Steven Soderbergh discusses his new film *The Christophers* (2025), which follows a cantankerous artist and his young assistant tasked with forging his unfinished works, exploring themes of authorship, originality, and the ethics of art-making. In an interview with ArtReview, Soderbergh also addresses his recent use of AI in a documentary about John Lennon, defending the technology as a creative tool akin to his own filmmaking process, and reflects on his career spanning genres from indie dramas to studio blockbusters.
This interview matters because it captures a prominent filmmaker grappling with urgent questions about AI's role in art, authenticity, and the cult of the artist—issues that resonate deeply in the contemporary visual art world. Soderbergh's provocations on authorship and the potential for anonymous creation challenge traditional notions of artistic value, making this relevant to debates around originality, forgery, and the impact of technology on creative production.