Why Every Art Collector Should Visit DATALAND |
DATALAND offers a glimpse of the museum of the future.
This new museum transforms data into art and makes visitors part of the experience.
DATALAND challenges traditional ideas about what can be collected, created, and preserved.
My friend David Spoelstra, president of MediaMachine LLC, recently visited DATALAND in Los Angeles. What he told me was fascinating and applies to a new area of collecting: data. I wrote about this previously, when DATALAND was still a dream. Now, it is a concrete building with exhibits and receiving visitors. Here is an update.
Collectors arriving at DATALAND may expect yet another immersive digital experience. They leave having encountered something different. DATALAND is a museum where data itself becomes the medium and visitors engage with artwork generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Refik Anadol and DATALAND
How does this happen? Refik Anadol, the musuem's creator, uses what he calls “data painting,” but he does not apply........