The 2022 edition will exist in virtual reality and use data harvested from universities, galleries and art centres to select artists. By JOSÉ DA SILVA on May 27th, 2020 12:33 p.m. Curators may soon find themselves out of a job as the Bucharest Biennale announced this week that its tenth edition will be curated by…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Jul 3, 2020 • 11:58 pm PROTESTORS HAVE BEEN MARCHING throughout the United States and internationally out of frustration, anger, and fear following the latest spate of police killings. Since late May, people have taken to the streets chanting Black Lives Matter and calling for racial justice, often facing violent reprisals from law enforcement. The…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Jul 27, 2020 • 6:58 pm AN ENDURING IMAGE of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis (1940-2020) took a knee. It was the summer of 1962 and he was leading a vigil outside a “whites only” swimming pool in Cairo, Ill. Photographer Danny Lyon captured the compelling image and Lewis wrote about the moment and the climate…
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by VICTORIA L. VALENTINE on Aug 13, 2020 • 6:58 am IN A NEW ONLINE VIEWING ROOM, Jack Shainman Gallery is showcasing Carrie Mae Weems‘s iconic Kitchen Table Series (1990). The photographs feature succession of staged scenes that explore female identity, experiences, and relationships in the context of a traditionally female domain. Employing visual performance, image making, and a compelling narrative text, the…
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By Giacomo Lee on July 21, 2020 How do you use Artbreeder, and should you use it? When discussions of AI and its effect on the labour force come up, the creative industry usually shrugs its shoulders. After all, how can artificial intelligence accurately replicate an artist’s singular vision? It’s an understandable stance, but recent weeks may…
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From San Francisco’s de Young Museum to the pages of a new wave of memoirs, the creative class grapples with the role of human labor in the tech industry. ARIELLE PARDES February 24, 2020 02:43 pm THE AMAZON WORKER cage stands about 7 feet tall, with just enough space for a human to turn around comfortably….
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November 4, 2015 12:44 pm | Updated Dec 06, 2017 Yesterday, a new model of art and culture district broke ground in San Diego on the first phase of an unusual new concept. With no National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) grant or Art Place award but with funding from private investors, I.D.E.A.( for Innovation, Design, Education…
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Meet the contemporary painters, sculptors and photographers exploring centuries-old art forms through today’s lens. By Katherine Brooks October 29, 2015 10:11 am Painting and sculpture have their roots in ancient cultures, practiced by prehistoric artists across the globe. Photography, an infant compared to the other two mediums, is still nearly two centuries old, introduced to…
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Potential of new digital technologies comes to the fore as 5G connectivity expands and specialist equipment becomes more user-friendly May 26, 2020 3:13 pm Imagine using your mobile phone to discover a series of new artworks from your favourite artist in real-life size from the comfort of your living-room. Or visiting the latest exhibit at…
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As US levies toughest sanction yet on China for its destruction of Hong Kong’s relatively free political system, Weiming says he wants to pay tribute to the “people’s fight for freedom” By Darya King August 7, 2020 4:26 pm Some of the iconic scenes of Hong Kong democracy protests will be preserved permanently through a…
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