Art Dirt: Can AI Generate Good Art & Writing?

Brandon Zech, Jessica Fuentes, and Nicholas Frank speak about issues around AI-generated art and writing following ArtReview USA's unauthorized republication of articles published by Glasstire. “Whenever I have someone ask me if I am scared about AI, and if it's going to take my job or do what Glasstire does, my answer is always no, in part because the writing that we do... is about opinions and points of view and digesting things and processing them in a very human way.” See related readings here: https://glasstire.com/2026/07/12/art-dirt-can-ai-generate-good-art-writing/ Thanks to this week's podcast sponsor, the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, which is presenting the exhibition Mary Ellen Carroll: How To Talk Dirty and Influence People through November 1, 2026. Focusing on a selection of key projects spanning over 40 years, this is the first-ever exhibition to survey the work of the acclaimed multidisciplinary artist. The show charts the import and impact of the artist's exploration of some of the most urgent issues of our time, including environmentalism, architectural and technological infrastructure, immigration, and urban legislation, as well as the artist’s engagement with questions of sexuality, identity, and being. To learn more, go here: https://camh.org/event/mary-ellen-carroll-how-to-talk-dirty-and-influence-people/