AB[500] · Artist bibliography

Dmitri Cherniak: links

A verified source ledger for an artist who made automation a medium, a string and peg system into an icon, and two later Art Blocks projects into experiments in speculation and collective restraint.

53 sources · last updated 22 June 2026

Works and the artist's own sites

Cherniak's official Linktree gathers his current projects, editions, social accounts, and publications.

Dmitri Cherniak links ↗ artist index

The artist's Level portfolio indexes Dead Ringers, The Rinkeby Sessions, and related physical editions.

Dmitri Cherniak portfolio ↗ artist portfolio

Light Years presents 100 generative works paired with silver gelatin prints and made with the Estate of László Moholy-Nagy.

Light Years ↗ artist project · 2022

The project mechanics describe Light Years' selection passes, process works, negatives, prints, and institutional placements.

Light Years project details ↗ project documentation · 2022

TASCHEN's Ironic Dessert edition pairs Cherniak's 2023 NFT and print with the book On NFTs.

Ironic Dessert ↗ publication and edition · 2023

Avant Arte's Ringers #962: The LACMA Iterations translates the museum token into a nine-image silkscreen parameter sweep.

Ringers #962: The LACMA Iterations ↗ physical edition · 2023

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Art Blocks' artist profile records Cherniak's biography, recognition, and three projects in the foundational set.

Dmitri Cherniak on Art Blocks ↗ artist profile

Ringers, 1,000 editions, generates a string wrapped around pegs sampled from a grid and was released on 31 January 2021.

Ringers ↗ collection · 2021

The Eternal Pump, 50 editions, is an animated Playground project made in response to the speculative intensity surrounding Ringers.

The Eternal Pump ↗ collection · 2021

The Wrapture, 50 minted editions, links a generative release to a year-long holder agreement about movement, sale, and listing.

The Wrapture ↗ collection · 2021

Jeff Davis interviews Cherniak on engineering, automation, early crypto art, and the geometry behind Ringers.

In Conversation with Dmitri Cherniak ↗ interview · 2021

The Art Blocks Playground archive situates Cherniak's two experimental follow-ups within the programme opened to Curated artists.

Art Blocks Playground ↗ platform archive

An Art Blocks collector profile shows four Ringers together and discusses collecting generative art as personal conviction.

Collector Spotlight: AC ↗ collector interview · 2023

Museums and institutions

LACMA announces the Cozomo de' Medici collection gift, including Ringers #962 among 22 blockchain works.

New Acquisition: The Cozomo de' Medici Collection ↗ museum acquisition · 2023

LACMA's press release documents the collection as the largest group of blockchain artworks to enter an American art museum at the time.

LACMA blockchain acquisition release ↗ museum press release · 2023

Buffalo AKG's collection record documents Light Years #051, gifted by Fellowship in 2023.

Light Years #051 ↗ museum collection · 2023

Buffalo AKG's annual report records the acquisition of Light Years #051 among the museum's gifts.

Buffalo AKG annual report ↗ museum report · 2023–2024

The Medici Collection's record for Ringers #962 preserves the work later promised to LACMA.

Ringers #962 ↗ collection record · 2021

Galleries and exhibitions

Fellowship's Light Years: Process Works exhibition presented 30 sketches tracing the algorithm's development.

Light Years: Process Works ↗ exhibition · 2022

AOTM's artist page presents Cherniak's catalogue, biography, physical works, and current gallery programme.

Dmitri Cherniak at AOTM ↗ gallery profile

AOTM documents Cherniak's multimedia installation for the inaugural Zero 10 sector at Art Basel Miami Beach.

Dmitri Cherniak at Zero 10 ↗ exhibition · 2025

The AOTM press release details Floor Ringer, Ringers outputs, and Polygon Etcetera at Art Basel Miami Beach.

AOTM at Art Basel Miami Beach ↗ gallery press release · 2025

Beyond Digital at Venus Over Manhattan placed Cherniak within a group exhibition on hybrid physical and digital practice.

Beyond Digital ↗ exhibition record

Interviews

Darius Himes speaks with Cherniak and Daniel Hug of the Moholy-Nagy estate about the research, code, and photographic process behind Light Years.

Light Years: In Conversation ↗ interview · 2022

Jason Bailey's extended interview covers Autoglyphs, Art Blocks, Ringers as a total set, Dead Ringers, and the Pump community.

An Interview with Dmitri Cherniak ↗ interview · 2023

The audio edition of Bailey's conversation presents Cherniak on the power, history, and overfinancialisation of generative art.

Dmitri Cherniak on the Power of Generative Art ↗ podcast · 2023

Le Random speaks with Cherniak about Infinite Images, museum display, engineering, and changing ideas of automation.

Dmitri Cherniak on Strictly for Art ↗ interview · 2025

Avant Arte's LACMA conversation joins Cherniak and curator Dhyandra Lawson to discuss systems, randomness, and Ringers.

In Conversation: Dmitri Cherniak at LACMA ↗ museum conversation · 2023

Press and criticism

Sotheby's reports the USD 6.2 million sale of Ringers #879, known as the Goose, and its place in generative-art auction history.

The Goose Lays a USD 6.2M Golden Egg ↗ auction report · 2023

Sotheby's Grails record for Ringers #98 preserves the work's provenance, estimate, and auction result.

Ringers #98 ↗ auction record · 2023

Sotheby's generative-art essay places Ringers within the longer history of programmed and rule-based art.

Generative Art, a Quintessentially Modern Art Form ↗ auction essay · 2023

The individual Sotheby's lot record preserves the estimate, provenance, and result for Ringers #879.

Ringers #879 lot record ↗ auction record · 2023

Curated's collection guide studies Cherniak's background, Ringers' formal traits, historical roots, and collecting context.

Collecting the Algorithm: Ringers ↗ collector guide · 2025

Curated's wider primer uses Ringers to discuss on-chain generative art, display, scarcity, and ownership.

Collecting the Algorithm ↗ collector essay · 2023

CoinDesk reconstructs the year-long Wrapture agreement and the collectors' response to the Three Arrows Capital liquidation.

The Wrapture Holders Kept Their Cool ↗ report · 2022

Le Random reviews Toledo's Infinite Images and reads 25 Ringers prints through the legibility of their parameters.

Infinite Images, Finite Control ↗ exhibition criticism · 2025

Artforum reviews Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms, which placed Cherniak within a multigenerational computational history.

Infinite Images: The Art of Algorithms ↗ exhibition review · 2025

AOTM surveys Cherniak's movement from algorithmic images to physical and sculptural expressions of automation.

Dmitri Cherniak's Algorithmic Tapestry ↗ gallery editorial · 2023

Hyperspek connects Ringers, The Eternal Pump, and The Wrapture through their algorithms and collector community.

Ringer, Pump and Wrapture ↗ collector essay · 2023

DT Journal offers an early collector reading of Ringers' simplicity, complexity, and figurative associations.

Ringers: Simplicity, Complexity, Meaning ↗ collector essay · 2021

The Line surveys Cherniak's projects through rhythm, the Pump community, Wrapture, and Dead Ringers.

Coding Rhythm with Dmitri Cherniak ↗ profile · 2024

Avant Arte's guide explains generative art through the Ringers algorithm and the accidental emergence of the Goose.

What Is Generative Art? ↗ educational guide · 2024

USA Art News reports on Cherniak's research into the Moholy-Nagy archive for Light Years.

Cherniak Takes Cues from Moholy-Nagy ↗ news · 2022

Artnet's NFT 30 issue profiles Cherniak as an early generative artist working with blockchain distribution.

The Artnet NFT 30 ↗ profile · 2021 · PDF

NFTEvening reports on the presentation of Light Years at Paris Photo and its partnership with the Moholy-Nagy estate.

Light Years at Paris Photo ↗ news · 2023

NFTEvening explains the random-wallet distribution and Food Bank for New York City fundraiser behind Dead Ringers: Edition.

Dead Ringers: Edition ↗ news · 2025

The Art Canada Institute records the Goose sale within a survey of notable Canadian art stories.

In the Know: June 2023 ↗ institutional newsletter · 2023 · PDF

Profiles and archives

Avant Arte's artist profile surveys Cherniak's automation practice, works, Ringers record, and LACMA acquisition.

Dmitri Cherniak at Avant Arte ↗ artist profile

Le Random's artist archive records Cherniak's biography, influences, wallet, and works held by the collection.

Dmitri Cherniak at Le Random ↗ collection profile

Opera Magna's archive presents Ringers, Light Years, Transparent Grit, and both Playground projects.

Dmitri Cherniak at Opera Magna ↗ collection profile

The Anne and Michael Spalter collection documents Cherniak's Rinkeby Sessions and the test-network history of Ringers.

Dmitri Cherniak at the Spalter Collection ↗ collection archive

AOTM's curriculum vitae lists Cherniak's exhibitions, collections, publications, and collaborations.

Dmitri Cherniak CV ↗ gallery archive · PDF

Video

Avant Arte's 37-minute film follows Cherniak through LACMA in conversation about systems, chance, and Ringers #962.

Dmitri Cherniak in Conversation at LACMA ↗ video · 2023