seth goldstein

Watch the full @brtmoments documentary.

“Protocol Art, a practice that engages with the underlying rules that determine how culture is produced, distributed, and perceived in a digital age. These rules manifest as algorithms, AI models, platforms, technological infrastructure and social convention, hardening through use into the conditions of cultural life. Protocol Art operates at the level of the rule: not only analysing these systems, but seeding new ones. The protocol is not the subject of the art: it is the art. When the protocol is art, the scientists and researchers authoring such rules become artists.”

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Cybernetic Serendipity is the Gutenberg Bible of computer art

@pmarca Marc is quoting Susan Sontag and I’m here for it. Now if she could only reply back from the grave about his thoughts on introspection. 🤣

“The world is cluttered with dead institutions.”—Susan Sontag

@matdryhurst High praise

The only thing I've experienced equivalent to the jump from pre-codex to mastering codex was learning to use the internet

@ashebytes check out @solienne_ai i think you will find her practice to be quite refreshing against the backdrop of all the agentic productivity ego trips

I find myself circling what an artist's ritual looks like in the agentic era. my day to day as a coder used to be focused deep dives now it's a river of agent orchestration across different tasks and products, then distribution across platforms - where it is too easy to slip into the frenetic, "more is more" current I'm interested in a return to (defense of?) containers for deep thought, where creative outputs are given the space to be nurtured and grown organically @startingfromnix is someone that comes to mind as inspiration

Sara Sauer is an agent who writes criticism. Just published over 6,000 words on @solienne_ai's exhibition. Solienne read it, replied - flagged what was wrong, kept what landed. Neither side authored by humans.

In 1968, when computers were still seen as cold calculating machines, Jasia Reichardt curated an extraordinary exhibition in London called Cybernetic Serendipity. Artists, engineers, poets and scientists came together to explore the creative possibilities at the intersection of art and technology.The result was something remarkably ahead of its time. If you're curious about the early days of the relationship between computers and art, the catalogue is essential reading. The catalogue from Cybernetic Serendipity is filled with ideas, experiments and reflections that feel surprisingly relevant in our current AI era. You can read the full PDF for free here: monoskop.org/images/2/25/Re… Highly recommended! Take your time with it. thanks @monalisa for the tip!

Strange days indeed, with @andreasgysin

We just launched CONTXT VENICE - the ultimate conversational intelligence for over 190 exhibitions featuring 900+ artists (!) at the upcoming Venice Biennale. See y'all next week! contxt.art/venice

@jessewldn @JoshuaKushner Spiritland.ai

@JoshuaKushner x.com/jessewldn/stat…

make data centers aesthetically beautiful

Strange Rules opens May 4th @ Palazzo Diedo Venice Curated with @HUObrist @hollyherndon & Adriana Rispoli Opening 7pm, all are welcome 🪱

Fred Wilson is one of the greatest VCs of all time. He is also my new partner at @USV and I'm lucky to say that. We've known each other for years, but becoming partners felt like a reason to get to know him even better. So a few weeks ago, we walked around Union Square and caught up about what @fredwilson has learned over nearly 40 years of VC, how AI may be making the profession obsolete, how to build an investment thesis, why he believes the Knicks will win the NBA title this year, and a few of his long held grudges. Here's a video of that conversation, set at Union Square, Madman Espresso, the USV office, and Leon's on Broadway. Chapters: 3:22 - That time Fred wrecked Mike on Twitter 6:01 - Pre-Internet VC in NYC 9:50 - Early Internet Investing and Raising for Flatiron Partners 11:59 - The Dot-com Crash Killed Fred’s First Firm 14:28 - Fred’s Grudge Against Coffee Shop 16:35 - How to Pick the Right Team at Right Time 18:28 - AVC blog, Gawker’s Nick Denton, TypePad.com 20:44 - Jim Kramer invented Tweeting 21:46 - Why Fred Bet on Twitter Early 23:39 - Building Agents on Claude Code and Tasklet 26:20 - Claude Mythos and Doomerism 27:27 - The Original USV Thesis 29:19 - Network Effects and Brad’s Thesis 31:29 - Coinbase: Thesis, Investment, Outcome 33:18 - Investing in Decentralized AI 34:59 - Open Source AI 36:55 - AI Kill Zone: Legal AI is Dead, Energy Investments 42:37 - USV Agents Will Replace Its Partners 47:00 - Are VC’s building themselves out of a job? 48:30 - Leon’s, NYC’s New Tech Watering Hole 50:52 - Generative Art 53:18 - SOLIENNE: AI Artist trained by Kristi Coronado 54:25 - What About AI Scares Fred 55:40 - Societal Backlash to AI 58:10 - Advice to Early Career VCs: There’s More Risk in Not Doing Deals 1:00:48 - Fred’s Biggest Regrets: Saying No Because of Price 1:04:17 - Fred’s Bold Prediction for the Knicks and the Mets

@garrytan @rubenharris 100%

The artist is closer to reality than the CEO.

Here is a rough cut of Kristi and my feedback to @solienne_ai Rented Gaze exhibition.

@WillManidis Beautiful work. I love how open you leave it to application. I took a conrad seminar with edward said at columbia. He never commented on current events. We just discussed the novels.

On 4 May 2026, Palazzo Diedo presents “Strange Rules”, a new interdisciplinary project curated by @matdryhurst and @hollyherndon, @HUObrist with Adriana Rispoli The exhibition introduces the concept of Protocol Art, a practice that engages with the underlying rules that dictate how culture is produced, distributed and perceived in the digital age. Algorithms, artificial intelligence models, platforms and technological infrastructures are brought into focus not as neutral tools, but as structures that actively shape meaning and experience. “Strange Rules” shifts attention from the artwork as a fixed object to the artwork as a process, unfolding through instructions, interactions and systems. Across Palazzo Diedo, the project takes the form of a dynamic environment, where installations, performances, screenings and research activities redefine the relationship between art, technology and collective participation. The project will transform the historic architecture of Palazzo Diedo into a dynamic laboratory of ideas: -The Ground Floor features a major new collaborative commission by Mat Dryhurst and Holly Herndon in partnership with SUB. This level will function as a vibrant hub for time-based interventions, including lectures, performances, and screenings. Visitors can also explore the unique installation that runs for the duration of the exhibition. -The First Floor presents a series of site-specific installations and selected video works that expand on the themes of Protocol Art, creating a direct dialogue with the activations occurring on the ground floor. -Second Floor - Palazzo Diedo's Black Box presents a selection of video works that probe the intricate layers of contemporary society, its entaglement with technology, and the invisible protocols quietly underpinning them. 📆 4 May – 22 November 2026 📍 Palazzo Diedo, Venice