Art by Telephone, Art by Algorithm: Expression, AI, and the First Amendment (opens in new tab)

In 1969, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago hosted a curious experiment in expression. Art by Telephone invited artists to call the museum and dictate instructions for their works. Museum staff, acting as interpreters and fabricators, executed those directions in the gallery. Artists’ commands traveled through telephone lines and human intermediaries, shaped by others’ interpretations […] The post Art by Telephone, Art by Algorithm: Expression, AI, and the First Amendment appeared first o...