Judge Says Major AI Companies Did Not Profit Unfairly from Artists’ Work
A California judge has again changed the course of a keenly-followed case brought against developers of AI text-to-image generator tools by a group of artists, dismissing a number of the artists’...
View ArticleProtesters Demand Slovakian Culture Minister’s Resignation: ‘She’s Spreading...
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakian capital on Monday and Tuesday to protest against the country’s culture ministry, which axed the heads of the Slovak National Theater and...
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The Armory Show Announces Partnership with the US Open for Third Consecutive...
The Armory Show announced that they will once again partner with the US Open Tennis Championships to present sculptures and installations on the grounds at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...
View ArticleMan Sues Museum of Ice Cream, Bronx Museum Director Quits, Judge Allows...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES JUMPING SHIP? Smack bang in the middle of the Bronx Museum’s very expensive...
View ArticleMural of Italian Olympic Champion Paola Egonu Targeted by Racist Vandalism
A mural celebrating Italian Olympic volleyball champion Paola Egonu was defaced with racist graffiti just a day after its unveiling near the Italian Olympic Committee headquarters in Rome, according...
View ArticleArchaeologists Discover 2,000-Year-Old Decorated Mosaic in England
Archaeologists have discovered a decorated mosaic believed to have been built nearly 2,000 years ago, along with several other Roman structures in northwestern England. The decorated floor covering...
View ArticleOpen Letter Slams Slovakia’s Government, Banksy Video Interview Resurfaces,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES ANIMAL HARM? I think we can finally put the Banksy vandalizing London story with...
View ArticleAtlanta Art Fair Announces Exhibitor Highlights for Inaugural Edition
This fall, Atlanta, one of the fastest-rising cultural hubs in the United States, takes its art market global. From October 3 through 6, the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair will host international...
View ArticleHouston’s Rothko Chapel Forced to Close Due to Hurricane Damage
Hurricane Beryl, which ripped through parts of the Caribbean and Yucatán Peninsula before making landfall in Texas on July 8, has forced the Rothko Chapel to close indefinitely. The institution, which...
View ArticleRoyal Jewels, Previously the Center of an Art Heist, Back on Display in...
After being stolen in a multi-million dollar heist in 2019 and recovered in subsequent years, the historical Green Vault jewels are back on display in Dresden, Germany. Located in the city’s Royal...
View ArticleYayoi Kusama’s Famed Pumpkin ‘Infinity Room’ is Returning to the Dallas...
Next May, one of Yayoi Kusama’s most famous “Infinity Rooms” returns to Dallas, ending an infinitely-Instagrammed museum tour. The Dallas Museum of Art jointly acquired All the Eternal Love I Have...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Unveils 7-Foot Statue of Wife Priscilla Chan by Daniel Arsham
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg caused a stir on Wednesday after sharing an image on Instagram of a 7-foot-tall statue resembling his wife, Priscilla Chan. The statue, commissioned by Zuckerberg, was created...
View ArticleBanksy’s ‘Beastly London’ Series Comes to a Close—Let’s Rank ‘Em!
For over a week, the mysterious street artist Banksy took to the streets of London and, under the cover of night, took the Big Smoke for a walk on the wild side by introducing stenciled wildlife into...
View ArticleStonehenge’s Origins Questioned, UK’s Olympic and Cultural Budget Compared,...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. THE HEADLINES PRICE OF GOLD. It cost the UK more than $315 million of tax payers’ hard-earned...
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A Major Survey of Black Collage Art Proves That Print Isn’t Dead
The death knell has been rung for print media many times over in the past decades: thousands of local newspapers have shuttered, digital readership has shot up, and journalism has suffered a crisis....
View ArticleNetflix Cofounder to Transform Utah Ski Resort into Outdoor Art Park
When Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings purchased Utah’s Powder Mountain ski resort in 2023 for an undisclosed sum, the first thing he did was turn it into a private members club. He cordoned off 2,000...
View ArticleArchaeologists Uncover Secret Roman Network in Southern Spain
Archaeologists from the University of Cádiz have uncovered 57 ancient Roman-era sites in Spain’s Guadalete River region, according to a story published in the Independent. The find suggests that the...
View ArticleAltar at Stonehenge Was Transported from Nearly 500 Miles Away, New Study Finds
The central six-ton altar stone at Stonehenge may have come from more than 450 miles away, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Nature. Stonehenge is thought to have been...
View ArticleOver 100 Firefighters are Tackling a Blaze on Somerset House’s Roof in London
More than 100 firefighters and 15 fire engines are tackling a blaze at Somerset House in central London. The Georgian-era complex, which was built on the site of a palace dating back to the Tudors,...
View ArticleLondon Zoo Removes Banksy’s Gorilla Artwork for ‘Safekeeping’ and Thanks Him...
It was only a matter of time before another Banksy animal mural in London was removed by someone to prevent it being stolen or defaced. The escape artist gorilla stenciled on a shutter at the entrance...
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