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Lacma, Moca and the Hammer Museum jointly acquire significant collection of works by Los Angeles artists

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The three museums will share 260 pieces from the collection of Jarl and Pamela Mohn, plus recent and future acquisitions of works by local artists

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The National Gallery, London: an artists’ collection for two centuries

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The gallery's curators reveal the role played by living artists and women in building the institution’s all-embracing character over the past 200 years

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New display at Tate Modern highlights role technology can play in expanding the scope of UK museum collections

The Art Newspaper

Works by four artists were created as part of the Transforming Collections: Reimagining Art, Nation and Heritage research project

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Semi-autonomous artists can offer society new means of working with AI

The Art Newspaper

Artists have a history of giving cultural and social relevance to new technology. Recent exhibitions of artificial intelligence art and a sale at Christie's New York highlight new approaches to collective ownership and governance that are applicable to the wider community

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'Regret when collecting stems from missing out on monetary gain': artist Dominic Chambers on the art he buys

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The painter, who features in a major Black figurative painting survey at the Kunstmuseum Basel, discusses his growing collection

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KAWS: the former graffiti artist turned global pop art star shows off his collector’s eye

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KAWS, the pseudonym of the American artist Brian Donnelly, is best known for his distorted cartoon characters and embracing of popular culture, even being compared to Andy Warhol. Now, a lesser-known side is revealed as works from his vast art collection go on show in New York

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A storied public art collection in California makes space for emerging artists

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The Stuart Collection at the University of California San Diego is launching an emerging artist programme with a trio of new commissions