Art & Tech Hacker Group Leaks Disney Data To Protest A.I.-Generated Artwork The 'hacktivist' leak is the latest vigilante attempt to protect artists' copyrighted work from being used to train A.I. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
Law & Politics Macron’s Divisive Plan to Install Contemporary Stained Glass in Notre-Dame Thwarted Contemporary French artists were tapped to participate in a competition that would replace the historic 19th-century windows. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 2 days ago
People Pioneering Video Artist Bill Viola Dies at 73 'Media technology is not at odds with our inner selves, but in fact a reflection of it,' he once said. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 15, 2024
Up Next Why the Art World Is Just Waking Up to Sophie von Hellermann’s Dream-Like Visions German artist Sophie von Hellermann is winning over collectors with her whimsical pastel fantasies. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions Ex-British Museum Director to Lead New Saudi Arabia Museum The new Museum of World Cultures is part of the larger cultural regeneration of Saudi Arabia, though concerns remain about the country's human rights record. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 12, 2024
Museums & Institutions Three Valuable Paintings at a Berlin Museum End Up for Sale Against Late Donor’s Wishes Two Warhols and a Twombly that Erich Marx bequeathed to Hamburger Bahnhof have hit the art market in in New York. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 11, 2024
On View ‘It’s Like the World Caught Up With Them’: Brothers Geoffrey and Boscoe Holder Get a Long Overdue Show The siblings work gets a unique showing at Victoria Miro Gallery in London. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 11, 2024
On View With a Trio of International Shows, Artist-Dealer Joel Mesler Finally Knows What Love Is Mesler has found ways to convert childhood trauma into a positive message. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 11, 2024
Law & Politics France’s Shock Election Results Leave Arts Policy in Limbo The country's cultural sector has not benefitted from the uncertainty caused by the election. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 10, 2024
Art World You Should Know Linder, the Art World’s Original Punk Provocateur The radical feminist artist will be the subject of a major retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London in early 2025. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 9, 2024
Archaeology & History A Marble God Is Found in an Ancient Roman Sewer The shock discovery sheds new light on the preservation of Pagan culture under Christian rule. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 9, 2024
Archaeology & History World’s Oldest Artwork Discovered in an Indonesian Cave The world's earliest known example of visual storytelling is over 51,000 years old. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 5, 2024
People ‘I Don’t Want to Give Up on Hope’: Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova on Creating Art in Exile A founding member of the punk feminist art collective, who is on Russia's most-wanted list, the artist and activist talks about her first museum solo show. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 4, 2024
Museums & Institutions Ex-British Museum Director: Time for Tourists to Pay Admission Fees The U.K. has long boasted free museums, many of which face dire financial straits from public funding cuts. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 3, 2024
Art Fairs CAN Ibiza Has Ambition, but Can It Offer More Than a ‘Work-cation’? The island art fair moved its dates to try to capture more collectors this year. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 3, 2024