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Artist Win Photography Award With AI-Generated Image, Forfeits
An artist forfeited the Sony World Photography prize after winning it through AI-generated images.
Boris Eldagsen won the Sony World Photography contest last week, organized by the World Photography Organization. He won it for a work…
Milan Monument, Damaged In Climate Protests, Might Require Expensive Restoration
The Italian culture ministry has said that a 19th-century monument in Milan, damaged by climate protestors last month, would need extensive restoration.
The monument in question is the Piazza del Duomo, a 19th-century bronze equestrian…
Debate Sparks After Asian Society Blurs Prophet Mohammad Image
Many scholars took issue after the Asian Society and Museum blurred images of Prophet Mohammad put on an ongoing exhibition.
The exhibition, titled “Comparative Hell: Arts Of Asian Underworlds”, explores the concept of hell or underworld…
Controversial Miriam Cahn Work In Paris Gets Clean Chit From French Court
France’s Council of State has cleared a painting by Miriam Cahn of the accusations of pedophilia, allowing it to stay on view.
Titled fuck abstraction.!, the painting portrays a small figure on his knees, hands bound, fellating a larger,…
A Glimpse In The Mind Of Gennaro Percopo
Environmental engineer, artist, dreamer. These are just a few of the words that describe the persona of Gennaro Percopo.
Percopo was born in 1974. He began his life as a man of science, not art. Trained in the technical field, Gennaro…
Air Jordans Worn By Michael Jordon Are Now The World’s Priciest Sneakers
A pair of Air Jordans worn by Michael Jordan in 1998 has fetched $2.2 million at Sotheby’s, becoming the world’s most expensive sneakers.
On Tuesday, the much-anticipated item went on the auction block at Sotheby’s and ended up fetching…
Italian Artist Creates Largest Portrait Of Pablo Picasso
Italian land artist Dario Gambarin has arguably created the largest-ever portrait of artist Pablo Picasso on his death anniversary.
For the feat, Dario Gambarin chose Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), a self-portrait by Picasso which was…
2023 Guggenheim Fellowship Awardees Include Artists Kapwani Kiwanga, Lavar Munroe and More
The 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship was announced this week, and awarded to 171 scholars and artists in various domains.
Awarded by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the fellowship is given to 48 disciplines divided into 4 broad…
UNESCO Announces Aid Of $10M To Ukraine Cultural Restoration
The Director-General of UNESCO has announced an aid of $10 million for the restoration of the art landscape in Ukraine.
Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of UNESCO, had a two-day tour of the country earlier this week. Joined by…
National Portrait Gallery And Getty Museum Announce Joint Acquisition of Joshua Reynolds Painting
The National Portrait Gallery, London, and Getty Museum have announced that they will be jointly acquiring the Joshua Reynolds work, Portrait of Omai.
The iconic painting by Joshua Reynolds has been subject to much controversy in recent…