Luxury auction giant Christie’s is set to host its first-ever sale comprised solely of artworks made with AI—a key art world stamp of approval for the novel and at-times controversial technology.
The auction, titled “Augmented Intelligence,” will be open for bidding and on view at Christie’s Manhattan gallery from February 20 to March 5. Per Christie’s, it is the first AI-dedicated sale ever put on by a major auction house.
The collection will feature over 20 AI-infused artworks from a variety of prominent digital artists known for exploring the relationship between automation and human creativity, including Pindar Van Arman, Harold Cohen, and Alexander Reben.
Several pioneers of on-chain art well known for their NFT ($0.00) pieces will also supply works for the auction, such as Refik Anadol, Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst, and Claire Silver.
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