Andra Matei (L), the free-speech lawyer representing ODEE (R), says they will “take the fight to the very end.” COURTESY Andra Matei On Thursday, a judge in the UK ruled in favor of Iceland’s largest fishing company, Samherji, after it sued an Icelandic artist who, posing as the company, apologized for its alleged role in …
Walter Dahn. Photo Andrea Stappert Walter Dahn, an artist whose paintings reacted against Minimalism and Conceptualism with humor and grace, earning him a cult following both within Germany and abroad, has died at 70. His death was announced on Wednesday by his gallery, Sprüth Magers, which did not state a cause. Dahn was a member …
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Ai-Da Robot (Aidan Meller), A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing, 2024. Courtesy of Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s recently sold the first artwork made by a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for $1 million, blasting past its estimate of $120,000 to $180,000. On November 7, the artwork A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024) by the …
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King Arthur’s Hall probably has nothing to do with the king, who himself may not have existed. courtesy Cornwall National Landscape An inconspicuous stone and turf monument on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, southwest England, is likely 4,000 years older than first thought, according to local archaeologists. The rectangular structure, coined King Arthur’s Hall and previously …
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 24: A man walks near a Banksy artwork during the “The World of Banksy” Art Exhibition at Porta Nuova Railway Station on February 24, 2022 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) Getty Images 38 people across Europe are suspected of involvement in a sweeping scheme to create and sell …
Sarah Cunningham has been missing since 2:30am on November 2. Courtesy of Lisbon Gallery British painter Sarah Cunningham is missing in London. Lisson Gallery, which represents Cunningham, posted on Instagram Sunday that Cunningham was last seen at 2:30 a.m. on November 2 on Jamestown Road in the city’s borough of Camden. Cunningham’s brother Anthony also …
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Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle. Photo Grace Rosselli Christiana Ine-Kimba Boyle has left her post as senior director at Pace Gallery to return to Canada gallery, the New York space where she once held that same title. At Canada, Boyle will now be partner and co-owner. The move is an unusual one, as it is rare for …
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UndeadApes NFTs listed on the Solanart exchange. Screenshot via Solanart A federal jury in Tampa, Florida, recently found the cocreator of the “UndeadApes” and “Undead Lady Apes” NFT collections guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. According to an announcement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida published …
Robbie Fitzpatrick with a work by Hannah Weinberger at Basel Social Club 2023. Photo Flavio Karrer/Courtesy Fitzpatrick Gallery Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. A few days before Art Basel Paris was set to open last month, Paris-based …
A virtual reconstruction of the Bronze Age site of al-Natah in present-day Saudi Arabia. Courtesy Charloux et al. via PLOS ONE The ancient Bronze Age town al-Natah was identified by archaeologists under a Saudi Arabian oasis in the Madinah province, according to a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE. The remains are hidden by …
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