{"id":2111689,"date":"2025-10-24T01:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2111689"},"modified":"2025-10-24T01:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T01:04:03","slug":"dataland-l-a-s-museum-of-ai-arts-opening-date-and-first-look-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dataland-l-a-s-museum-of-ai-arts-opening-date-and-first-look-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Dataland, L.A.&#8217;s museum of AI arts: Opening date and first look images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>AI is driving the stock market to record highs, dominating countless debates about the value of human labor, and radically rewiring the way schools approach education. It\u2019s also causing a stir in the art world, with media artist Refik Anadol poised to open Dataland, the world\u2019s first museum of AI arts, inside the Frank Gehry-designed Grand L.A. complex in downtown Los Angeles this spring.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c498037\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/320x240!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F79%2F58cd7f05447ea92a4adaef63e006%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-10.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/81171e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/568x426!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F79%2F58cd7f05447ea92a4adaef63e006%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-10.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d2d968f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/768x576!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F79%2F58cd7f05447ea92a4adaef63e006%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-10.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d23f992\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1024x768!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F79%2F58cd7f05447ea92a4adaef63e006%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-10.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/826d527\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F79%2F58cd7f05447ea92a4adaef63e006%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>A first-look at the Infinity Room gallery at Dataland.<\/p>\n<p>(Dataland)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The 25,000-square-foot museum was originally scheduled to open this year, but Anadol announced Thursday that the opening has been pushed back to next year. Anadol also unveiled a sneak peak at the Infinity Room, one of the museum\u2019s five discrete galleries. The immersive room features Anadol\u2019s distinct swirling colors and images and will be infused with AI-generated scents, creating a multisensory experience powered by its very own AI model, called the Large Nature Model.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement\" data-video-disable-history=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement-player\">  <ps-youtubeplayer data-video-player=\"\" class=\"youtube-video-player video-player youtube-video-player-facade\" data-player-id=\"f9c11d6cb2728464a95ab05003226b2c0\" data-video-id=\"rikedB3612o\" data-video-title=\"Dataland \u2014 Infinity Room Teaser\" data-slot-name=\"\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/entertainment-arts\/video\" data-lazy-offset=\"1.0\" data-autoplay-threshold=\"50\" data-miniplayer=\"\" data-internal-video-id=\"rikedB3612o\" data-ad-slot-name=\"\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/entertainment-arts\/video\" data-ad-provider=\"ima\" data-ima-sdk-url=\"https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js\" data-ima-ad-tag-url=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?sz=640x480&amp;gdfp_req=1&amp;env=vp&amp;output=vast&amp;unviewed_position_start=1&amp;cmsid=2652439&amp;ad_rule=0&amp;plcmt=1\">  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi_webp\/rikedB3612o\/maxresdefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/rikedB3612o\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><img id=\"yt-img-rikedB3612o\" class=\"absolute\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/rikedB3612o\/hqdefault.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/> <\/picture> <button type=\"button\" class=\"youtube-video-player-facade-button\" aria-label=\"Play\"> <svg class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/styleguide\/assets\/misc-icons.svg#icon-youtube-play\"\/><\/svg> <\/button>      <\/ps-youtubeplayer> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Infinity Room design dates back to 2014 when Anadol created his first immersive data sculpture at UCLA. He described it as an exploration into the future of the Light and Space movement. It was essentially a 12-by-12-foot cube, with mirrored walls, ceiling and floors. Projectors emitted pulses of black-and-white imagery that used data as a pigment. To date, the Infinity Room has toured  35 cities and been viewed by more than 10 million people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/028ce2f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/320x240!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/3d39617\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/568x426!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4f1a555\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/768x576!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/71f2e66\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1024x768!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/38da43f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img class=\"image\" alt=\"Green and red swirls fill the Infinity Room.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/6d12907\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/320x240!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8b30b20\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/568x426!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/144a5e8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/768x576!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ce6465d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1024x768!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/462ef5e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/462ef5e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F89%2Fb8d3b41a4bcf849cefabd5246f80%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-9.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>Another look at the Infinity Room, which has been viewed by 10 million people on tour.<\/p>\n<p>(Dataland)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe work emerged from my exploration of the idea that information can become a narrative material capable of transforming architectural space into a living canvas. The question driving me was simple but profound: What happens if there is no corner, no floor, no ceiling, no gravity?\u201d Anadol wrote about his concept for the Infinity Room in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dataland.art\/blog\/infinity-room\" target=\"_blank\">a blog post on his website<\/a>. \u201cAt DATALAND, Infinity Room enters a new era. This iteration embodies the technical and conceptual leaps our studio has made over the past decade. Where the original used generative algorithms, this new incarnation incorporates our decade-long research into what I call \u201cmachine hallucinations\u201d \u2014 the dreamlike, surreal realities an AI can generate from vast datasets.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<figure class=\"figure m-0\"> <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d3e2195\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/320x240!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/73c7a21\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/568x426!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/dd82e83\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/768x576!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c411b5a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1024x768!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9c10873\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img class=\"image\" alt=\"Purple swirls fill the Infinity Room.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9e7f724\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/320x240!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4feb1a3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/568x426!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e59a3af\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/768x576!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b49a6aa\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1024x768!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8015189\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8015189\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/7000x5250+0+0\/resize\/1200x900!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2Fce%2F3025b9744f4c83e883144aff58df%2Fartist-refik-anadols-new-ai-museum-gallery-c-infinity-room-3.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/picture>\n<div class=\"figure-content\">\n<p>The Infinity Room is meant to be a multisensory experience.<\/p>\n<p>(Dataland)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2024-09-24\/refik-anadol-dataland-ai-art-museum-the-grand-dtla\">In an interview last year, <\/a>Anadol said \u201cethical AI\u201d is essential to his practice. Unlike most large AI models, Anadol secured permission to use all of his sourced material, and said all of the studio\u2019s AI research was performed on Google servers in Oregon that use only renewable energy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI is driving the stock market to record highs, dominating countless debates about the value of human labor, and radically rewiring the way schools approach education. 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