition at the Canyon Museum in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Designed by MATTE Projects, the event brought together artists and technologists to explore code as a creative medium. Keynote conversations featured filmmaker Spike Jonze and Replit CEO Amjad Masad, as well as media artist Refik Anadol and Replit president Michele Catasta. Attendees included Reshma Saujani, Paige Piskin, GMUNK, and others. Electronics company Lychee curated custom fragrances using AI. The conference aimed to demystify AI by showcasing tastemakers who blend it with creative pursuits. Canyon Museum is set to open to the public later this year.
Key facts
- Vibecon is a two-day creative conference produced by Replit.
- The event was held at the Canyon Museum in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
- Keynote conversations featured Spike Jonze and Amjad Masad, and Refik Anadol and Michele Catasta.
- Attendees included Reshma Saujani, Paige Piskin, GMUNK, and others.
- Lychee curated custom fragrances using AI technology.
- Canyon Museum will open to the public later this year.
- The conference aimed to demystify AI by showcasing tastemakers who blend it with creative pursuits.
- Vibecon was designed and produced by MATTE Projects.
Entities
Artists
- Spike Jonze
- Refik Anadol
- Reshma Saujani
- Paige Piskin
- GMUNK
- Karyn Nakamura
- Tigris Li
- Nate Mohler
- Kyle McDonald
- Debit
- Saarim Zaman
- Lucas Gelfond
Institutions
- Replit
- MATTE Projects
- Canyon Museum
- Dataland
- Girls Who Code
- Moms First
- Rhimzome
- ITM
- Lychee
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side