Christie's Art+Tech Summit: The A.I. Revolution
Event Information
Description
The Christie's Art+Tech Summit explores the ways in which artificial intelligence is making its impact in the art world, as well as its potential implications for the future. Industry leaders and innovators from Google, M.I.T. Technology Review and the New Museum, among others, will participate in a programme of lectures, talks and panel discussions. The accompanying exhibition will also include the New York premiere of award-winning artist and filmmaker Martha Fiennes’s Yugen, an A.I. driven moving image artwork featuring the actor Salma Hayek Pinault, made possible with generous support by Gucci.
The Summit, held in conjunction with Christie's Education, is presented by Hyundai and supported by Gucci and Google Arts & Culture.
Enter promotional code ARTTECH2019 to purchase your ticket for $350 (+ applicable taxes).
Programme
8:15AM – 9:25AM
Registration
9:30AM – 9:45AM
Opening Remarks
Jen Zatorski: President, Christie's Americas
Wonhong Cho: Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Hyundai Motor Company
Anne Bracegirdle: AVP, Art+Tech, Christie’s
9:45AM – 10:05AM
The Language of A.I.
Gideon Lichfield: Editor-in-Chief, MIT Technology Review
10:05AM – 10:25AM
Machine Learning and Art Analytics: Data First
Jason Bailey: Chief Art Nerd, Founder of Artnome
10:25AM – 10:45AM
A.I. Tools for the Art Market
Dr. Ahmed Elgammel: Founder and CEO, Artendex
Daniel Doubrovkine: Artist and Former CTO, Artsy
10:45AM – 11:30AM
Panel Discussion: The Future of the Museum
Moderator: Bernadine Bröcker Wieder, CEO and Co-Founder of Vastari
Panelists:
Brendan Ciecko: CEO of Cuseum
Stephanie Pereira: Director, NEW INC., New Museum
Maria Kessler: Sr. Program Manager, Digital Partnerships, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Simon Delacroix: U.S. Lead, Google Arts & Culture
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Intelligent Design
Anne Bracegirdle: Associate Vice President, Art+Tech
Andrew Moir: Design Manager, Hyundai Design North America
11:45AM - 12:00 PM
Remarks
Anne Bracegirdle: Associate Vice President, Art+Tech
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Lunch
1:00PM - 1:20PM
Blockchain Revisited: Where We Are Now
Vanessa Grellet: Executive Director, ConsenSys
1:20PM – 1:40PM
The A.I. Landscape in the Art World
Christiane Paul: Director/Chief Curator, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons/The New School, Adjunct Curator of Digital Art, Whitney Museum of American Art
1:40PM – 2:00PM
A.I. as Creative Process: Artists at Work
Michael Tyka: Artist and Software Engineer, Google
2:00PM – 2:20PM
Artist in Conversation: Machine Learning in Artistic Practice
Moderator: Eva Kozanecka, Artists and Machine Intelligence Program, Co-Lead, Google
Artist: Martha Fiennes, filmmaker and artist of Yugen
2:20PM – 2:40PM
The Legal Implications of A.I.: Regulation and Copyright
Ed Klaris: Managing Partner, Klaris Law PLLC.
2:40PM – 3:00PM
Coffee Break
3:00PM – 3:20PM
Artist in Conversation: Maching Learning in Artistic Practice
Moderator: Jason Bailey, Chief Art Nerd, Founder of Artnome
Artist: Robbie Barrat
3:20PM – 3:40PM
Future as Past: Archiving, Preservation and New Media Arts
Ben Fino-Radin: Founder and Lead Conservator, Small Data Industries
3:40PM – 4:20PM
Panel Discussion: Collecting Art in the Digital Age
Moderator: Marion Maneker, Publisher of Art Market Monitor
Panelists:
Kevin Abosch: Artist
Angela B. Redai: ARTBLX, VP of Strategy & Art Partnerships
Kelani Nichole: Founder of TRANSFER Gallery
4:20PM – 4:40PM
Art from Machines: Who or what is being creative?
Amy Whitaker: Assistant Professor, NYU Steinhardt, and author of Art Thinking
4:40PM – 5:00PM
The Future of A.I.: What Next?
Kenric McDowell: Artists + Machine Intelligence Program Co-Lead, Google
5:00PM – 7:00PM
Closing Remarks & Reception
Lexy Schmertz: Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Christie’s
Programme subject to change without prior notice