Generative Art Timeline · Chapter 10: On-Chain Era (2020s)
2024
Standout AI Work
Standout AI Work for 2024: Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, The Call Lawrence Lek, Guanyin Agoria, Σ Lumina Memo Akten, Boundaries Am I?, Kevin Abosch Minne Atairu, The Virgin and Child and Cornrow Studies Lauren Lee McCarthy, HOST Sptuniko!, Can I Believe in a Fortunate Tomorrow? Huemin and Ganbrood, The Dream Cathedral Lauren Lee McCarthy, Seeing Voices Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, Play from Memory Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, xhairmutantx Linda Dounia, Flore Perdue
Text by Peter Bauman. Generative Art Timeline, Le Random.
Sources
People
Agoria, Ganbrood, Hiromi Ozaki (Sputniko!), Holly Herndon, Huemin, Kevin Abosch, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Lawrence Lek, Linda Dounia, Mat Dryhurst, Memo Akten, Minne Atairu
Movements
artificial intelligence, generative AI, Machine Learning Art
Filed under
- Ideas
- ai art
- People
- Agoria, Ganbrood, Hiromi Ozaki (Sputniko!), Holly Herndon, Huemin, Kevin Abosch, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Lawrence Lek, Linda Dounia, Mat Dryhurst, Memo Akten, Minne Atairu
- Works
- Am I?, Boundaries, Can I Believe in a Fortunate Tomorrow?, Cornrow Studies, Flore Perdue, Guanyin, HOST, Play from Memory, Seeing Voices, The Call, The Dream Cathedral, THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, xhairymutantx, Σ Lumina
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- 1983 · AARON – Harold Cohen exhibitions at major museums around the world, including Britain’s Tate Gallery in 1983
- 1993 · Fuse by Scott Draves
Le Random editorials
- Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst on Artificial Psychedelia, Peter Bauman, November 24, 2025
- Minne Atairu on Shaping Our Own Image, Peter Bauman, August 18, 2025
- Lawrence Lek on AI Reinventing Place, Peter Bauman, December 5, 2024
- Linda Dounia on Memory Machines, Peter Bauman, February 19, 2024
Le Random podcast
- Lawrence Lek—World Entry Points with Peter Bauman — listen with transcript on Le Random (16 Jan 2026, 61 min). Featuring Lawrence Lek. Apple Podcasts · Spotify
- Timeline Ch 10—On-Chain Era (2020s) with Erick Calderon, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Itzel Yard & Rafael Lozano-Hemmer — listen with transcript on Le Random (02 Sep 2024, 63 min). Featuring Lauren Lee McCarthy. Chapter 10’s episode. Apple Podcasts · Spotify