In a move that left the art world gobsmacked, Christie’s Augmented Intelligence AI art exhibition didn’t just ignore the uproar—it went ahead and shattered sales records! 🎨💥 Imagine over 6,500 artists banding together, pens blazing in protest, calling the whole thing a shameless rip-off of human creativity. But here’s the kicker: Christie’s pocketed a cool $700,000, laughing all the way. Turns out, the art crowd can’t get enough of AI’s wild ride.
The showstopper? Refik Anadol’s Machine Hallucinations — ISS Dreams — A, a piece so mesmerizing it fetched a mind-blowing $277,200. Nicole Sales Giles from Christie’s was over the moon, calling it a “validation” of AI’s artistic chops. But let’s just say, not everyone’s popping champagne.
Artists are seeing red, slamming AI for “borrowing” styles without so much as a please or thank you. Yet, as the drama unfolds, one truth emerges: AI art isn’t just passing through—it’s here to turn the art world on its head, rewriting what we thought we knew about creativity and who owns it. 💻🎨
