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