Why it’s interesting
Diffuse Control is a twelve-screen sculpture by Beeple that continually transforms public-domain works from LACMA’s collection. Patterns bloom, figures soften into unfamiliar forms, and audience choices become part of a changing stream of video. The central artwork is therefore not one finished generation but a museum-scale image machine whose behavior shifts with the material selected by visitors, the artist’s custom system, and each curatorial iteration. Watching several versions makes those influences easier to see than judging one still frame.
How to try it
Begin with the full project footage on Beeple Studios to understand the physical arrangement of the twelve displays and the audience interaction. Then open LACMA’s exhibition archive and its five curatorial records, comparing how different groups of collection objects alter the colors, figures, and motion produced by the system. The original museum run ended in January 2026, so the work is no longer presented here as a live installation. Its official videos and essays remain free to view online without an account or local software.
Requirements and sources
The project is credited to Beeple, also known as Mike Winkelmann, and LACMA. LACMA’s exhibition archive, Beeple Studios’ installation page, and the museum’s curatorial article support the exhibition dates, twelve-screen format, use of public-domain collection material, and current archival status. A custom generative model continuously turns selected artworks into video, while visitor input and curatorial choices affect what the system receives. The output is an artistic transformation rather than a conservation image, historical reconstruction, or statement about the source artists’ intentions.