This New Algorithm Writes Perfect "Artspeak"

If you've ever read an artist statement or museum wall text hoping to develop a deeper understanding of the work, but come away more confused, you're not the only one. Istanbul-based artist Selçuk Artut has developed a tool to explore this familiar art world phenomenon. The code powers his latest artwork, Variable, in which a sculpture is accompanied by an automatically generated, wall-mounted electronic description à la art-world press release. "There are all of these art pieces where people are trying to give a lot of meaning with the use of extensive texts," rather than leave them open for interpretation, Artut tells me. And "there are plenty of examples of artists who are not coming up with clever ideas [in art] but who are really good at writing beautiful texts."