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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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Jack Vettriano, immensely popular artist whose market success reflected 'an appetite for the glamorous', has died, aged 73

The Art Newspaper

The sale of The Singing Butler at Sothebys in 2004, for a record price for a painting by a Scottish artist, caused a sensation and turned attention on Vettriano's critical and institutional neglect

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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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Is the Outrage Over Christie’s A.I. Auction Overblown? Artists in the Sale Weigh In

Artnet News

"The vitriol directed toward artists experimenting with A.I. shows how powerful images are for humanity," said artist Linda Dounia. Artists in the Sale Weigh In appeared first on Artnet News. The post Is the Outrage Over Christies A.I. Auction Overblown?

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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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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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Work from Anthony Caro’s personal art collection up for sale at Christie’s

The Art Newspaper

The leading lot is a painting by Caros close friend and fellow artist Kenneth Noland