Keynote presentation (28 May 2022): International conference on AI art

Aiiiii Art Center, in collaboration with the Art and Artificial Intelligence Lab of Tongji University (aai), will organize the annual international conference on AI Art 2022 on May 28 and 29. The theme of conference is “artificial imagination”, combining the most groundbreaking research from a diverse international curation of fields ranging from art, design, physics, computational science, media philosophy and sci-fi literature. The definition, subjectivity and possibility of artificial imagination will be explored under the quantum thinking during the conference, which will offer the interdisciplinary inspirations for scholars, artists and professionals from different backgrounds.

Host: Tongji University

Organizers: Art & Artificial Intelligence Lab, College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University; Aiiiii Art Center.

Supported by: Pro Helvetia Shanghai, Swiss Arts Council; Swissnex in China; DigitalFUTURES.

Time: May 28, 9am–12pm; 4pm–7pm (UTC+8) / May 29, 9am–12pm; 3pm–6pm (UTC+8).

Academic hosts: Filippo Fabrocini, Kostas Terzidis, Zhang Zhoujie.

Speakers: Refik Anadol, Celyn Bricker, Stanley Chan, Filippo Fabrocini, Mick Grierson, Sabine Himmelsbach, Yuk HUI, Neil Leach, Ken Liu, Antonino Marciano, Adrian Notz, Špela Petrič, Kostas Terzidis, John Thackara, Jo Wei, Andrew Witt, Zheng Zhang, Joanna Zylinska.

Please visit our website for more information and schedule.

The conference will be held on Zoom and streaming on YouTube. For a better experience (including participating in Q&A sessions and selecting different languages), please register here at Zoom. Attendance is free. Registration is compulsory. Zoom links will be provided before the start of the conference.

You can also watch our stream on YouTube.

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