Number One

Celebrating the fusion
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The AI Art Magazine celebrates the fusion of technological innovation and human creativity, capturing and documenting the momentum in an era of rapid development in a tangible printed form.
The AI Art Magazine launches with a clear purpose: to reflect how artistic creation is being reshaped by artificial intelligence. Generative tools are no longer speculative—they are embedded in everyday workflows, discussions, and cultural production.
This first issue brings together works, voices, and reflections from across this evolving terrain, grounded in a physical object built to last.The cover is contributed by Japanese artist Emi Kusano, whose work weaves together themes of identity, memory, and technology. In an accompanying interview, she shares how she approaches AI as both a medium and a collaborator—using generative systems not just to produce images, but to evoke cultural nostalgia and emotional nuance.
“The series places me in retro-futuristic environments, where the dreams of past eras and futuristic visions collide, creating a unique dialogue between past and present.”— Emi Kusano on her Synthetic Reflection series
The magazine opens with a visual and written manifesto developed by Territory Studio. Structured as a poetic timeline of humanity’s evolving relationship with technology, it condenses millennia of change into a sequence of stanzas—bridging early invention with speculative futures.
Manifesto by Territory Studio, Dorian Thomas (Creative Director), Liam Proniewicz (Art Director), Adam Cole (Marketing Manager), Nick Wood (Houdini Master), Sam Ball (Motion Designer)
Work, context, and the space between
Issue 1 spans 180 pages and presents 50 AI-generated works selected through an international open call. Eleven of these are marked as “Golden Tickets” and are accompanied by critical texts from our jury. These essays explore themes like authorship, technique, machine agency, and creative intention.
The other 39 works are presented in a gallery format, with a note on the tools used. The open call did not specify a theme; instead, artists were invited to submit work that reflects their own ongoing investigations—independent of any editorial direction. Submissions were limited to a single image rather than a series, placing the curatorial responsibility with the artists from the outset and encouraging deliberate selection at the point of entry.
Alongside the artworks, the magazine features interviews and essays that trace both emerging debates and historical references—from early simulation art to questions of bias, dataset politics, and visual literacy in a post-photographic world. Contributors explore not only what AI enables, but how it redefines the artist’s role.
Printed with open-thread binding on carefully chosen paper, The AI Art Magazine is designed to contrast with the speed and disposability of digital media. It invites slower reading, closer looking, and deeper engagement. Not a catalogue. Not a prediction. A curated record of this moment—and a platform for shaping what comes next.
The AI Art Magazine is for anyone working with, thinking about, or simply curious about machine-assisted creativity. It offers a space to see, read, and reflect—with the attention the work deserves.

Golden Tickets

_by the jury

Golden Tickets are personal choices made by our jury members—independent of the group. They reflect unique perspectives and highlight specific qualities. The accompanying texts offer insight into these subjective approaches to the works.

9cons.xyz, Matre et Bestia, 2024.

Selected by

Vivien Schulze

Franki Domino, Herbarium, 2024.

Selected by

Sara Giusto

Jan Wölfel, Girl with a Pizza Dress, date unknown.

Selected by

Xiaomi

Julien Bonet, Kantsugi, 2024.

Selected by

Liri Argov

Kevin Esherick, Especially in Michigan, 2024.

Selected by

David Carson

Marcos Ferreira, Anastácia slave, 2024.

Selected by

Hannah Johnson

Oz Öçalan, Loss, 2024.

Selected by

Götz Ulmer

Sabine von Bassewitz, multiple sclerosis—Ataxia, 2024.

Selected by

Boris Eldagsen

Sarah Kastrau, Cybook v03, 2023–2024.

Selected by

Grit Wolany

Wuh.ey, The veil of power, 2024.

Selected by

Ingo Faecks

ZAGALE, Eco-Con Club, 2023.

Selected by

Adriana Mora

Number one

This is the beginning

Starting in April 2024 with our first flyers at OFFF Barcelona, an incredible jury, a passionate community of artists, and a dedicated team worked together to turn this vision into reality. In December 2024, it all came to life—Number One was released. This magazine is a true collaboration.

<3 Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

Editorial

Christoph Grünberger

Cover + Interview

Emi Kusano

Manifesto

Territory Studio

Open Call

1na, 9cons.xyz, Acid Advisor, Alin, Artur ‘Kjá, Cviai, D4N, Danilo Brandão, Dank Hooper, Deliaxstyle, Diego Martins, Digitaldrapery.ai, Eivaras Rastauskas, Fabio Catapano, Fashsplash.ai, Franki Domino, Fro, Hans K. Lichter, Henri Kang, Ida Aniz, Jan Wölfel, Josue Ibañez, Julien Bonet, Kathrin Schiebler, Kevin Esherick, Laura Buechner, Louis-Paul Caron, Love0destroy, Lyna Bennani, Marcos Ferreira, Meteoavverso, Mindeye, Nadine and the Machine, Neon, Neuevil, Norma Carmona, Oz Öçalan, Rodrigo Vieira, Roger Monteiro, Sabine von Bassewitz, Sarah Kastrau, Serdar Ayvaz, Shannon, Sibesiech AI, Soraya Zoe Janser, Stepan Kovalev, Steven Ryan, Tangled in Numbers, Tinyrainboot, Torsten Skoetz, Vafa Haghani, Wuhey, Zagale

feature

Anika Meier, Expanded.art, Reimagine Tomorrow: What Can Working with AI Teach Us?

Catherine Mason, ECOGAME: Simulation and Machine Learning in 1970

Chris Adler, AI, Objectivity, and Cultural Anisotropy

Field.IO, Generative Brands

Jason Scuderi, Altered State: Humanity and AI in the Machine Age + AIdvertisment

Kavan the Kid, AI Shortfilm: Stay Inside & Don’t Let the Dreams Out

Merzmensch, Generative Age

Sarah Haq, About Xiaomi, Our Very Own AI Juror

Tito Melega, Art-ificial Cities: Los Angeles

Missing link

Typography by Jens Uwe Meyer, Concept by Jason Scuderi

Takeover Section

Albert Sten, Alexandra Lier, Andrew Beccone, Angela Ferraiolo, Eric Carter, Jason Scuderi, Lars Weber, Reo

Concept

Christoph Grünberger

Editorial Design

Franziska Meier, Katrin Lange‍

proofreadimg

Margaret Hiley

Publisher

Simone & Mike Brauner

print

F&W Druck & Mediencenter

WHY?
The magazine reveals what happens when humans and machines get creative together. We’re throwing the doors wide open believe it's going to be a big party – come in and let’s dance.
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