In conversation: Dmitri Cherniak at LACMA

In conversation: Dmitri Cherniak at LACMA

After the acquisition of Ringers #962 into LACMA's collection, Generative artist Dmitri Cherniak and LACMA Curator Dhyandra Lawson discuss the artistry of systems, curating randomness, and the origins of Ringers.

In 2019 I said to myself, this art form is so interesting. It's so fascinating. It has such a long history. And I felt like it was very much overlooked. It wasn't really appreciated. And so around that time I kind of took it on myself with the help of a few friends. And we were like, we want to try to, you know, push this to the next level. I think it was partially luck, but then just having conviction and saying, you know, we want to do this.

Dmitri Cherniak

Well, you forced museums and critics and curators to think about digital art in new ways.

Dhyandra Lawson

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Videography by Michael Guntetong, Adam Coleman and Daniel Bonilla for Avant Arte.


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