Emily Xie: links

Memories of Qilin (1,024 editions) was released on 21 March 2022 through Art Blocks Curated and remains the artist's most widely recognized project.

Emily Xie discusses her transition from software engineering to full-time generative art and the six-month development process behind Memories of Qilin.

Emily Xie reflects on childhood, career milestones, and the conceptual role of the qilin in a wide-ranging profile published on Substack.

Xie speaks with LACMA's Unframed about the aesthetic influence of ukiyo-e and Chinese brushwork on her generative approach to mythology.

Artnet reports on Xie's Interwoven project, a generative reinterpretation of a 100-year-old quilt from the LACMA collection released in collaboration with Cactoid Labs.

Observer covers the 2024 Lumen Prize and notes Xie's finalist status for both Memories of Qilin and Interwoven.

Art Blocks published a reflective essay by curator Jean-Michel Pailhon examining the quiet wonder and cultural bridging achieved in Memories of Qilin.

LACMA's Unframed platform hosted an extended conversation situating Xie's blockchain experiments within broader questions of memory and technology.

Glitch Gallery presented a solo exhibition of Memories of Qilin prints in Marfa, Texas, in 2023, testing the works at large scale within a desert context.

Standard Vision curated a site-specific showcase of selected Memories of Qilin outputs in 2025, exploring architectural-scale presentation.

Proof of Concept gallery in Singapore featured Xie in a group presentation of generative and NFT-based artists.

Avant Arte published an essay exploring Xie's use of generative algorithms to construct new forms of digital materiality rooted in textile traditions.

TASCHEN's 2024 collector's edition ON NFTs includes an essay on Memories of Qilin by Tyler Hobbs alongside Xie's own contribution.

SquiggleDAO produced a video conversation tracing Xie's path from software engineer to visual artist working with code and computation.

An Apple Podcasts episode examines Xie's emotive approach to AI and computational image-making.

Sotheby's offered Memories of Qilin #1010 in its Digital Art Day Sale, documenting secondary-market engagement with the collection.

Artnet maintains an auction archive page for Memories of Qilin #1010, recording price history and provenance details.

MutualArt tracks multiple Memories of Qilin lots and notes percentage performance relative to estimates.

Verse.works maintains a dedicated artist page documenting Xie's New York-based practice and key projects.

Le Random provides a concise profile emphasizing Xie's interest in organic textures generated through algorithmic means.

Proof.xyz hosts an artist profile highlighting Xie's background in engineering and her focus on lifelike forms.

OpenSea published a profile framing Xie as a generative artist fusing code, myth, and textile traditions.

AskArt maintains a biographical entry noting Xie's birth year and New York residence.

Art Blocks artist directory entry summarizes Xie's algorithmic approach and cultural references.

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