Arts & Culture

Immersive Dvořák Dreams exhibition to head to Washington DC

Featured Image: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The US is set to welcome the premiere of Dvořák Dreams – an immersive, AI-generated digital exhibition from Turkish artist Refik Anadol. 

Dvořák Dreams, commissioned by the 0xCollection, takes the music of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák and transforms it into dynamic visualisations – using Refik Anadol’s signature algorithms trained on Dvořák’s original data, music and records. The exhibition combines music, art and technology to create a striking experience.

0xCollection is a digital, new media, and time-based art collection and initiative based in Basel, Switzerland.

The exhibition will be held this month between September 2-24 on the Reach Plaza at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (pictured) in Washington DC. Dvořák Dreams will complement a range of festivities as part of the five-year anniversary of Reach, the Kennedy Center’s first campus expansion.

Support from multi-national lottery operator Allwyn means that the exhibition will be open to the public for free. It is the second year that Allwyn has supported an international tour of this exhibition.

“Art has an unparalleled ability to foster connection and collaboration by transcending boundaries, sparking creativity and fostering cultural exchange,” said Katarína Kohlmayer, member of Allwyn’s board of directors.

“Just like our lotteries, art makes it possible for groundbreaking innovations to reach a global audience, bringing people together.”

Wayne Pickup, chief executive of Allwyn North America, added: “We are delighted to share this extraordinary exhibition with the US. As a leading operator, supplier and business partner to lotteries around the world, Allwyn brings game innovation to players – just as Refik Anadol is breaking new ground in the world of digital art.

“This collaboration between Allwyn and the Kennedy Center reflects our mutual commitment to building a community where innovation and creativity thrive.”