Art & Technology
Pioneering AI artist wins inaugural $100,000 award from New York's Guggenheim and LG
Stephanie Dinkins wins prize that celebrates excellence in works at the intersection of art and technology
From Frank Stella to the quilters of Gee's Bend: how Artists Rights Society is working in the world of NFTs
An NFT drop with Stella was the debut for ARS's digital platform, Arsnl. Now it brings bold patterns to the blockchain with a show of NFTs generated by the coder artist Anna Lucia working with the quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, Alabama
Press officers move over: Gagosian employs ChatGPT to announce new exhibition
The artificial intelligence chat bot was credited with creating the text for Alex Israel's show in Rome
'In the age of AI, putting creativity at the heart of education is more important than ever'
The UK Labour Party is gearing up for the next election and should be talking about how we are educating children
'TikTok, TikTok… It’s time the art world stopped being so uptight and joined the world's most entertaining app'
Big museums are missing a trick by refusing to embrace the youth- and fun- oriented platform
Art Decoded
Twice a month, digital artist Gretchen Andrew explains new technology and its impact on art and the art world
From Frank Stella to the quilters of Gee's Bend: how Artists Rights Society is working in the world of NFTs
An NFT drop with Stella was the debut for ARS's digital platform, Arsnl. Now it brings bold patterns to the blockchain with a show of NFTs generated by the coder artist Anna Lucia working with the quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, Alabama
Artificial Intelligence
'In the age of AI, putting creativity at the heart of education is more important than ever'
The UK Labour Party is gearing up for the next election and should be talking about how we are educating children
Art world AI-nxiety: what is artificial intelligence and how are artists using it?
Plus, the AI photography scandal at the Sony World Photography Awards
Artificial intelligence is helping researchers identify and analyse some of the world’s oldest art
New applications for artificial intelligence can help researchers identify millennia-old rock art more easily
Press officers move over: Gagosian employs ChatGPT to announce new exhibition
The artificial intelligence chat bot was credited with creating the text for Alex Israel's show in Rome
The camera never lies? Creator of AI image rejects prestigious photo award
Boris Eldagsen has accused the Sony World Photograph Awards of failing to distinguish between a photograph and a DALL-E 2-created image, while the organisers condemn a ‘deliberate attempt at misleading us’
NFTs
Haroon Mirza and Mat Collishaw launch NFT projects in the wake of Ethereum’s eco-upgrade
The switch to a more sustainable blockchain system is encouraging artists to experiment with the collaborative potential of NFTs
The dawn of blockchain? CryptoPunks evangelist Noah Davis on why the Centre Pompidou NFT show is a game-changer
Davis oversaw $69m Beeple NFT sale at Christie’s in 2021
New York court dismisses case over ownership of ‘world’s first NFT’ sold for $1.5m at Sotheby’s
Lawsuit is one of the first in the US to examine how blockchain technology affects the ownership of digital art
The revolution may be randomised: new Damien Hirst project lets buyers generate their own 'Spin' NFTs
The British artist's latest venture, a tech-heavy development of the Spin Paintings launched in 1992, touches all the tech buzzwords as collectors order one-off NFTs from a dashboard menu
'The NFT bubble has popped, but there’s still untapped potential in digital art'
Artists have long mined cyberspace for inspiration, as two current exhibitions underscore
Social media
'The nipple has not been freed! The art world must continue to fight Meta over gender discrimination'
Social media giant has been taken to task for its notorious “female nipple” guideline, but the battle for creatives' freedom of expression is not yet over
Revealed: the top 20 most popular art museums on social media in 2023
We look at how the 100 most-visited museums in our Visitor Figures survey performed online
New online safety laws aim to protect children—but will they harm artists?
As the UK’s troubled Online Safety Bill finally looks set to become law, there are still concerns about whether it will get the balance between online safety and censorship right
Insta' gratification
Aimee Dawson, our live editor, looks at how the worlds of art and social media collide
'TikTok, TikTok… It’s time the art world stopped being so uptight and joined the world's most entertaining app'
Big museums are missing a trick by refusing to embrace the youth- and fun- oriented platform
Podcasts
Hong Kong is back with bang: Art Basel returns and M+ museum makes waves
Plus, art censorship online and Brenda L. Croft's photos of fellow First Nations Australian women
NFTs crashed last year—does Art Dubai fair show signs of a ‘Crypto Spring’?
Plus, How Video Transformed the World at MoMA and the art of modernist ceramics
Crypto crash: what now for NFTs and the art world?
Plus, Norway’s mega-museum and a Spanish-American screen in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art