Artists Debate Post-AI Art and Protocol-Based Creation in ArtReview Discussion

In October, a discussion organized by ArtReview featured artists Avery Singer, Simon Denny, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, and Jon Rafman, focusing on the implications of AI in the art world through platforms like X Chat, WhatsApp, and Zoom, with AI-generated components. Singer pointed out the absence of frameworks for technology-driven art since 2008 and mentioned the 2013 exhibition "Speculations on Anonymous Materials." Denny shared insights from his presentation at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich regarding the connection between Italian Futurism and AI. Dryhurst and Herndon are set to showcase their work at K21 in Düsseldorf, while Rafman will take a more adversarial approach. They are also planning a Venice Biennale exhibition for 2024 centered on "protocols." The dialogue tackled ethical AI, copyright challenges, and concluded with the idea of a collective "context window," producing both AI-generated text and music.