The world’s first museum of AI Arts is set to open at the Grand LA in 2025. Co-founded by Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkiliç, the museum’s opening in Los Angeles cements the duo’s ties to the city, which has long been a source of fascination and inspiration for them both.
Presented by Refik Anadol Studio, the museum, taking over the Gehry-designed development in the middle of Los Angeles’ downtown area, will be called DATALAND.
The museum will feature artwork that provides a balance between artificial intelligence and human imagination, and seeks to offer a new way of expressing creativity in the age of AI. DATALAND will also serve as a community space, where people can gather to test the limits of art, technology and creation.
“Los Angeles is the perfect city to launch DATALAND, a forward-thinking, revolutionary museum in support of the fields to which I have dedicated my career: art, science, technology and AI research,” says DATALAND co-founder and artistic director Refik Anadol. “L.A. has long been a city that looks to the future in art, music, cinema, architecture, and more, and it feels natural to open DATALAND here. To have a permanent space for us to develop a new paradigm of what a museum can be, by fusing human imagination with machine intelligence and the most advanced technologies available, is a realization of one of my biggest dreams. To do so in a building designed by one of my heroes, Frank Gehry, is almost unbelievable.”
DATALAND co-founder and chief strategy officer Efsun Erkılıç remarks, “DATALAND is a place where human creativity meets innovation, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Our Studio has presented exhibitions in incredible places all around the world, but having a space of our own gives us a blank canvas to work with, allowing us to truly push ourselves to dream without boundaries. DATALAND will be a place where audiences of all ages are transported to new worlds of discovery, inspiration, and wonder. We are building a visionary museum that redefines learning and community, igniting the human spirit and fueling a journey into the beauty of our collective memories – the world of data.”
