About
Dutch artist Jeroen van der Most, or shorthand MOST, has created art with data, algorithms, and AI since 2010. He’s a Quantum art pioneer and now and then ends up in art mysteries. Like one in which an unknown MOST artwork, sold for millions in Saudi Arabia.
MOST exhibits worldwide and is a frequent international speaker about his art. His work explores the creative possibilities of new technologies, but above all rethinks technology itself:
Tech like AI is often used to exploit nature. In the art of MOST however, AI can breed deeper relationships with nature. And where regular online technologies are aimed at keeping us in the now and clicking and buying instantly. It’s a different AI in his art that connects us to beauty from long lost pasts and distant futures.
He works on a holistic form of technology that rebalances control and efficiency, with creativity and imagination. An approach in which the boundaries of art, nature, and the human, seem to break.
Exhibits
His art to date was obtained by worldwide collectors and New Zealand’s national museum Te Papa. It has been exhibited at locations as ZKM Karlsruhe, CES Las Vegas, Dutch Design Week, Museum De Lakenhal, Amsterdam KunstRai, and AAF Hong Kong.
Media
Media that covered his work included Artnet, TheNextWeb, MIT Technology Review’s The Download, GQ mag, VPRO Tegenlicht, The Guardian, The Art Newspaper, Nieuwsuur, El Pais, and NRC.
Residencies and commissions
He creates artworks autonomously, but also worked in artist residencies for institutions like Technical University Delft and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Currently he’s building an art installation about the food industry as a winner of a residency in the European Commission’s S+T+ARTS program. In the past he took on commissioned art projects for organizations like NVIDIA, Sogeti, Amnesty International, the Jumbo-Visma cycling team, NH hotels, and Nike - Footlocker.
TALKs and PERformances
MOST is a frequent international keynote speaker. He inspires audiences by blending talks and art into mesmerizing visual journeys. All created with cutting-edge tech like AI, quantum computing or NFTs. The gigs inspire to rethink technology and present an artistic future vision based on open-mindedness and creativity.
The artist has a wide range of artworks to discuss that can match the theme of an event closely. He uses performance elements and high-quality storytelling that will stand out in every line-up.
Stories like the one in which he searched for a MOST painting worth millions in the Middle East are unique in the world. Inspiring, funny, and disruptive towards how we see tech and the future. Live displays of custom art installations are also possible.
Speaker bookings included:
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit, InterContinental O2 London, UK (45 minute closing keynote)
ISE, Barcelona, Spain (day 2 keynote)
The__Dream Festival, Sintra, Portugal
Vint Symposium, Spant! theatre Bussum, The Netherlands (closing keynote)
CES - opening of the Dutch Pavilions, Las Vegas, USA
Digitalgipfel, Porsche Arena Stuttgart, Germany (closing keynote)
Erasmus Descartes Conference, Paris, France
AI founder Demo Day, Experimenta Science Dome Heilbronn, Germany (closing keynote)
Sogeti Executive Summit, Cannes, France
Lowlands, Biddinghuizen, The Netherlands
Academic lectures at institutions like Radboud University or HKU, The Netherlands
Brave New World Festival, Leiden, The Netherlands
Women in AI’s gala The magic of Artificial Intelligence, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
European Bildung day, Copenhagen, Denmark
V2_ Intelligent Machines event, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Andicom conference, Cartagena, Colombia
Epson client day, Bastogne, Belgium
Speak to inspire, De Kleine Komedie Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Full Reference List
Publicity, talks, and exhibits:
Transfer Solutions - The Art of Intelligence event, April 2024, a talk about a series of high-tech artworks and a Saudi Arabian mystery
Artphy - Groningen, March 2024, a presentation about the project Letters from Nature
Proxsys client event at Aviodrome, March 2024, a talk about art, AI, and quantum computing
Artphy - Groningen, February 2024, the project Letters from Nature is taking part in the exhibit Ars Intelligentia, as curated by Roland van Dierendonck
Monarca - Dubai, February 2024, participation in the event "Harnessing AI’s influence in the design and art spheres"
Designboom, February 2024, coverage of the Bee Barcelona live show
La Vanguardia, January 2024, article about one of the AI live shows given at ISE Barcelona
Avixa TV, January 2024, an interview about creative AI
Rise Show TV, January 2024, an interview about AI-based art
ISE Barcelona, January 2024, day 2 keynote about breaking boundaries with AI and 2 AI live shows
Si’bon yearly event at Visscher Classique car museum, January 2024, a talk about generative AI
The Digital Future of B2B, 2023, a keynote about shattering conceptions on AI and rebuilding through art
Masters magazine, 2023, an interview about AI-based art
Nationaal Congres Soaids Nederland, 2023, a performance with AI about the future of sexual health
Carlo Ratti Associati, 2023, a talk about the project Culinary Journeys as part of the S+T+ARTS program Hungry EcoCities
LUMC gallery exhibition, 2023, participation in the exhibit ‘Techniek: zorg of zegen?’
Radboud University, 2023, a guest lecture about AI based art and prompting
Fraude Film Festival at Tuschinski, 2023, an opening talk about AI based art and fraude
KZ Magazine, 2023, an article about Letters from Nature
Epson client day - Bastogne, 2023, a talk about art and AI
Sogeti Executive Summit - Cannes, 2023, a presentation about creating art with generative AI
RWTH AI week Aachen, 2023, a talk about art and AI and an exhibit of the Quantum Cat installation
Dept dinner talks, 2023, 3 talks about AI-art and the mystery of the Diriyah Star Night
Mixed Emotions Live Festival, 2023, a presentation about art and creative AI
Libreon inspiratie dag, 2023, a talk about AI based art
Nacht van Ontdekkingen, 2023, a talk and exhibit of the art project Letters from Nature
Copernicus Salon - curated by Jeroen van der Most, 2023, a group discussion on AI
Andicom - Cartagena, 2023, two talks about art and AI
Lowlands Festival, 2023, an interview / art demo / panel session during VPRO Tegenlicht’s AI event
Tableau, 2023, an article about AI-based art by Jeroen Junte
AI for Good Global Summit Geneva, 2023, ‘Blending Art + Science’, a presentation by Alessandra Sala and Sejal Amin
Design talk - HKU, 2023, a panel discussion on AI in design
AI founder Demo Day - Experimenta Science Dome Heilbronn, 2023, a keynote about creative AI and thinking like an artist
Speak to inspire 10 jaar - De Kleine Komedie, 2023, a talk about a Saudi Arabian mystery art project
Digitalgipfel - Porsche Arena Stuttgart, 2023, a keynote about AI-based art
Vint Symposium, 2023, a keynote about breaking boundaries with creative AI
WeAreBrain, 2023, an online talk about AI-based art
AI FeST by The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2023, a talk about creative AI and art
Uitkrant Amsterdam, 2023, an interview about AI, art and the Quantum Cat
iXperium Technology Talks event, Nijmegen, 2023, a talk about AI based art and rethinking technology
The__Dream festival by House of Beautiful Business, Sintra Portugal, 2023, a talk and site specific art installation
Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerpen - AI: mens, machine en creatie, 2023, participation in a discussion about AI-based art, organized by DeBuren
Sony Depthsensing Solutions Brussels, 2023, an internal presentation on creating art with new technologies
QuTech’s Quantum Computing for Industry and Public sector event, 2023, exhibit of the Quantum Cat art installation
Dutch AI conference 2023 - Jaarbeurs Utrecht, 2023, a talk about the past, present, and future of AI-based art
Go Short film festival, 2023, an interview about art, and AI-use in movie creation
HKU - Maak het (niet) met AI, 2023, a presentation about AI-based art
Design Digger Live - Pakhuis de Zwijger, 2023, a talk about AI and art at the event "Hoe kunstmatige intelligentie ons creatiever kan maken"
Radio 1 - Dit is de dag, 2023, participation in a debate on AI
Nieuwsuur, 2023, Dutch news show covering the Quantum Cat and Hyperdream artworks
The LXRY list, 2023, magazine article about the Quantum Cat
RAAIT event at Cupola XS, 2023, exhibition of the Quantum Cat
Mondai | House of AI - TU Delft, 2023, presentation about the project Letters from Nature at the event Fast-Tracking Climate Resilience with AI
CES Las Vegas, 2023, opening of the Dutch start- and scale up areas with Dutch prince Constantijn and CES director Gary Shapiro
De Morgen, 2022, “Snoepjes voor je oren: dit waren de beste podcasts van 2022”, coverage of the Diriyah Star Night podcast by Jasper van Loy
Parool, 2022, “Kunstenaar Jeroen van der Most laat digitale katten in volzinnen reflecteren op vijf ethische dilemma’s”, an article by Jan Pieter Ekker
DesignDigger, 2022, “Kunstenaar Jeroen Van Der Most verkent de ethische dilemma’s van kunstmatige intelligentie” an interview by Jeroen Junte
Nationale Nederlanden - Young Professionals event, 2022, a presentation about creative AI
IT = Kunst event, 2022, a talk on breaking boundaries with creative AI
De ECHO - an event by P-OST, 2022, coverage of the project Letters from Nature
NRC, 2022, "Vervalsing voor Saoedi-prinses", text about the Diriyah Star Night podcast series
NFT Feed - an event by Oddstream, 2022, a talk about NFTs
Trouw, 2022, "Of een kunstwerk echt is of nep, dat maakt Saudiërs niet uit", article covering the Diriyah Star Night podcast series
The Mystery of the Diriyah Star Night, 2022, launch of a podcast series about the story by journalist Lex Boon
Partos Innovation Festival, 2022, a talk about social justice and AI based art
Computable awards, 2022, a talk about the Mystery of the Diriyah Star Night
TU Delft, The-art-of-scientific-computing event, 2022, a talk about using AI and the new DelftBlue supercomputer to create art
Radboud University, 2022, a lecture for the AI honours program
SvJ media, 2022, "Verandert DALL-E onze kunst?" by Maud Hekman
Wissenschaftskommunikation.de, 2022, “We want to give nature an active part in the debate”
GQ magazine UK, 2022, “The Mystery of the Diriyah Starry Night”, a long read by Will Coldwell
NEMO Studio, 2022, opening of the exhibit Project Morgen that includes the art project Letters from Nature
AUAS, Food for Thought event, 2022, a talk about AI based art
Centre des Arts Enghien les Bains - Paris, 2022, Opening of the exhibit BioMedia, that includes the artwork Letters from Nature
Gartner Data & Analytics Summit 2022 London, 2022, a 45 minute keynote: “Breaking boundaries with creative AI”
Jumbo-Visma cycling team, 2022, unveiling of an AI-generated Tour de France jersey
De Dataloog podcast, 2022, “Letters from Nature - De waarde van betekenis”
NEMO Kennislink - Thinking Planet event, 2022, a presentation about the art project Letters from Nature
AI & Humanities, Help, Hype or Hassle, 2022, a talk about AI-based art at this Leiden university event
Women in AI x Shutterstock: Break the Bias, 2022, a panel discussion and metaverse exhibit participation
BK Talks: Data, data, data, 2022, a panel discussion at TU Delft about design in the era of AI
Parool, 2021, “De uitvinder, de prinses en het schilderij”, a 12-page story by journalist Lex Boon about the Diriyah Star Night story
ZKM Karlsruhe, 2021, Opening of the exhibition BioMedia (December 21 - August 22), that includes the artwork Letters from Nature
NVIDIA AI Expert program, 2021, Online presentation of an AI-based artwork created for program participants
VPRO’s DIkke Data Show, 2021, Creation of an AI based artwork in this TV program for kids
NEMO Kennislink, 2021, “Kunstmatige intelligentie geeft natuur een stem”
Leidsch Dagblad, 2021, “Museum De Lakenhal in teken van verslaving aan spullen”
Leiden University / universiteitleiden.nl, 2021, article on the artwork Letters from Nature and exhibition of the piece in museum De Lakenhal
Academy for Information & Management, 2021, A lecture on art, AI, and a creative framework for emerging technologies
Dutch Design Week, 2021, Exhibition of the artwork The Spirit Machine
Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, 2021, opening of the exhibit “If Things Grow Wrong” (October 21 - March 22) that includes the artwork Letters from Nature
NVIDIA AI Expert program - AI and creativity, 2021, an online talk about art and a new view on AI
International Conference on Computational Creativity, 2021, participation in the online art exhibit
Algo Podcast by Amjad Hussain, 2021, “Jeroen van der Most on Art, AI, and Consciousness”
Mister Motley Magazine, 2021, “We denken dat we de taart kunnen blijven eten zonder dik te worden - kunst en de klimaatcrisis” by Tosca Hellemans
The Common Reader, a Journal of the Essay, 2021, “Montessori Meets AI” an article by Jeannette Cooperman
New Week Same Humans newsletter by David Mattin, 2021, coverage of The Spirit Machine artwork
Leiden University / universiteitleiden.nl, 2021, publication about the artwork Letters from Nature
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Co-creating Experiences event: Collaborative approaches in edutainment design, 2021, coverage of the project Letters from Nature
International Montessori Association, 2021, online article about the launch of the artwork The Spirit Machine
NRC Future Affairs newsletter by Wouter van Noort, 2021, coverage of artwork The Spirit Machine
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Automation NOW! event, 2021, a talk about three AI-based art projects
Radboud University / ru.nl, The Spirit Machine, 2021, a publication about the artwork the Spirit Machine
Experience by Design podcast, 2021, a conversation around the question: Are AI and algorithms ushering in a new age of art?
Turning magazine, 2021, publication of the artwork Metamorphosis
Impact Design, a podcast by Yasmine Mahmoudieh, 2021, a talk about AI, art, and our relationship with nature
HEC Paris, AI in service of arts and culture course, 2021, an online interview about art, AI, and the cultural sector
Amsterdam University of the Arts, Fine Art in Education program, 2021, an online interview about art and AI
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Museums in Context course, 2021, an online presentation and interview about several artworks
The Dutch national NeurIPS debriefing, 2021, a presentation about the project Letters from Nature
MIT Technology Review’s newsletter The Download, 2021, coverage of artwork The Shard Transformation
NRC Future Affairs newsletter by Wouter van Noort, 2021, coverage of artwork The Shard Transformation
NeurIPS, 2020, display of work in the online gallery of the Machine Learning for Creativity and Design Workshop. Curated by Luba Elliott
VPRO Magazine, 2020, “De ultieme troost van de slimme machine” an article by journalist Bennie Mols
Responsible AI event, hosted by Xomnia, 2020, a presentation about the art project Letters from Nature
Klokhuis - Digitale kunst, 2020, guest in this Dutch TV program for kids, explaining AI and how you create art with it
The (In)Justice Of AI Conference, TU Delft, 2020, a presentation about the Letters from Nature project
TheNextWeb.com, 2020, “Meet the AI-generated bipartisan president of the US”
Futuroprossimo.it Italy, 2020, “US elections: an AI has already chosen the perfect bipartisan president”
Aitimes.com Korea, 2020, “Biden and Trump combined by AI, who’s the real US president?”
Artificia.pro, 2020, “Letters from Nature”
Finding inspiration, a podcast by Jason Teunissen, 2020, a podcast about art, design, and creative AI
V2_, Intelligent Machines event, Rotterdam, 2020, a presentation on the past, present, and future of AI
Mindhack! Summit, Vellore Institute for Technology, India, 2020, a presentation about creative AI at this online conference
Sogeti, online sessions, 2020, a series of 7 live online presentations about art and AI in sessions with Sogeti clients and employees in 7 different countries
BYOB event, Utrecht, 2020, a projection of the Letters from Nature project on the Centraal Museum
Kunst & Wetenschap, 2020, two artworks and a vision on the future of AI, published in this new book by Peter de Jaeger
TheNextWeb.com, 2020, “GPT-3 writes climate change protest letters to Trump, Xi, and Putin”
Rockingrobots.nl, 2020, “AI geeft de natuur een stem”
KI - Champions Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, 2020, an online talk about art, AI, and art-business synergies at this online conference
Emerce.nl, 2020, “Na het coronavirus zal artificiële intelligentie de culturele sector verder ontwrichten.”
VINT Symposium - Reshape: The New Possible, Bussum, The Netherlands, 2020, a live interview and unveiling of new AI based artwork
European Bildung day, Copenhagen, 2020, a live online presentation about art, AI and a new narrative on technology
Make Change Work, 2020, a Dutch podcast interview on AI, work and change by www.makechangework.nl
Women in AI, event "The magic of ARTificial intelligence", The Grand hotel, Amsterdam, 2020. A talk about art, AI and an exhibit of art pieces
Olivijn Gallery and Restaurant, Haarlem, 2020. A presentation on art and AI, plus a display of art pieces
NeurIPS, Vancouver, 2019. Work was curated for the online art gallery of the conference’s workshop on Machine Learning for Creativity and Design (as curated by Luba Elliott)
Write for Rights, Amnesty International event, Amsterdam, 2019. An art piece unveiling
Bildung Academy Amsterdam, 2019. A lecture about art, AI and the discovery of the self
Groningen University, Dies Natalis conference, 2019. A presentation about art, AI and ethics at the conference "Ethics and social responsibility of AI"
Utrecht University, SIB-Utrecht, 2019. A lecture about art and AI for the student association for international relations
ICCV, Seoul, 2019. Display in the online art gallery of the International Conference on Computer Vision’s workshop about art, fashion and design. Curated by Luba Elliott
De Ingenieur, 2019. "Ideeenversneller". A 5 page article on AI illustrated with art pieces by journalist Bennie Mols
23 Innovations in Digital Communication, 2019. A two page spread of an artwork in this new book by P. Ketelaar, J. Aarts and S. Demir
Three events by Amnesty International, 2019. Revealings of an artwork by Van der Most to honor albino activist Gilbert Andrews in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem
Nacht van de kunst en wetenschap / Night of the arts and sciences, 2019. Two presentations about art, AI and the self in Groningen, The Netherlands
The human factor, 2019. A presentation by Van der Most about his art and AI. Amersfoort, The Netherlands
VPRO Tegenlicht, 2019. An interview with Van der Most about art, AI, and technology in relation to the phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs, as described by writer David Graebner
Computer Idee, 2019. "Computer maakt kunst". A two page visual showing several art pieces and a short interview
Erasmus Descartes Conference, Paris, 2018, a presentation by Van der Most about his art and current AI developments
Radboud University, 2018, a lecture by Van der Most about his art and AI
Future Based, 2018, a continuous email conversation about art, AI and technology publicised online at www.futurebased.org
Dutch national congress on hiv and STD’s, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, 2017, "Art by Jeroen van der Most", an inspirational talk on the use of AI by Van der Most
Utrecht University, symposium artificial creativity, 2017, "The age of ultimation", a lecture by Van der Most
Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities Theses, Busnach, Z., 2017, "Contemporary European art images of asylum seekers: from case studies to issues of representation"
SublimeFM, nieuws van de vooruitgang, 2016, three blog articles by Van der Most on the future of art, museums, and AI
Visualnews.com, 2016, "Artist reminds you of all that's been lost in the Syrian conflict"
AD.nl, 2016, "Helft bevolking genadeloos gewist door kunstenaar"
The Guardian, 2016, "New Rembrandt to be unveiled in Amsterdam"
NOS Journaal / news, 2016, TV item about the unveiling of a new data based Rembrandt painting
Parool, 2016, "De volgende Rembrandt"
BNR, 2014-2016, a series of 40 on air art columns by Van der Most
Universiteit Gent, scriptie Jodts, S., 2015 "Opkomst en invloed van de digitalisering in het kunstproces"
Funda, 2015, presentation by Van der Most of a new art piece to the employees at the opening of their new office
NRC.nl, 2015, "Online kunstwerk tegen het denken in gemiddelden in vluchtelingendebat"
The Creator's Project, 2015, "How refugees are changing 'the face' of the Netherlands"
Atelier Magazine, 2015, "Hyperdream"
Vrij Nederland, 2014, "Een statistische kunstenaar berekende de essentie van de keuken van Sterrenrestaurant Vermeer"
The Art Newspaper, 2014, "Van Gogh's missing oeuvre"
Artnet.com, 2014, "Computer technology generates Van Gogh's next painting"
At5, cultuur in de stad, 2014, on air evalutation of a new art exhibition by Van der Most
ANP, Telegraaf, Volkskrant, Parool, 2013, "Gemiddelde Rembrandt is bruin, Van Gogh groen"
Trouw, 2013, "Een gemiddeld schilderij van Hollandse meesters lijkt in niets op de echte werken"
Noordhollands Dagblad, 2012, "Datakunst aan de muur en op bord"
Trendwatching.com, springwise.com, 2011, "Twitter portraits"
El PAís, 2011, "Retratos en 140 caracteres"