Sat 6/3 @ 6-8PM
There’s been a lot of talk surfacing recently about Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) and whether it will take us to new heights or be the ruin of society. Will it make humans obsolete? Will it displace artists? (A major photo competition was won recently by an AI-generated entry.) Kent’s FJKluth Art Gallery is confronting the issue in a new show called Abstract Artists Against Artificial Intelligence.
In fact, the exhibit doesn’t take stand opposing AI, but asked artists to explore the impact of it and its relationship to abstract art. They say, “This exhibition seeks to challenge and provoke conversations about the role of human creativity and expression in the face of technological advancements.”
For the show it invited open submissions from artists in all media and techniques, saying, “Submissions should demonstrate a clear connection to abstract art and address the theme of artificial intelligence from a critical, conceptual, or aesthetic perspective. We are particularly interested in artworks that explore the tension between the organic and the digital, the human and the machine, and the traditional and the technological.”
The show opens with a reception on Saturday June 3 and will be on view through Thursday July 6. It’s free and open to all.