“There is, in reality, a virtual self”, is how the late Ryuichi Sakamoto called his final project. As enigmatic as it is, it’s a description that, if it doesn’t resonate …
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Famous Artist Collapses on Henry Street, The Case of Allan Schwartzman and the Delicious Sandwich Mix, and Other Juicy Art World Gossip
Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column from original scoops. If you have any advice, email Annie Armstrong at [email protected]. AN ARTIST-RUN GALLERY EXPANDS ON HENRY …
A Danish artist has launched an AI ‘camera’ that generates images using your geolocation data
Bjørn Karmann’s camera, named Paragraphica, uses censors and geolocation data, including weather conditions, to create a stream of text which is then converted into a “photo”, according to his website. …
James Murdoch talks about his vision for Art Basel and the future of culture
Welcome to Art Angle, an Artnet News podcast that dives into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story to earth. Join us …
The Sackler family of art patrons must pay $6 billion to fight the opioid crisis – in exchange for immunity from civil lawsuits
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has approved a new agreement in the Purdue Pharma settlement, ordering the Sackler family to pay $6 …
A Florence museum has won its case against a publisher who used a ‘mortifying and humiliating’ image of Michelangelo’s ‘David’
An Italian court has ruled in favor of Florence’s Gallerie dell’Accademia in its lawsuit against the Edizioni Conde Nast publishing house, which used an image of Michelangelo David without authorization. …
Argentinian soccer fans slam a new bronze statue of a former club coach for his comically tall cojones
Argentinian soccer club River Plate is facing backlash from fans for exaggerating genitalia on a new sculpture of former coach Marcelo Gallardo. Gallardo, 47, who left the team at the …
7 questions to British artist Francesca Mollett about how fireflies, canals and ancient caves inspire her luminous canvases
british painter Francesca Mollet (b. 1991) has a practice centered on the in-depth study and investigation of the many facets of space, from the built environment to the quality of …
Sotheby’s has signed a deal to buy the iconic Breuer Building from the Whitney Museum for around $100 million
The Whitney Museum of American Art has agreed to sell its iconic Breuer Building on Madison Avenue to Sotheby’s, marking a tectonic changing of the guard in the art world, …
An ancient rock art site in Australia, home to a million petroglyphs, has been damaged by petrochemical emissions, scientists say
On the Burrup Peninsula in northwest Australia, uncontrolled emissions from the petrochemical industry threaten not only the region’s natural environment, but also its rich cultural heritage. The strip of land …