Article date: Thursday, August 15, 2024
California Judge allows Artists' Copyright Claims to proceed Against AI Firms
A group of artists can continue to pursue some claims that Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Runway AI's artificial intelligence-based image generation systems infringe their copyrights, a California federal judge has ruled.
Article date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Banksy's 8-th Work in 8 Days appears on London Zoo Gates
A new Banksy artwork appearing at the London Zoo has been confirmed as the latest and final image in Banksy's surprise animal art trail across London.
Article date: Monday, August 12, 2024
The Eighth Banksy Animal Artwork to emerge in London in Eight Days
Banksy has unveiled an eighth new London mural in eight days - showing a rhino mounting a Nissan Micra with a traffic cone on its bonnet.
Article date: Monday, August 12, 2024
Banksy unveils Seventh Work in a Week in London
Banksy on Sunday unveiled a new artwork in London, depicting a shoal of fish on a police sentry box, his seventh animal-themed piece in London over the last week.
Article date: Monday, August 12, 2024
Pompeii, the Remains of two More Victims of the Eruption found in Region IX
Finds continue to be made in the excavations of Region IX, Insula 10 in Pompeii, where archaeological investigations are underway as part of a larger project to secure the edge of the site.
Article date: Monday, August 12, 2024
5-Star Exhibition at The Met to Explore Arts of Japan Through Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting
In East Asian cultures, the arts of poetry, calligraphy, and painting have traditionally been referred to as “the three perfections.” A selection of works spanning the three forms of art—all created in Japan over the course of nearly a millennium—will be displayed in the exhibition The Three Perfections: Japanese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting from the Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, opened August 10, 2024, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Article date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
Cover Art showing Marvel hero Deadpool’s First Appearance could sell for $7.5 million
That’s the rallying cry heard throughout Deadpool & Wolverine, which became the highest-grossing R-rated movie ever just days after its July 26 release. It’s also the perfect reaction to the news that Heritage Auctions is offering for sale the original artwork Rob Liefeld penciled and inked for the cover of New Mutants No. 98, which introduced Marvel Comics’ Merc With a Mouth.
Article date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
Banksy’s Sixth Artwork, a stretching Cat, is already taken Down
The sixth Banksy in one week, which showed a silhouette of a cat on an empty billboard in London is being taken down.
Article date: Saturday, August 10, 2024
Kasper König, one of Germany's most Influential Curators, has died at the Age of 80
Kasper König's death was announced by the Museum Ludwig in Cologne which he directed for twelve years until 2012.
Article date: Friday, August 9, 2024
A New Day, a New Banksy
Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new artwork of two pelicans above a fish and chip shop in north-east London.
Article date: Friday, August 9, 2024
Ukraine appeals to UN due over Russia’s destruction of Tauric Chersonese
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Ombudsman, called on the UN to respond to Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage, including the Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese. It is Crimea’s unique historical and archaeological monument included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Article date: Thursday, August 8, 2024
New Banksy Piece stolen one hour after he shared Pictures of his Fourth Animal Work
A group of men were seen taking down the artwork from the roof of a shop in Peckham, south London.
Article date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Three Monkeys, Two Elephants and One Goat
Banksy has posted another artwork in London, marking the third piece of a new animal-themed collection - this time featuring monkeys.
Article date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Yayoi Kusama has unveiled a New Public Sculpture outside the UK’s Busiest Railway Station
Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama uses her most recognisable motif, polka dots, as inspiration to create Infinite Accumulation, a soaring permanent sculpture at the UK's busiest station, London Liverpool Street
Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
The Manton Foundation donates $12 million to The Courtauld to create The Manton Centre for British Art
The Manton Foundation has donated $12 million to The Courtauld to create the Manton Centre for British Art, it was announced today.
Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Amsterdam's Kunstverein published Open Letter as funding dries up
Amsterdam’s Kunstverein has published an open letter signed by the leaders of arts institutions in support of the Kunstverein after it was recently denied government subsidies owing to “lack of budget” despite receiving a positive rating from the Mondriaan Fund.
Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Philanthropy Factory: A New Initiative benefiting Warhol Foundation Grantees
Honoring Andy Warhol’s philanthropic legacy on his birthday, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced Philanthropy Factory, a new initiative that provides an opportunity for recent grantees to benefit from the sale of Warhol works from the Foundation’s collection.
Article date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Whitney Museum Picks Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer to Curate 2026 Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Museum of American Art announces that the next Whitney Biennial will be co-organized by Museum curators Marcela Guerrero and Drew Sawyer. Guerrero, the DeMartini Family Curator, and Sawyer, the Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography, will lead the development of the eighty-second edition of the Museum’s landmark exhibition series, set to open in spring 2026.
Article date: Monday, August 5, 2024
Chus Martínez appointed Artistic Director of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts
MGLC, the International Centre of Graphic Arts, is pleased to announce the appointment of renowned curator, lecturer and researcher Chus Martínez as Artistic Director of the 36th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts (2025). The 2025 edition takes place June 6–October 12, 2025.
Article date: Monday, August 5, 2024
Anne Frank Statue in Amsterdam defaced Again
The statue of Anne Frank on Merwedeplein square was defaced again. ‘Free Gaza’ was sprayed on the statue with red paint, and the hands had also been painted red. The statue was similarly defaced on July 9.