Join writer and editor Carly Busta and artist and writer Jak Ritger for a conversation about art making, AI, and value in a time of infinite content. This program continues a dialogue started by Loretta Fahrenholz during the 2023 premiere of her film Trash The Musical alongside two bodies of early AI-generated photo-work at Fluentum in Berlin.

When the exhibition at Fluentum opened, generative-AI tools like Midjourney, DALL-E 2, and Stable Diffusion had been publicly accessible for less than a year, and the question of how text-to-image technology might change the way we think about images and truth was still open. Loretta invited Carly and Jak—both deeply involved in questions of technology’s impact on culture—to discuss these themes in relation to art making. A year and a half later, machine-learning has advanced tremendously, as has its place in the public imaginary. Carly and Jak will reprise their dialogue in the context of Loretta’s exhibition at Amant, A Coin from Thin Air.

Amant programs are always free. RSVPs are required. The conversation will take place surrounded by Loretta’s work in our gallery at 932 Grand.