What's the Art in Artificial Intelligence?

Authors

Emily Verla Bovino, York College, City University of New YorkFollow

Document Type

Activity or Lab

Publication Date

Winter 2-28-2025

Abstract

This workbook learns from Black and Indigenous artists working with Artificial Intelligence to confront issues of ethics and aesthetics in its technologies. It features guided learning activities with links to publicly available video lectures and online articles, and includes options for experiential learning through both a tutorial in Midjourney and a visit to the public art collection at York College in Jamaica, Queens. Featured artists include: American Artist, Rizvana Bradley, Beth Coleman, Denise Ferreira da Silva, Suzanne Kite, Sondra Perry, Mimi Onuoha and Alisha B. Wormsley. Works by Martin Puryear and Maren Hassinger are explored in the Midjourney exercise.

About the Creator: 'What's the Art in Artificial Intelligence' was created by Emily Verla Bovino, PhD, Assistant Professor, York College, The City University of New York with funding from the Lumina Foundation through a 2024 CUNY Building Bridges of Knowledge (BBK) Fellowship. Special thanks to Maura McCreight, PhD Candidate, Art History, CUNY Graduate Center for assistance in working with Manifold.

What's the Art in Artificial Intelligence © 2024 by Emily Verla Bovino is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

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