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AI will become the new normal: how the art world's technological boom is changing the industryArt created using artificial intelligence (AI) is burgeoning. From commercial gallery shows—including Jon Rafman’s large-scale, algorithmically generated paintings at Sprüth Magers in London (Ebrah k’dabri, until 25 March)—to the PATH-AI artist residency organised in collaboration with London’s…
How Will Technology Shape the Museum of Tomorrow?As technology grows ever more present in the cultural institution—reshaping its operations, how it engages audiences, and what it exhibits—the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF) is hosting a forum to contemplate what the digital frontier means for the museum of today and tomorrow.
Banksy Created His Latest Artwork on a Rundown Farmhouse by the British Seaside—Only to Have It Immediately DestroyedContractors overseeing the planned demolition say they had no idea the painting was the artist's work.
David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)In a cycle of six themed chapters, with a specially composed score by Nico Muhly and a commentary by the artist himself, Hockney reveals his process to us. His voice is in our ears as we watch him experimenting with perspective, using photography as a way of ‘drawing with a camera’, capturing the…
Mike Nelson on his sensory new survey, scavenging objects and simulating realityCivilisation is looking pretty grim at the moment – with economic, social, political and environmental upheaval – but it's providing plenty of fuel for inspiration if British installation artist Mike Nelson's new show is anything to go by. Aptly (and forebodingly) titled Extinction Beckons, the…
V&A secures Bowie’s 80,000-item archive, plans 2025 exhibitionThousands of items spanning six decades of the pop stars career will be made available to the public in 2025, many for the first time
Immersive art experience Magentaverse casts new light on Pantone's Color of the YearA multi-sensory experience, Magentaverse draws inspiration and materials from nature, NASA, and the James Webb Space Telescope footage, immersing visitors into what the organisers call the "sounds and feelings of Viva Magenta". It's the work of Artechouse, an art incubator on a mission to drive…
Paris's Centre Pompidou breaks new ground by acquiring 18 NFTsThe Centre Pompidou has announced the acquisition of a series of 18 NFTs from 13 prominent French and international artists. The works are set to join France's national collection of modern and contemporary art, one that has been acquiring pioneering "new media" art since the late 1970s, including…
The Smithsonian and MTV are launching a reality television art competitionThe Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC is launching a reality competition art show, The Exhibit: Finding The Next Great Artist, which will air both on MTV and the Smithsonian Channel. The winner of The Exhibit will win $100,000 and a solo exhibition at the…
Technology changes the way art is displayedDue to the pandemic, many countries went on lockdown, and visiting museums physically became impossible. With modern technology in arts, you can see exhibitions while sitting on your sofa. Google Arts and Culture collaborated with over 2,500 galleries and museums worldwide to allow art lovers to…