Rivals: Transgression without abuse.

“No humans or animals have been harmed in the making”

Lars von Trier allowed a donkey to be slaughtered for the production of “Manderlay” (2025). The artist Marco Evaristti confined five piglets in a shopping cart structure, intending to let them die from starvation as a commentary on the cruelty of the meat production industry. Then there’s Vienna’s Actionism, a radical response to the Austrian denial of the then-recent Nazi guilt.

The radical commentary on the cruelty of reality regarding the costs of real cruelty? AI provides the answer to this dilemma.

Art is more than mere decoration. Art can provoke discomfort. However, when it becomes vulnerable to controversies surrounding its form, its message can get lost amidst the scandalous cries of tabloids and philistines. Is AI the solution?

Wuh.Ey — WUH.EY “AFRICAN FUSION 5”

WUH.EY — “AFRICAN FUSION 5”

Wuh.ey, a French artist of West African descent, plays with symbols and bodies, forms and meanings, as well as folklore and digital art. In his mesmerizing works, metaphors intersect with the materiality of the body. AI enables the combination of topics and motifs that wouldn’t be attainable through photography. By bridging the past and the future with new technologies and ancient myths, he creates a…