An immersive new exhibit will take over the 30,000 square foot Hall of Lights in New York City to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop culture with never-before-seen and archival footage …
Interior Design
Meet AICCA, artist Mario Klingemann’s new AI-powered robot dog that generates – and poops – art reviews
Like you, German artist Mario Klingemann found himself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of AI-generated art. With the emergence of text-to-image tools in particular, artistic creation has been automated and …
Japanese police investigate a Canadian teenager after he was caught defacing an ancient Buddhist temple
Last Friday, a Canadian teenager was caught carving his name on the UNESCO-listed Toshodaiji Kondo temple in Nara, Japan. The 17-year-old boy was questioned by police after a Japanese visitor …
Ornate Viking-era relic found by UK metal detector could fetch over $30,000 at auction
A 1,000-year-old Viking relic, discovered in a field in Norfolk, UK, by an amateur metal detectorist, is up for auction, where it could fetch over $30,000. Jason Jones, who works …
Swedish Conceptual Art Duo Sells New Series of Albrecht Dürer Prints to Offer Alternative to Museum Alienation
by Albrecht Durer Melancholy I (1514) is one of the most famous and mysterious prints in the world. The immensely detailed engraving depicts the personification of “melancholy” – one of …
Fang Lijun takes us inside his Beijing studio, where the artist listens to historical audiobooks while painting his now iconic laughing faces
Renowned Chinese artist Fang Lijun has been in the same studio for 30 years, moving into his Beijing studio in 1993. In the decades since, Fang has rocketed to a …
Australia has ‘suspended’ its major public art programme, scrapping sculptor Alex Seton’s commission for Hyde Park Barracks
One of Australia’s biggest public art programs has been abruptly cancelled, leaving an artist’s project in limbo after 18 months of work. In May, Australian sculptor Alex Seton was told …
For his first exhibition in an American museum, artist Wynnie Mynerva reimagined the myth of creation as an act of rebellion against patriarchy
There is a patriarchal bent in many creation myths. In Christian teaching, for example, God created Adam from dust and Eve from Adam’s rib; woman is both a product of …
Tupac Shakur’s self-designed ‘Crown’ ring could fetch $300,000 at Sotheby’s auction commemorating 50 years of hip-hop
A diamond and ruby ring designed by rap legend Tupac Shakur will lead Sotheby’s hip hop auction ending July 25. The Rap Crown Jewels are expected to fetch at least …
Archaeologists in the UK have just unearthed a trove of 800 Ice Age tools, including ‘giant’ hand axes almost too big to hold
A trove of around 800 stone tools, including what archaeologists have described as “giant hand axes”, has been discovered during a dig in Kent, England, shedding light on a time …