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May 2021

33m 13s

Media Artist Refik Anadol on His AI-Driv...

About this episode

This week on My Modern Met's Top Artist Podcast, we talk with media artist Refik Anadol of Refik Anadol Studio. This studio creates incredible pieces of art that exist in the public realm and seeks to be accessible to people of “any age, any background, and any culture.” Anadol’s media art exists in the form of incredibly immersive audio/visual installations, stunning projections, and parametric data sculptures that all explore the relationship between humanity and technology.

See some of the artwork we discuss on the Top Artist Instagram

Follow Refik Anadol's work on his website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Behance, Vimeo, and LinkedIn.

And read more about some of the projects we discuss during our chat:

Dynamic Art Installation Uses AI To Turn 200 Million Nature Images Into a Mesmerizing 3D Visual Experience

Crypto Art: How Artists Are Selling Their Work on Blockchain

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