Refik Anadol Studio has announced that Dataland will open in Spring 2026 at The Grand LA, a Frank Gehry-designed cultural complex in downtown Los Angeles. As the world’s first Museum of AI Arts, it functions as a living space where human imagination intersects with machine creativity, redefining artistic expression in the AI era.
The museum will feature five unique galleries spanning 25,000 square feet. Ahead of the opening, the studio has provided a preview of Gallery C – Infinity Room.
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Infinity Room
Refik Anadol’s initial Infinity Room was developed at UCLA in 2014 as his first immersive data sculpture. Inspired by media architecture and the future of the Light and Space movement, it was first realised in the physical world in 2015.
The piece is a 12x12 ft perfect cube with mirrored walls, ceiling, and floors. It uses projectors to showcase pulsating black-and-white imagery, treating light as a medium and data as colour.
Over the past ten years, Infinity Room has visited 35 cities around the world and has been seen by over 10 million people. Building on this history, Dataland’s Infinity Room showcases the significant technological and artistic progress made by Refik Anadol Studio since its debut more than a decade ago.
Infinity Room will feature AI-generated scents created by the Large Nature Model and is the first immersive environment to utilise World Models, an advanced generative AI that comprehends real-world physics and spatial dynamics.
Additional details regarding memberships, ticketing, and the inaugural exhibition will be shared in the upcoming months.
Dataland's artist-in-residency programme
In line with the Museum of AI’s goal to increase public awareness of artificial intelligence and its role in boosting human creativity, Dataland has also announced the launch of its first artist residency programme in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture.
This initiative aims to support innovative artists working at the crossroads of artificial intelligence and creative practices, providing them with a unique chance to explore how AI can influence culture, storytelling, and design.
Over six months, three selected artists will develop projects that push the boundaries of human-machine collaboration. They will be supported with mentorship, funding, and cutting-edge technical resources. The residency will conclude with a public exhibition at Dataland.
