The Louvre Museum denies reports of AI artist Claire Silver’s exhibition

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article cited reporting by Variety and statements by Claire Silver that the Louvre has since denied.

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France has denied that Claire Silver, a non-fungible token (NFT) artist who uses artificial intelligence (AI) in her work, will exhibit her latest collection there this month.

Variety first reported the news on Monday. “Her work will be presented at the legendary Paris museum The Louvre courtesy of Superchief Gallery NFT,” starting March 21, it wrote. Superchief Gallery is a physical gallery space in New York and Los Angeles that displays NFTs.

Silver also claimed on Twitter that her latest collection titled “can I tell you a secret” would premiere at the Louvre and that her one-of-a-kind NFT artwork “Love in the 4th Turning” would be on display there.

Silver tweeted on Tuesday that there was “confusion” with her announcement and that The Louvre had “not acquired my work”. “I ‘just’ exhibit there,” she said, adding that it would be facilitated by the SuperChief gallery.

A spokesperson for The Louvre told CoinDesk that the information reported “is not true.”

“There is no exhibition by this artist at the Musée du Louvre,” a spokesperson said.

SuperChief Gallery and Claire Silver did not immediately respond to CoinDesk for comment.

Silver also said Monday that she had signed for representation with global talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) as its first AI artist. “We want to bring AI art to mainstream culture together,” she tweeted about the partnership. WME did not immediately respond to CoinDesk for comment.

Silver’s “Love in the 4th Turning” is available on OpenSea, and at the time of writing, the top bid stands at 44.44 packed ether, or $62,605. The piece is currently owned by SuperChief Gallery.

Silver’s announcement was met with skepticism online from members of the traditional art space.

Others suggested that the work would be exhibited at the Carrousel du Louvre, an underground mall located near the Louvre Museum and the Place du Carrousel that regularly hosts art pop-ups.

Carrousel du Louvre did not immediately respond to CoinDesk to confirm.

Last month, pseudonymous NFT collector and influencer Cozomo de’ Medici donated several of his digital artworks to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), including artworks created by Silver.