Known for his “data paintings” and immersive AI installations, Anadol reflects on the debut of Zero 10, a new sector at Art Basel dedicated exclusively to digital and new-media art.

Artist Refik Anadol has long been a pioneering voice in the digital art world. ARTECHOUSE’s relationship began with him in 2019, serving as the physical platform for his U.S. exhibition debut.

Now six years later, Anadol has gone on to exhibit in the world’s most prestigious venues, such as the Museum of Metropolitan Art.

During Art Basel 2025, we spoke with him about his perspective on the launch of Zero 10, Art Basel’s first dedicated space to art created through technology.

The Intersection of AI, Robotics, and Physical Sculpture.

At the heart of the Zero 10 sector, Beeple Studios presented Regular Animals, perhaps the most discussed installation of Art Basel Miami 2025. Featuring autonomous robotic dogs equipped with hyper-realistic silicone masks of figures like Elon Musk and Andy Warhol, the work challenged the boundaries between the digital and the tactile.

For us, this installation underscores a critical trend: digital art is moving off the screen and into the physical environment. These robots interacted with the crowd, “excreting” AI-generated prints that bridged the gap between code and tangible artifact.

Bitforms Gallery curated a booth that acted as a living timeline of generative art, featuring pioneers like Manfred Mohralongside contemporary voices like Maya Man and Casey Reas.

The exhibit highlighted how custom software and algorithmic systems have moved from the “computer lab” to the “fine art gallery.”

For visitors familiar with our NYC and DC locations, seeing Manfred Mohr’s early plotter drawings alongside Maya Man’s modern data-scrapes provides essential context for the “Creative Tools” we champion daily.