I am happy to show works from my 2022 series PSEUDOMNESIA and the 2025 collaborative video with the Berlin band Infamis, names “Blinden” in the group exhibition “Promptoscape: International Artificial Intelligence Art Documentary Exhibition” at the Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum. It brings together 31 works by over 20 AI artists and art groups from ten countries and regions around the world. Curated by Dajuin Yao and Ma Nan, the exhibition serves as a summary of the current state of AI art and a report on this progress. It is also a featured art exhibition at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), making it a key stop on the event.

Exhibition Overview: Exploring the Multidimensional Aspects of AI Art

Centered around the concept of “prompt,” this exhibition is divided into five sections: Artificial Emotion, Memory Rewriting, Illusion Machines, Experimental Emergence, and Verbal Landscapes. These sections explore AI’s artistic exploration and practice in areas such as emotional simulation, historical memory, cognitive methods, generative processes, and linguistic structure, demonstrating how AI is playing an increasingly important role in artistic creation.

Artificial Emotions: AI-Powered Emotional Simulation

In the “Artificial Emotions” section, artists from diverse cultural backgrounds explored the evolution of AI through cross-media creations. Canadian artist Sougwen Chung and Japanese artist Takayuki TŌdŌ, among others, explored whether AI must aim for simulation or “human-like” performance. This discussion not only touched upon technical aspects but also sparked a profound reflection on AI’s emotional simulation.

Memory duplication: The intersection of AI and false memories

The “Memory Rewriting” section explores the complex relationship between AI and historical memory through the work of artists. German artist Boris Eldagsen’s work reveals false memories of things that “never happened.” This work, which previously won a Sony World Photography Award, ultimately sparked widespread debate after he declined the award, stating that his work was AI-generated. Singaporean artist Ho Ruian uses archival imagery to explore the impact of AI-generated logic on historical memory, prompting us to rethink the concept of “truth.”

Experimental Emergence: Unknowability and Creativity in AI

The “Experimental Emergence” section showcases the experimental results of multiple researchers, highlighting the unexpected insights AI reveals through the interplay of massive computing power and linguistic data. These works not only test the limits of AI as a tool but also explore the interplay between AI and human creativity.

Verbal Landscape: Symphony of Future Art

In “Landscapes of Words,” Christian von Borries’ video work showcases the world’s first symphony automatically generated and performed live by a machine learning model, highlighting the new possibilities of AI in artistic expression.

The significance of the exhibition and its future prospects

This exhibition is not only a showcase of AI-powered art but also a profound exploration of the future of human-machine collaboration. Through real-time interactions, performance art, and machine-generated performances, the exhibition creates a laboratory for the co-creation and interplay between humans and AI.

List of artists

Universal Everything (UK), Joanna Zylinska (Poland), Irina Angles (Ukraine), Sougwen Chung (Canada), Chan Tze-kin, Lee Peng-hui, Ng Tze-wei, Nguyen Thai Bao (Vietnam), Ho Yui-an (Singapore), Wen Chenmin (Hong Kong, China), Boris Eldagsen (Germany), Zhao Rundong, Kwong Chi-yi, Shao Lihao, Zhao Xiaofeng, Christian von Borris (Germany), Yao Dajun (USA), Shi Zheng, Lam Chuang-cheung, Jin Yuhao, Shao Ruoxu, Wang Peng, Tian Xiaoyu, Futurology Center. 

Exhibition Details
  • Exhibition period : From July 25th until November 30 th
  • Location : Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum (5th-6th Floor, 48 Weihai Road, Huangpu District)
  • Opening hours : Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-18:00

WORLD AI CONFERENCE 2025

During the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), the Ecological Forum, “Co-Evolving with AI: The Iteration and Resilience of Artistic Creativity,” hosted by the China Academy of Art, was held on the afternoon of July 28th in Conference Room 2 of the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. This forum, the only humanities and arts session at the conference focused on “AI and Artistic Creativity,” delved into core issues such as the fundamental transformation of human creativity in the AI era, the collaborative symbiosis of AI and art, and the sustainability of cultural expression.