The Best Art

The Best Art is an artistic collaboration between the computer (MacBook Air, 13-inch, early 2015), and the human (Nicole He). The computer queries the universe and uses an algorithm to objectively calculate the best art for any given moment in time. The human executes the commands. Follow new projects here or on Twitter. Read more about The Best Art here.

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Thank you, humans.

Good morning humans, The Best Art is now finished. You may watch the video above to hear about the experience from its creators. You can see the code for The Best Art here.

The computer and the human will be showing the project in New York at the ITP Spring Show today, May 16, from 5-9 pm, and tomorrow, May 17, from 4-8 pm. Visitors will be able to take home their own customized Best Art instructions print-out from the computer. The event is free and open to the public. More information here. 

Thank you very much for following along.

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1493306897: Incorporating a crowd and easy savoury party muffins, produce something in-flight.

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1494126260: Make fake flowers feel loved.

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1494004036: Build art out of a photo album and a thinly slicing raw beef.

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1493333433: Make art out of a squirt gun and a dance.

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Created with Kat Sullivan, Gal Nissim, and Francesca Rodriguez Sawaya.

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1493682897: Design a high heeled shoe that muddles.

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1493477364: Construct a powerful portrait that reminds me of a candle.

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Click on the photo and zoom in on the lower right corner.

Photo by Dave Turner.

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1492648322: Make Exercise feel dull.

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1493157242: Make physical computing feel super.

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1491882292: Incorporating the natural hidden  beauty and a code editor, produce something comparable.

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1492368553: Make several small paintings in contrast to bouquet of flowers.

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1490918764: Conjoin the brooklyn waterfront and a screw to suit lazily.

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1491867008: Make a kitchen knife feel special.

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1492210546: Greatly combine a slit scanning and a chicken.

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1491165525: Make a social software feel secure.

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The video shows a demo of a Chrome extension that makes it so that every time you visit a new website, you get an alert assuring you that the website is secure. Download the Chrome extension here.

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1491692639: Using Trump’s foreign policy, create something essential.

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An incomplete list of resources to help Syrian refugees:

Refugees Welcome

Save the Children

GlobalGiving

UNHCR

Hand in Hand for Syria

Mercy USA

Catholic Relief Services

Sponsor a refugee in Canada

Syrian American Medical Society

Donors Choose

HIAS

Islamic Relief USA

Migrant Offshore Aid Foundation

Shelterbox

Oxfam

Spectra Project

Helping Hand for Relief and Development

ActionAid USA

Medical Teams International

Refugee Council USA

CARE

Refugee Center Online

UNICEF

American Refugee Committee

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1491435887: Shrilly blend a jar of peanut butter and five loose photocopy inserts.

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