In this, the first edition of The New Real Magazine, we present a guide to working in Generative AI Arts by practitioners at the forefront of the creative wave in AI today, and discover how our present moment was foretold by artists who had already been working with, and on, AI for a decade.

Edition One
Generative AI Arts: A Synthetic Future Foretold

Magazine Masthead

NEWREAL MAGAZINE | EDITION ONE | 2023

Image: The Zizi Show © Jake Elwes

Editorial Introduction

Director’s Introduction:

Drew Hemment, founder of The New Real, introduces the themes of the Magazine, and what you will find in Edition One.

Contents

  • Director’s Introduction
    The vision behind the magazine

  • Feature: Navigating Generative AI, A Roadmap
    Strategies for the arts community to navigate Generative AI

  • Art
    Art projects from 2019 to 2021, before the Generative AI boom

  • Reflections
    Insights, investigations and ideas from friends of The New Real

  • Spotlights
    Summaries of recent publications, events and reports

  • Conversations
    Discussions with our artists and The New Real community

  • Interjections
    Explainers and hot topics, to guide our intrepid explorations

  • Editor’s endnotes
    Closing thoughts

Feature: Navigating Generative AI, A Roadmap:

Actionable insights, strategies and recommendations for the arts ecosystem to navigate our era of Generative AI

Art:

One artwork, one artist residency, one curatorial statement from the period immediately before the Generative AI boom, from 2019 to 2021

Reflections:

Insights, investigations and ideas from friends of The New Real

Spotlights:

Summaries of recent publications, events and reports

Conversations:

Discussions with our artists and The New Real community

Interjections:

Explainers and hot topics, to guide us in our intrepid explorations

Editor’s End Note:

Some thoughts in closing, from our magazine Editor, Gemma Milne & The New Real Deputy Director, Matjaz Vidmar.