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Refik Anadol

artist, b. 1985, based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Refik Anadol (left) and Efsun Erkılıç in Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, the site of Dataland museum of AI arts. Photography by Dustin Downing

Refik Anadol (left) and Efsun Erkılıç in Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, the site of Dataland museum of AI arts. Photography by Dustin Downing

Profile (past & present)

Roles
Artist, Artistic director, Director, Media artist
Locations
Los Angeles, California, United States
Technologies
Artificial intelligence, Blockchain, Machine learning, Quantum computing

Connections

Collaborators
Frank Gehry, Jess Starns, Lucia Rebolino, Maya Man and
Influenced by
Casey Reas, Peter Weibel, Frank Gehry
Represented by
bitforms gallery
Founder of
Dataland Museum of AI Arts, Refik Anadol Studio
Leadership roles
Dataland Museum of AI Arts, Refik Anadol Studio
Teaching
UCLA Department of Design Media Arts
Education
UCLA Department of Design Media Arts, University of California, Los Angeles

Some roles and affiliations may be former.

Works · 25

(Mapping) Living Architecture: Casa Batlló
Archive Dreaming
DATALAND: Rainforest
Living Architecture: Casa Batlló
Living Architecture: Casa Batlló — Mapping Performance
Living Architecture: Gehry
Living Archive: Nature
Machine Hallucination — NYC
Machine Hallucinations – ISS Dreams – A
Machine Hallucinations — Nature Dreams Study I

Coverage · 32 articles

Featured

  • 2026The Artists who Dream with Data | Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç
  • 2026A-Z of Digital Art 2026
  • 2025Remembering Frank Gehry (1929-2025)
  • 2023The Interview | Refik Anadol

Discussed

  • 2026Dataland announces first cohort of AI artist residents
  • 2026An Interview with Anna Ridler
  • 2026An Interview with Steven Sacks
  • 2026Jehan Chu on the Collective Stewardship of Blue-Chip Art
  • 2026On Collecting | Ryan Zurrer, owner of 1OF1
  • 2026New Shows to See Around The World
  • 2025Digital Art Acquisitions in 2025
  • 2025The Interview | Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
  • 2025Art and Resilience at the World Economic Forum
  • 2024Embracing the Intelligent Age
  • 2023When MoMA Went Web3
  • 2023Why We Need a Generative Art Award
  • 2022REPORT | NFT ART DAY ZRH
  • 2022How NFTs Changed the Art World
  • 2022From NFTs to Quantum Computing

Mentioned

  • 2026Massimiliano Gioni Appointed Director of the New Museum
  • 2026NODE | A Physical Space for a Digital World
  • 2026The Art of Computers | Apple at 50
  • 2026The New Museum Goes Back to the Future
  • 2026Sensing Quantum | Pierre Huyghe in Berlin
  • 2026The Data Forest | Art at The World Economic Forum
  • 2025Serpentine and The FLAG to Partner on New Global Prize
  • 2025Zero 10 | Digital Art Goes Mainstream at Art Basel
  • 2025The Lumen Prize Looks to the Future of Digital Art
  • 2024The Digital Art Mile at Basel
  • 2024Where Next for Digital Art?
  • 2022How NFTs Changed Digital Art Forever
  • 2022The NFT Collector | KarateKid

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The Artists who Dream with Data | Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç

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