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The art of the algorithm: new magazine dedicated to AI artworks launches

Biannual publication spotlights 'visual experiments and conceptually refined pieces'

Gareth Harris
26 December 2024
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The AI Art Magazine

courtesy Mike Brauner

The AI Art Magazine

courtesy Mike Brauner

A new 176-page magazine dedicated solely to art generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has launched which will “serve as a vital chronicle of this transformative moment in art history”, says its publisher Mike Brauner.

The AI Art Magazine, due to be published biannually, is the brainchild of a Hamburg-based creative studio known as polardots.studio. Christoph Grünberger, the author of The Age of Data: Embracing Algorithms in Art & Design was also instrumental in launching the new journal.

The new €22 magazine “showcases remarkable works and accompanying essays that set the benchmark for today’s AI-generated art—from surprising visual experiments to conceptually refined pieces that push the boundaries of this rapidly evolving field”, says a project statement. The new publication also claims to freeze "the moment of art in a tangible printed form while AI is evolving rapidly".

The cover of the inaugural issue features a work by Japanese artist Emi Kusano, who discusses her approach to using AI. Inside there is a “curated gallery” of 50 works, selected from an international open call by a jury including the German photographer Boris Eldagsen, the Mexican graphic designer Adriana Mora and Xiaomi, a jury member who was created by AI.

Eleven of the works featured are accompanied by essays written by the jury members. The US graphic designer David Carson discusses, for instance: “If someone gives a command to a machine, is that person then an artist?” His essay, drawing on US artist Kevin Esherick's work Somewhere in Michigan“demonstrates the depth of critical engagement we aim to foster”, says Brauner. Other contributors include the Tokyo-based artist Jason Scuderi who focuses on Altered State- Humanity and AI in the Machine Age.

A jury with different members will select submissions for the second issue. “Screening more than 300 submissions, all of them with extensive information on the work, the artist and the process was extremely time consuming. We will sit together in January and discuss,” Brauner adds.

“The magazine is independently funded, ensuring editorial independence and creative freedom. While our first issue is advertisement-free, we've established meaningful partnerships with partners who supported us and received customised editions for their clients,” Brauner says. The new magazine will be distributed through specialised art bookstores and galleries worldwide and can also be purchased online via a dedicated website.

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