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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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Long undervalued, Bangladeshi artists begin to rise at auction

The Art Newspaper

Modernist paintings by artists such as Zainul Abedin and Mohammad Kibria soared past their estimates at recent sales in New York

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Historical auction results show centuries-old demand for women artists

The Art Newspaper

Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today

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1-54 Marrakech fair opens with strong sales and a spotlight on Morocco’s growing art scene

The Art Newspaper

Sales highlights from the VIP preview include a major Amoako Boafo acquisition and works by leading Moroccan artists

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Emily Carr painting bought for $50 at barn sale could bring $148,000 at auction

The Art Newspaper

The 1912 painting is believed ot have been gifted by the artist to friends who later moved to the Hamptons, where a discerning dealer nabbed it decades later for a bargain

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Magritte painting could bring more than $95m at Christie's marquee New York sales this autumn

The Art Newspaper

If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist

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San Francisco gallery capitalises on Leonora Carrington’s auction success

The Art Newspaper

Fairgoers flock to stand dedicated to the Surrealist artist after Sotheby’s sale of painting last month for $28.5m

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