Centre Pompidou's Apophenia exhibition examines AI as artistic catalyst and neural network delusions
The Centre Pompidou in Paris is hosting the exhibition Apophenia, Interruptions: Artists and Artificial Intelligence at Work until 6 January 2025, in collaboration with KADIST. This showcase delves into the influence of AI in the realm of art, featuring contributions from artists such as Éric Baudelaire, Agnieszka Kurant, Auriea Harvey, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Interspecifics, and Ho Rui An. Baudelaire presents Tales of Narrativelessness (2024), which highlights a dialogue among three AIs. Kurant's work includes holographic animations like Errorism (2021), created with GPT2 and GPT3. Harvey's Black Ship (2024) is a 3D-printed piece derived from discussions on Midjourney. Herndon and Dryhurst's I'm Here 17.12.2022 5:44 (2023) depicts memories from a coma, while Interspecifics' Volcanic Studies (2023) utilizes historical data. Ho Rui An's installation reflects on AI's fabrications, drawing from Klaus Conrad's concept of 'apophenia.'
Key facts
- Exhibition runs through 6 January 2025 at Centre Pompidou in Paris
- Collaboration between Centre Pompidou and KADIST
- Features works by Éric Baudelaire, Agnieszka Kurant, Auriea Harvey, Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, Interspecifics, and Ho Rui An
- Auriea Harvey used early Midjourney before 'slave' was banned as prompt word
- Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst trained AI with custom datasets
- Interspecifics created fictional volcano documentation printed with alleged real ash
- Exhibition references psychiatrist Klaus Conrad's 1958 term 'apophenia'
- Published in November 2024 issue of ArtReview
Entities
Artists
- Éric Baudelaire
- Agnieszka Kurant
- Auriea Harvey
- Holly Herndon
- Mat Dryhurst
- Ho Rui An
- John Cage
- André Breton
- Hito Steyerl
- Klaus Conrad
- Salvador Dalí
- Marshall McLuhan
Institutions
- Centre Pompidou
- KADIST
- Cornell University
- ArtReview
- Interspecifics
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Mexico
- Malay peninsula