The Hanwha Foundation of Culture is launching a new art commission project in collaboration with global AI company Anthropic, exploring the intersection of art and technology. This marks the first time Anthropic, which has established partnerships with major art institutions worldwide, has presented a collaborative project with a Korean arts and culture foundation.
 
Through the commission, the Hanwha Foundation of Culture and Anthropic have supported artists in exploring emerging technologies and themes from AI research and developing them into artworks.
 
The project particularly focuses on reinterpreting questions arising from Anthropic’s AI research through the artistic perspectives of contemporary Korean artists and expanding them into new creative practices and discourse.
 
Anthropic has funded the production of new works for the project and provided participating artists with access to its AI model, Claude, to support their creative processes.

Five Korean artist teams are participating in the project: MinOhrichar, Inhwa Yeom, Ubac Studio, Kahee JEONG, and Chu Mirim. From an artistic perspective, the participating artists explore key questions in AI research, including “interpretability,” which seeks to understand the inner workings of AI systems, and “alignment,” which concerns ensuring that AI systems align with human intentions and values.
 
The newly commissioned works span a range of media, including video, installation, sound, performance, extended reality (XR), and interactive media. They will be on view free of charge at the Ground and first floors of Centre Pompidou Hanwha from October 23 to November 13.
 
Lee Sungsoo, chairman of the Hanwha Foundation of Culture, said, “Through this collaboration with Anthropic, we aim to explore new possibilities at the intersection of art and technology.”
 
He added, “Alongside our ongoing efforts to introduce collections from overseas art museums to Korean audiences, we will continue to expand the foundation’s curatorial initiatives to support the creative practices of contemporary artists.”

References

• 한화그룹 보도자료 (Hanwha Group Press Release)