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Artwork Made by Humanoid Robot Ai-Da Using AI Algorithms Sells for $1 M. at Sotheby’s

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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Mysterious Monument Linked to King Arthur is 4,000 Years Older than Long Believed, UK Archaeologists Say

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 …

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Following a Trail of Banksy Forgeries, Italian Police Uncover $215 M. Pan-European Forgery Network

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 …

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Florida Jury Finds Cocreator of UndeadApes NFTs Guilty of Wire Fraud and Money Laundering

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 …

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Newsmakers: Dealer Robbie Fitzpatrick Discusses How the Current Market Led Him to a Nomadic Gallery Model

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 …

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Clark Art Institute Gets $45 M. Trustee Gift to Establish New Gallery and 331 Works for Collection

Facade of Clark Art Institute via Google images. The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has received a significant posthumous donation from the foundation of one of its former trustees, Bulgarian-American software developer Aso O. Tavitian, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 80. The donation includes 331 artworks and a $45 million …

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