May, 2024

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The art world’s AI dilemma: how can artists and museums thrive when big tech controls the monetising of artificial intelligence?

The Art Newspaper

The presence of AI in every aspect of life has been a fact for the past 20 months. With the publication of the Stanford AI Index, two areas have come into focus. For museums, how to work with industry giants, without having their offering "distanced" by the summarising power of AI.

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A Man Was Ordered to Build a Fence to Hide His Boat. He Asked an Artist to Paint the Boat on the Fence

Artnet News

Hilarity—and virality—ensued. The post A Man Was Ordered to Build a Fence to Hide His Boat. He Asked an Artist to Paint the Boat on the Fence appeared first on Artnet News.

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A photography exhibit about the West Bank ignites tensions in Newton

Wbur

Protesters effectively shut down a reception for the exhibit, sparking questions about free speech and the role of public libraries in civic discourse. Protesters effectively shut down a reception for the exhibit, sparking questions about free speech and the role of public libraries in civic discourse.

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The Found Object Show/art without intent

Maine Antique Digest

New York City The Found Object Show/art without intent is a show about patina, said Adam Irish of Old as Adam, an antiques dealer from Providence, Rhode Island, who manages the event. Found objects were not intentionally made by the maker to be “art.

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The Tudor blockbuster: why Holbein still mesmerises 500 years on

The Art Newspaper

"There is evidently something about Holbein that resonates strongly with modern audiences"

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David Hockney catalogue raisonné in the pipeline with painting volume expected in 2026

The Art Newspaper

More than 35,000 works to be documented over 20 years

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By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction, May 2024

Artnet News

Let the numbers tell the story. The post By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction, May 2024 appeared first on Artnet News.

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Remnants of a Legendary Typeface Have Been Rescued from the River Thames

Artnet News

The Doves typeface was thrown into the water a century ago, following a dispute between its creators. Pieces of it are now on show in London.

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Surrealist Fantasy Sets $28.5 Million Record for Leonora Carrington at Sotheby’s

Artnet News

The winning bidder was beaten out by another collector when the work was offered at the house 30 years ago. That time, it sold for just $475,500. The post Surrealist Fantasy Sets $28.5 Million Record for Leonora Carrington at Sotheby’s appeared first on Artnet News.

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A New Show Celebrates Surrealist Photographer Dora Maar on Her Own Terms

Artnet News

The exhibition of Maar's photographs and photograms brings her out from Picasso's shadow. The post A New Show Celebrates Surrealist Photographer Dora Maar on Her Own Terms appeared first on Artnet News.

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One of Manet’s Final Paintings Makes an Ultra-Rare Appearance in New York

Artnet News

For a few more days, a luminous still life by the artist is on view at Sotheby's. On May 15, it will be sold. The post One of Manet’s Final Paintings Makes an Ultra-Rare Appearance in New York appeared first on Artnet News.

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Hockney meets a Renaissance master in National Gallery two-hander

The Art Newspaper

Exhibition to explore David Hockney’s lifelong association with the London museum and engagement with Piero della Francesca’s “The Baptism of Christ“

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Salvador Dalí’s Rarely Seen Floral Works Blossom in a New Show

Artnet News

"Reimagining Nature" brings together the Surrealist's floral suites for the first time in two decades. The post Salvador Dalí’s Rarely Seen Floral Works Blossom in a New Show appeared first on Artnet News.

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Experimental silent films by Man Ray, restored and with new scores, return to the big screen

The Art Newspaper

Four short films May Ray made in the 1920s are being re-released with new music by Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan’s band SQÜRL

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Free to a Good Home: Artists Launch a New Fair to Clear Unsold Works From Their Studios

Artnet News

Collectors must agree to a five-year vesting period in the "sale" contracts. The post Free to a Good Home: Artists Launch a New Fair to Clear Unsold Works From Their Studios appeared first on Artnet News.

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British Museum recovers a further 268 stolen objects

The Art Newspaper

The institution’s chair George Osborne has described the total number of items returned as a result that “few expected”, though more than 800 remain missing

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Cleveland Museum of Art will return ancient statue to Libya

The Art Newspaper

The two-foot-tall artefact, which hails from Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty, will remain on view in Cleveland for "a few years"

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The Louvre Unveils Its Iconic Delacroix After a Stunning Restoration

Artnet News

Delacroix’s revolutionary masterpiece has been returned to its full color, after eight layers of varnish were removed. The post The Louvre Unveils Its Iconic Delacroix After a Stunning Restoration appeared first on Artnet News.

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The US sculpture park communicating difficult truths amid a cultural backlash

The Art Newspaper

In a time of increased lawsuits over diversity initiatives, a civil rights organisation aims to make the history and legacy of slavery in the US undeniable through art and first-person narratives

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How drinking too much coffee fuelled Van Gogh’s work

The Art Newspaper

A highly personal still-life painting featuring a pot, milk jug and cups offers an insight into daily life in the Yellow House

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Sotheby’s to lay off dozens of employees in UK with further cuts planned in other locations

The Art Newspaper

Auction house is in “consultation period” ahead of redundancies, sources say

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Revealed: This Season’s Auction Consignors, from Influential Financiers to a Storied Gallerist

Artnet News

Major pieces by Joan Mitchell, Frank Stella, and Julie Mehretu are headed to the block next week. The Art Detective knows who is sending them there. The post Revealed: This Season’s Auction Consignors, from Influential Financiers to a Storied Gallerist appeared first on Artnet News.

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New ‘Caravaggio’ work unveiled at the Prado divides scholars

The Art Newspaper

Ecce Homo work goes on show at Madrid museum but some critics disagree with new attribution

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From Venetian Fruit Stands to the Tokyo Underground with Yuko Mohri

Artnet News

In this edition of 'Source Material,' the Japanese artist takes us on an intimate tour behind her national pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The post From Venetian Fruit Stands to the Tokyo Underground with Yuko Mohri appeared first on Artnet News.

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Hackers claim responsibility for Christie's cyberattack and threaten to release client data

The Art Newspaper

The group RansomHub say they are behind the attack that took down the auction house's website earlier this month

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Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart at centre of portrait controversy

The Art Newspaper

Mining magnate asked National Gallery of Australia to remove depiction by Aboriginal artist Vincent Namatjira

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New York dealer Annina Nosei donates catalogues to Magazzino Italian Art

The Art Newspaper

The gallery catalogues range from 1986 to 2005

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Club for working class people in art world to launch in London

The Art Newspaper

The independent organisation, called Arts and Graft, will host events to support visual arts workers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds in the UK

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Damien Hirst backdated at least 1,000 paintings from his NFT project, investigation reveals

The Art Newspaper

Discrepancies in the dates of Hirst's works are—once again—coming under scrutiny

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As Seen on ‘Furiosa’: A Romantic Painting Emerges Amid a Desert Wasteland

Artnet News

John William Waterhouse cameos in the latest installment of George Miller's Mad Max franchise. The post As Seen on ‘Furiosa’: A Romantic Painting Emerges Amid a Desert Wasteland appeared first on Artnet News.

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Sotheby's makes $198.1m in consistently strong Modern evening sale in New York

The Art Newspaper

The results were led by Monet's 'Meules à Giverny' and Leonora Carrington's record-breaking 'Les Distractions de Dagobert'

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Julian Assange miniature goes on show (unofficially) at the V&A

The Art Newspaper

Hand-painted portraits of the WikiLeaks founder and his wife Stella were smuggled into a display case at the London museum in April

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A.I. Flags Renoir and Monet Works As Fakes

Artnet News

The works are among 40 supposed counterfeits flagged by Art Recognition software. The post A.I. Flags Renoir and Monet Works As Fakes appeared first on Artnet News.

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‘A Plaything for Rich People and Fancy Museums’? Reevaluating Impressionism at 150

Artnet News

A number of exhibitions find new ways to look at this much-studied movement. The post ‘A Plaything for Rich People and Fancy Museums’? Reevaluating Impressionism at 150 appeared first on Artnet News.

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The Gray Market: Why Sotheby’s $700m art-backed debt security is an acid test for the trade’s intentions

The Art Newspaper

The large-scale investment vehicle raises major questions about who gets to decide where, how and to whom art circulates

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Artist Ian Mwesiga Crafts Seductive, Eerie Paintings That Challenge Reality

Artnet News

We spoke with the Ugandan artist about his blue-hued, metaphysical paintings. The post Artist Ian Mwesiga Crafts Seductive, Eerie Paintings That Challenge Reality appeared first on Artnet News.

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Southern Brazil’s museums and historical sites threatened by torrential rains and flooding

The Art Newspaper

In the past month, record rainfall has wreaked havoc on the state of Rio Grande do Sul

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