August 2018 – Page 3

Is the Art Market Ready to Embrace Work Made by Artificial Intelligence? Christie’s Will Test the Waters This Fall

August 22, 2018

Art and Technology, Art Market, Auctions

Artnet - Christie’s New York will make history this fall when it becomes the first auction house to sell a work of art made by artificial intelligence. The print on canvas, a product of an algorithm developed b...

David Zwirner appoints curator-cum-Instagram-influencer as its first online sales director—why?

Artery

August 22, 2018

Art and Technology

The Art Newspaper - Reflecting the art market’s eager pursuit of e-commerce, on 1 August id Zwirner Davappointed Elena Soboleva as the gallery’s first online sales director, yet another example of galleries exp...

Queering the Body Using Encasements of Color and Light

Artery

August 22, 2018

Spotlight

Hyperallergic -Pioneer Works, an experimental playground at the reaches of Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood, is perhaps the perfect site for photographer Matthew Morrocco’s playfully heady, avant-garde project ...

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Backpack-style robot companion gives wearer two functional extra hands

Artery

August 22, 2018

Art and Technology

dezeen - The arms are manoeuvred by a distant second user wearing an Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset and operating the platform's handheld Touch controllers. The robot's "head", which peers over the should...

Flip flops with sugar-cane soles released by eco shoe brand Allbirds

Artery

August 22, 2018

Art and Technology

Dezeen - A San Francisco-based footwear startup has launched a flip flop with a sustainable sole made from sugar cane.Shoe soles are typically made from petroleum-based EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) plastic foam...

This Microscopic E. Coli ‘Painting’ Just Might Make You Sick of the Mona Lisa—Literally

Artery

August 22, 2018

Art and Technology

Artnet - A team of Italian scientists have discovered a surprising artistic use for E. coli, the bacteria that causes food poisoning. Researchers at Sapienza Università di Roma’s Institute of Nanotechnology ge...

Here Are the Most Metal Items From Black Sabbath Frontman Ronnie James Dio’s Estate Sale

Artery

August 22, 2018

Art and Culture

Artnet news - He’s the man who literally invented the “heavy metal horns” hand gesture: Ronnie James Dio. The beloved rocker, perhaps best know as Ozzy Osbourne’s replacement as lead singer of Black Sabbath, di...

Art Berlin moves to historic Tempelhof airport—but will it take off?

Artery

August 21, 2018

Art and Culture, Art Fairs, Art History

The Art Newspaper -The second edition of the newly formed Art Berlin fair will take place next month (27-30 September) in one of the city’s most celebrated but controversial landmarks, the now decommissioned Te...

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Refuse Transformed: Reuse as Social Repair

Artery

August 21, 2018

Art and Culture

Hyperallergic- Founded by philanthropists Shelley and Donald Rubin in 2010, The 8th Floor quietly and consistently hosts high quality, politically progressive art exhibitions and programs. - read more ...

Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum Appeals for Understanding

Artery

August 21, 2018

Art and Culture

The New York Times - They were made in Syria six centuries ago, and stand elegantly in a row of vitrines at the Uffizi Gallery here: five ceramic jars that once contained treatments, ointments and scents from ...

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