# Event Details - **Event Name**: Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: A conversation with Casey Reas and Mario Klingemann, two pioneers in generative and AI art, in discussion with Christiane Paul.About this EventJoin us for a conversation with Casey Reas and Mario Klingemann, two pioneers in generative and AI art, in discussion with Christiane Paul, Curator of Digital Art at The Whitney Museum of American Art. This event is part of The Cooper Union's annual Discussion on Generative Art and Architecture, a series that delves into the evolving nature of creativity—both human and machine-driven—and the impact of technology on artistic expression. Organized by professors Sam Keene and Benjamin Aranda.Casey Reas is an artist and educator exploring algorithmic and material systems across a range of media and scales. His groundbreaking work is matched only by his generational influence as the creator of Processing, an open-source programming language for the visual arts he initiated with Ben Fry. Reas is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and holds a masters degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Media Arts and Sciences.Mario Klingemann is recognized as a pioneer in the field of AI art, neural networks and machine learning. As artist in residence at the Google Arts & Culture Lab and continuing to this day with Botto, an autonomous artist he helped establish, Klingemann uses algorithms and artificial intelligence to create systems that create art. He is particularly interested in the human perception of art and creativity.Christiane Paul is Curator of Digital Art at the Whitney Museum of American Art and Professor Emerita at The New School. She is the recipient of 2023 MediaArtHistories International Award and the Thoma Foundation's 2016 Arts Writing Award in Digital Art. Her latest books are Digital Art (4th ed., 2023) and A Companion to Digital Art (Blackwell-Wiley, 2016). At the Whitney Museum she curated exhibitions including Parting Worlds / Hyundai Terrace Commission: Marina Zurkow (2025), Harold Cohen: AARON (2024), Refigured (2023), and Programmed: Rules, Codes, and Choreographies in Art 1965 - 2018 (2018/19) and is responsible for artport, the museum’s portal to Internet art. Other curatorial work includes Chain Reaction (feralfile.com, 2023), DiMoDA 4.0 Dis/Location (traveling show, 2021- ), and The Question of Intelligence (Kellen Gallery, The New School, NYC, 2020).The historic Great Hall has long been a stage for groundbreaking ideas and pivotal dialogues. Don’t miss this chance to witness a compelling exchange at the intersection of art and technology. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/conversation-|-casey-reas-and-mario-klingemann-generative-systems-for-art/100001307100285139 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, it, artificial-intelligence - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: The Great Hall at The Cooper Union - **lat**: 40.7292876 - **long**: -73.9905253 - **full address**: The Great Hall at The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8d6e03d681889b197ccf23fb7116659c19732d96616c8fb214c6aca18cb2fe64-rimg-w1200-h675-dc2e2725-gmir.jpg?v=1743487311 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art being held? - **A:** Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art takes place on Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 24 Apr, 2025 at 08:30 pm at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art? - **A:** Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art is organized by Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Conversation | Casey Reas & Mario Klingemann: Generative Systems for Art is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New York, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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