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Refik Anadol

Refik Anadol is a Turkish American media artist who makes art from data and machine intelligence.He earns a BA in photography and video in 2009 and an MFA at UCLA in 2014. In 2018 his WDCH Dreams projects 100 years of Los Angeles Philharmonic archives onto Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Museum of Modern Art acquires his Unsupervised in October 2023, and TIME gives him its TIME100 Impact Award in 2025. He directs Refik Anadol Studio in Los Angeles, and he also co-founds Dataland, which opens there in June 2026.

Now at
Refik Anadol Studio, University of California, Los Angeles and Dataland
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Timeline

  1. 1985–2009

    A BA in photography and video

    Born in Istanbul in 1985, he earns a BA in photography and video in 2009.

  2. 2012–2014

    A UCLA Design Media Arts MFA

    The move to Los Angeles brings him into UCLA's Design Media Arts program, where he earns an MFA in 2014.

  3. 2018

    A projection on a concert hall

    For the Los Angeles Philharmonic's centennial in 2018, WDCH Dreams projects visuals made from 100 years of the orchestra's digital archives onto Walt Disney Concert Hall.

  4. October 2023

    MoMA acquires Unsupervised

    The Museum of Modern Art acquires Unsupervised, which becomes the first generative artwork in its permanent collection.

  5. 2024

    A UCLA alumni honor

    UCLA honors him with its Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year award in 2024.

  6. 2025

    A TIME100 Impact Award

    TIME gives him its TIME100 Impact Award in 2025.

  7. June 2026

    Dataland opens in Los Angeles

    Dataland, the world's first Museum of AI Arts, opens at The Grand LA in Downtown Los Angeles in June 2026.

  8. As of October 2026

    Directing a Los Angeles studio

    A Turkish American media artist who makes art from data and machine intelligence, he directs Refik Anadol Studio in Los Angeles and teaches at UCLA. He also co-founds Dataland.

Sources and credits

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  1. About Refik Anadol - Refik Anadol refikanadol.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Refik Anadol - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Refik Anadol — Masterworks Academy masterworks.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. MoMA Acquires Refik Anadol's 'Unsupervised,' Other Digital Artworks artnews.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. DATALAND opens in Los Angeles: the first Museum of AI Arts, dreams in data, nature, and light - hube magazine hubemag.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Refik Anadol | ZKM zkm.de. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Featured Speaker and Jury — School of Data Science datascience.virginia.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.