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Reimagining Art History with Artificial Intelligence
Navigating Limitations and Pioneering New Paths for Innovation AI Interventions With a Studio-Sourced DatasetJennifer L. Karson Pages 85-110 This anthology, published in 2026, examines how AI and Art History intersect across research, museums, pedagogy, and global perspectives, revealing potential and limits in the interpretation of visual culture. Chapters explore new models for art, artificialism, deskilling,…
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World Builders
Oct 17, 2026 – Jan 17, 2027 What does smart technology overlook about the human experience? World Builders explores the growing influence of artificial intelligence, generative technologies and surveillance capitalism on human and non-human bodies. Through a wide range of media, these artists consider how the body, expression and connection persist and mutate within technologically mediated…
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Collective Care
It was amazing to be in Vienna and have work in this group show ||| Link to catalog ||| The conference and exhibition was held alongside IEEE VIS 2025 VISAP: November 6–15, 2025Atrium, University of Applied Arts ViennaIEEE VIS: November 2–7, 2025Austria Center Vienna How do we design visualizations that not only represent, but actively…
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Data Art
This was an illuminating symposium in Boston, last June 2025. Certainly a group I want to stay connected with. ||| June 11-12, 2025 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Data | Art symposium explores the entanglements of data and artistic, scientific, and curatorial practices as a critical examination of how data configures aesthetic, social, and…
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Vegetal Geographies
It was a thrill to participate in this panel in September 2025. ||| Recent scholarly developments involving plants signal an enduring ‘plantturn’ across arts, humanities and social sciences (Gibson, 2018; Ernwein,Palmer and Ginn, 2021; Lawrence, 2022; Gutierrez, 2023), withgeographers often leading (Head and Atchison, 2009). Ontological,epistemological and ethical considerations involving plant agency andhuman-plant relations remain…
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John Oliver stands up for artists, photographers, and all image-makers who are having their work stolen
If you haven’t seen the John Oliver segment @lastweektonight on AI image slop, I highly recommend it. I’ll admit it brought me to tears at the end. Thank you John and team for advocating for artists, photographers, and all image-makers who are having their work stolen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc #lastweektonight
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Machine Arts Gallery
Thanks to Bantam Tools and the Machine Arts Gallery for their ongoing support.
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Thinking with Plants and Fungi
Thinking with Plants and Fungi seems the perfect way to start the summer. While I’m attending this conference in person, there is a livestream for anyone who wants to attend remotely. This conference convenes scholars from across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences together with artists, culture keepers, and practitioners to explore how plants and…
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Frank AI Lab
You asked for it, we’re on it! 🙂 On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 over 70 participants joined the Frank AI Lab for an evening to connect, create, and get curious about AI. Event Announcement: We’ll learn from AI experts like Mike Lannen, Katrina Wagner and Jenn Karson who will unpack myths, spark imagination, and show how…
There’s lots to share.