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Emily Xie: links

Selected bibliography and resources documenting Emily Xie's practice, with emphasis on interviews, critical writing, exhibitions, and institutional contexts.

24 sources · last updated 2026-07-07

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

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.

Art Blocks collection page ↗ collection · 2022

Interviews

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

In Conversation with Emily Xie ↗ interview · 2022

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

The Curiosity and Ambition of Emily Xie ↗ interview · 2023

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

Remembrance of Things Future conversation ↗ interview · 2023

Press and criticism

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.

Artnet news on Interwoven ↗ press · 2023

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

Observer Lumen Prize interview ↗ press · 2024

Museums and institutions

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

Reflection on Emily Xie's Memories of Qilin ↗ essay · 2025

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

LACMA Unframed conversation ↗ museum · 2023

Galleries and exhibitions

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.

Every 30 Days exhibition ↗ exhibition · 2023

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

StandardVision artist showcase ↗ exhibition · 2025

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

Proof of Concept exhibition ↗ exhibition ·

Essays, talks and podcasts

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

Emily Xie: Plastic Code ↗ essay · 2024

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

ON NFTs catalogue ↗ catalogue · 2024

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

S2E7 Emily Xie interview ↗ video · 2024

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

Emotive Creations podcast ↗ podcast ·

Auctions and catalogues

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

Sotheby's Digital Art Day Sale lot ↗ auction · 2024

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

Artnet auction record ↗ auction archive

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

MutualArt artist auction data ↗ auction archive

Profiles and archives

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

Verse artist profile ↗ profile

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

Le Random artist profile ↗ profile

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

Proof.xyz artist profile ↗ profile

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

OpenSea blog profile ↗ profile ·

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

AskArt biography ↗ archive

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

Art Blocks artist page ↗ profile