Art and Culture – Page 2

Orlando Museum Accuses Ex-Leader of Seeking Profit From Fake Basquiats

August 16, 2023

NY Times - The museum filed a lawsuit accusing its former director, Aaron De Groft, and others of using the institution to try to legitimize fake works they planned to sell. - read more ...

‘It’s the opposite of art’: why illustrators are furious about AI

Artery

June 2, 2023

Art and Culture

The Guardian - AI art generators may provide five minutes of fun for most users, but the blurring of creative and ethical boundaries is leaving many artists raging against the machine. - read more ...

Christie’s Kicks Off New York Art Week With Tepid Sales And Trepidatious Collectors

Artery

May 18, 2023

Art and Culture

art news - Christie’s double-header S.I. Newhouse and 20th Century collection sales Thursday night kicked off the auction week in New York with hardly a bang. - read more ...

A history of art in 7 colours

Artery

May 18, 2023

Art and Culture

BBC - Kelly Grovier traces the pigments that make up hidden layers in masterpieces – some of them toxic – from Picasso and Hokusai's Prussian Blue to Vermeer's shade of red. - read more ...

Florida Woman Drives Rolls-Royce Into $3M Damien Hirst

Artery

April 17, 2023

Art and Culture, Artists

Hyperallergic - Rich-on-rich crime, or revolutionary act of climate awareness activism? On the evening of March 31, an unnamed 66-year-old woman reportedly drove her 2018 Rolls-Royce Dawn through the backyard o...

Italy Imposes Five-Figure Fines for Art Vandalism

Artery

April 17, 2023

Art and Culture

Hyperallergic - Fed up with new instances of vandalism to Italy’s preserved monuments, buildings, and artwork, Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano proposed a new law at a Cabinet meeting yesterday that...

formafantasma’s exhibition at vitra design museum delves into the past & future of gardens

Artery

March 11, 2023

Art and Culture

designboom - The exhibition ‘Garden Futures’ at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany underlines the garden as a place of experimentation that enlivens a sequence of symbolism. - read more ...

London Museum Drops $3.5M on Public Toilet

Artery

January 17, 2023

Art and Culture

Hyperallergic - In a press release in November, London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) announced a £10 million (~$12M) donation in support of the gallery’s Inspiring People project, a massive renovation, refu...

$62M Announced for Art and Humanities Projects Nationwide

Artery

January 17, 2023

Art and Culture

Hyperallergic - A project bringing folk art to seniors in Indiana and a virtual museum of New Mexico’s art of the New Deal are among the NEA- and NEH-funded initiatives. - read more ...

Former Children’s Museum Director Sentenced for Child Pornography

Artery

January 17, 2023

Art and Culture

Hyperallergic - Robert Eckert, former executive director of the Lutz Children’s Museum in Manchester, Connecticut, has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for distributing child pornography, acco...