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Alexander Reben (artBoffin): links

Selected bibliography for Alexander Reben (artBoffin), spanning museum retrospectives, press coverage, talks, and gallery exhibitions.

26 sources · last updated 2026-07-07

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Alexander Reben's Art Blocks artist profile lists two generative projects released on the platform.

Art Blocks ↗ AB[500] artist profile · 2021

Reben's first Art Blocks project, SpiroFlakes, comprises 1,024 unique radial compositions generated on Ethereum.

Art Blocks ↗ SpiroFlakes · Aug 2021

Reben's second Art Blocks project, Paramecircle, comprises 76 parametric curve compositions in a more restrained visual register.

Art Blocks ↗ Paramecircle · Nov 2021

Interviews

NPR profiles Reben's Boxie robot and its surprising success at getting humans to reveal personal information.

NPR ↗ interview · 2018

The Washington Post reports on Reben's amalGAN series, in which neural networks translate brain activity into oil paintings.

Washington Post ↗ interview · 2018

CNN's video segment profiles Reben as OpenAI's first artist in residence and captures his cautiously optimistic perspective on AI art.

CNN ↗ video interview · 2023

NPR examines the ethical questions raised by Reben's The First Law, a robot that autonomously decides to prick human fingers.

NPR ↗ interview · 2016

Press and criticism

Artnet reports on Reben's first solo museum retrospective at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.

Artnet ↗ press · 2023

Forbes reviews an exhibition in which an AI generates artwork concepts that Reben then fabricates in physical media.

Forbes ↗ press · 2020

The Washington Post covers Reben's The First Law robot and its deliberate violation of Asimov's first law of robotics.

Washington Post ↗ press · 2016

BBC Future publishes Reben's essay arguing that AI will not kill art but may inaugurate a new period of creative possibility.

BBC ↗ press · 2022

Engadget covers Deeply Artificial Trees, Reben's neural-network-generated reimagining of Bob Ross's The Joy of Painting.

Engadget ↗ press · 2017

Museums and institutions

NVIDIA's AI Art Gallery presents AI and the Anvil, Reben's 2024 sculpture series created with AI guidance and robotic metal fabrication.

NVIDIA ↗ museum commission · 2024

Artsy lists Reben's institutional exhibition history including shows at Vitra Design Museum, MAK Museum Vienna, and Ars Electronica.

Artsy ↗ CV · 2024

Galleries and exhibitions

Gazelli Art House presents I'm Not a Painter, Reben's 2022 London solo show of AI-mediated paintings and sculptures.

Gazelli Art House ↗ exhibition · 2022

Essays, talks and podcasts

Reben delivers a TEDxSanFrancisco talk generated by an AI trained on thousands of previous TED talks.

TED ↗ talk · 2018

Reben's TED profile summarizes his MIT training, his practice of human-machine symbiosis, and his institutional exhibition history.

TED ↗ profile · 2023

Auctions and catalogues

Raster indexes Reben's on-chain artworks including his two Art Blocks projects and related generative editions.

Raster ↗ catalogue · 2024

Profiles and archives

Artsy presents a comprehensive profile of Reben, including biography, exhibition history, and available works.

Artsy ↗ profile · 2024

The artist's official website documents projects across AI, automation, and generative art.

Artist website ↗ archive · 2024

The artist's press page collects coverage from NPR, the New York Times, Washington Post, Forbes, WIRED, and BBC.

Artist website ↗ press archive · 2024

Video

MIT Alumni Association profiles Reben's practice of collaborating with AI to create paintings and sculptures.

MIT Alumni ↗ video · 2019

Gazelli Art House records Reben's artist talk for his AI-Mazing exhibition in London.

Gazelli Art House ↗ artist talk · 2021

Reben's TEDxSanFrancisco talk is also available via the TEDx Talks YouTube channel.

TEDx Talks ↗ video · 2018

Reben's early TEDTalentSearch video presents kinetic and interactive artworks investigating human-machine boundaries.

TEDTalentSearch ↗ video · 2012

Reben's Vimeo profile hosts video documentation of projects including Deeply Artificial Trees and BlabDroid.

Vimeo ↗ video archive · 2024