AI and Artworks: Object Detection, Image Classification and Iconographic Analysis

Session

Bias

16 Apr 2026, 16:45

Seminar room 1&2 (Postsparkasse)

21. Disentangling Bias – Model, Corpus, or Both?

Ellen Charlesworth (University of Luxembourg), Ms Ludovica Schaerf (University of Zurich)

16/04/2026, 16:45

Talk

This paper will showcase multiple computational approaches to explore the pictorial conventions of landscape paintings in the late 19th century, taking a comparative approach between collections from Japan, China, and the UK. These datasets will be the basis of an investigation into the use of latent space to explore cultural frameworks within museum collections.

The use of such models...

16. The Algorithmic Canon and the Politics of Non-Western Visibility in the Age of AI

Elham Etemadi (Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design)

16/04/2026, 17:05

Talk

Artificial intelligence has become an unexpected curator of global art. Tools such as ChatGPT, image generators, and search engines increasingly act as cultural institutions that reshape how artworks are perceived, classified, and archived. They decide, often invisibly, which works are seen, how they are described, and which narratives are amplified. Yet the databases behind these systems are...