강연자: Dr. Lev Manovich (the Graduate Center, City University of New York 교수)

강연일시: 2025년 3월 26일 오후 4시-6시

강연장소: 우석경제관 223동 504호 (Wooseok Economy Hall, Bldg 223, room 504)

문의: anthrobk21plus@snu.ac.kr

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<Understanding GenAI Images: A Historical and Media Theoretical Analysis>

강연 소개

In this lecture, I will examine the key characteristics that define GenAI imagery as a distinct visual medium, comparing this new form with older representational media such as photography, painting, cinema and computer graphics. I will also situate GenAI media within the development and growth of web and data cultures of the last few decades. The presentation will draw on some of the ideas from my latest book “Artificial Aesthetics: Generative AI, Art and Visual Media,” while also proposing new directions. Finally, I will also discuss possible uses of GenAI technologies for visual anthropology research, including new ways of using and analyzing visual data.

강연자 소개

Dr. Lev Manovich is a Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). After studying painting, architecture, and filmmaking, Manovich began using computers to create digital art in 1984. He has played a key role in creating four new research fields: new media and digital culture (1991-), software studies (2001-), cultural analytics (2005–), and AI aesthetics (2017-). Manovich is the author of 195 articles reprinted over 850 times in 37 languages and 17 books, including Artificial Aesthetics, Cultural Analytics, Instagram and Contemporary Image, Software Takes Command, and The Language of New Media. His digital art projects have been exhibited in 14 solo and 123 international group exhibitions at many prestigious institutions, such as the Institute of Contemporary Art (London), the Centre Pompidou, and the Shanghai Biennale.