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AI-DA ROBOT
CREATED 2019 IN OXFORD, UK
LIVES AND WORKS IN OXFORD
This document was updated on 25 June 2021 and is for reference only.
EDUCATION
2019 – ongoing
Machine Learning
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Ai-Da: Portrait of a Robot, The Design Museum, London — UK
2020
Do Robots Dream of Electric Bees?, Annka Kultys Gallery, London — UK
2019
Unsecured Futures, Oxford University, Oxford — UK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
AI Portraiture: Us and Them, Annka Kultys Gallery, London — UK
The Artist is online, König Galerie, Berlin — DE
2019
Exploring Identity through Technology (collaboration with Sadie Clayton), Tate Modern, London — UK
Barbican, London — UK
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (ARTICLES & REVIEWS)
2021
“The Week in Art 20 Jul – 27 Jul 2021.” GalleriesNow Weekender (20 July 2021) [ill.] [online]
“Ai-Da: Portrait or the Robot’ at the Design Museum.” Cyprus Mail (16 July 2021) [ill.] [online]
Vergnault, Olivier. “First life-like artist robot to take up residency at Porthmeor Studios in St Ives.” In Your Area Newsroom (25 June 2021) [ill.] [online]
Jones, Jonathan. “Ai-Da the robot painter, Iranian epics and a gaze at God – the week in art.” The Guardian (28 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
“Ai-Da: An ultra-realistic robot artist gets her day in the spotlight.” TRT World (25 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
Azzarello, Nina. “Interview with the creator of Ai-Da, the life-sized humanoid robot artist making self-portraits without a self.” Designboom (24 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
West-Knights, Imogen. “Why’s Ai-Da, the World’s First Robot Artist, Kind of Hot?” ArtReview (24 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
Baker, Harry. “Human-like robot creates creepy self-portraits.” Live Science (21 May 2021) [ill.] [onlilne]
Harris, Gareth. “’I’ll be back’: the return of AI art.” The Art Newspaper (20 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
Brown, Mark. “‘Some people feel threatened’: face to face with Ai-Da the robot artist.” The Guardian (18 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
Meaker, Morgan. “Rise of robot artists challenges what it means to be human.” The Telegraph (6 May 2021) [ill.] [online]
Appleyard, Brian. “Bryan Appleyard meets Ai-Da, the robot artist.” The Sunday Times (15 April 2021) [ill.] [online]
Chan, Eunice. “König Galerie Hosts Virtual Exhibition in Decentraland.” White Wall (9 April 2021) [ill.] [online]
Waite, Thom. “‘Selfies’ by the world’s first humanoid AI artist will go on display.” Dazed Digital (16 February 2021) [ill.] [online]
“AI Robot Ai-Da gets first major exhibition at London’s Design Museum – but beware of the (lustful) critics.” The Art Newspaper (16 February 2021) [ill.] [online]
Westall, Mark. “World’s First Ultra-Realistic Robot Artist Gets Design Museum Show.” Fad Magazine (15 February 2021) [ill.] [online]
Kelly, Liam. “Meet Ai-Da, the robot artist who is making an exhibition of herself.” The Sunday Times (14 February 2021) [ill.]
2020
“La gallerie Annka Kultys est la premiere galleria d’art commercial a representer un artiste robot humanoid.” Club Innovation & Culture (11 September 2020) [ill.] [online] (article in French)
“Ai-Da Robot: Do Robots Dream of Electric Bees?.’ Clot Magazine (10 September, 2020) [ill.] [online]
“Annka Kultys Gallery is the first commercial art gallery to represent a humanoid robot artist.” ArtDaily Magazine (10 September 2020) [ill.] [online]
Shurenkov, Alexander. “Поговори со мной: Будущее роботов-художников.”Kommersant Magazine (9 September 2020) [ill.] [online] (article in Russian)
Strange, Lucy. “Ai-Da Robot: Do Robots Dream of Electric Bees?.” Gowithyamo Magazine (8 September 2020) [ill.] [online]
Westall, Mark. “Annka Kultys Gallery celebrates its fifth year with Ai-Da’s exhibition Do Robots Dream of Electric Bees?” FAD Magazine (17 August 2020) [ill.] [online]
Westall, Mark. “Ai-Da Robot, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, and Artist Sadie Clayton host Zoom talks.” FAD Magazine (10 April 2020) [ill.] [online]
Wharry, Geraldine. “Meet Ai-Da, the World’s First AI artist, Who is Almost Human.” Dazed Digital Magazine (4 February 2020) [ill.] [online]
2019
Fite-Wassilak, Chris. “This is Not By Me: Appraising AI Art.” In A World of Machines Magazine (23 October 2019) [ill.] [online]
Brewer, Jenny. “Humanoid robot artist Ai-Da to co-host workshops at Tate Exchange.” It’s Nice That Magazine (15 October 2019) [ill.] [online]
Haynes, Suyin. “This Robot Artist Just Became the First to Stage a Solo Exhibition. What Does That Say About Creativity?.” Time Magazine (17 June 2019) [ill.] [online]
Fox, Dan. “The Ugly Objectification Behind the World’s First Robot Artist.” Frieze Magazine (10 June 2019) [ill.] [online]
Ludel, Wallace. “A robot artist is having its first solo exhibition and has already racked up over $1.2 million in sales.” Artsy (7 June 2019) [ill.] [online]
Rea, Naomi. “A Gallery Has Sold More Than $1 Million in Art Made by an Android, But Collectors Are Buying Into a Sexist Fantasy.” Artnet (6 June 2019) [ill.] [online]
Takac, Balasz. “Meet Ai-Da, World’s First AI Humanoid Robot Artist.” Widewalls (22 May 2019) [ill.] [online]
SELECTED ARTIST TALKS/LECTURES
2019
“Ai-Da Robot, in conversation with Tim Marlow (Director of The Royal Academy), Sarabande Foundation, London — UK