Technology
The dark web, surveillance dolls and Van Gogh’s zombie ear: technology’s role in art debated at Boston conference
While artists and museums embrace futuristic tools, legal experts point to a number of pitfalls with cutting-edge work
From Abramovic to Kapoor: how artists are making VR a reality
Pair are the latest big names to step into the sixth dimension, with their first works using VR tools on show at this year’s Art Basel Hong Kong fair
New York art and technology organisation announces new programmes for its 20th anniversary
Eyebeam plans residencies, fellowships and exhibitions for its new Brooklyn headquarters
Elon Musks's Telsa Roadster: Is it art? Or is it ‘garbage in space’?
The entrepreneur has begun implementing his plan to colonise Mars and make us a “multi-planetary species”
Where petroleum exploration meets art
Researchers use terahertz scanning to understand artist’s methods
An immersion of solid light for new Hepworth Wakefield exhibition
Solid Light Works is the first major UK exhibition from Anthony McCall in over 10 years
Royal College of Art's new £108m campus gets green light and will focus on art, technology and science
Building designed by Herzog & de Meuron will be a centre for robotics and drone technology
Sotheby’s acquires tech startup Thread Genius
The company uses image recognition software to find works of art that match users’ tastes
Robot wars: Mark Pauline and Survival Research Laboratories
The Bay Area artist and his team build massive machines that act in dangerous performances—and they are opening their first gallery show in New York
Hirshhorn to show Lozano-Hemmer’s ‘Pulse’ works
Show will include several of artist's immersive works that use biometric technology
Podcast episode eight: how hackers are attacking the art world
Galleries are losing huge sums to cybercrime, what makes them vulnerable? Plus: the dubious restoration along the Camino di Santiago.
Artsy and the rise of the matchmaker market
In the bricks-versus-clicks shakeout, the new power players in online auctions are harvesting data from both the supply and demand sides
New app invites art lovers to 'build a playlist across museums'
UK startup Smartify partners with major museums worldwide, from the Met to the Hermitage
Germany launches internet portal to fight art trafficking
Site gives information on international regulations and protected German heritage
Blockchain: how the revolutionary technology behind Bitcoin could change the art market
The software has the potential to improve transparency, copyright and ownership issues
The race to digitise the world’s heritage
Non-profit organisation has big plans to gather data from 500 sites over the next five years
Cold War spy photos help locate archaeological sites across the globe
Major grant to expand project that uses images from Corona military satellite system to pinpoint archaeological remains
Prosthetic technology in sport on display at the Wellcome Collection ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics
The Wellcome Collection puts its best (false) foot forward
Website could be holy grail of private market prices
Art.sy will unite would-be collectors with art and dealers they may not know—and it’s all built on trust
Serota on a sustainable future for museums: why Tate needs to change in a changing world
Moving on from traditional didacticism and adapting to a new level of modern communication
Sotheby’s sues technology entrepreneur for non-payment
Defendant says auction house did not disclose its ownership of painting
Artnet and Art Basel team up to create virtual experience for Miami Beach attendees
The program will be accessible to the public on the last day of the fair
How the Pentagon is (indirectly) helping restore Chinese cave paintings
American engineers are preparing to introduce the latest military espionage equipment to Dunhuang
Book review: Kirsh and Levenson's "Seeing through paintings: physical examination in art-historical studies"
A popular, non-technical explanation of the physical composition of paintings is not easy
Former Christie's director launches online venture eAuctionRoom.com
“We are a technology platform, not an auction house,” said Mark Poltimore in 2000. The onetime auction boss wants to make European sales more accessible to US and UK audiences
Deliberation over ownership of submerged vessels and their booty at the bottom of the ocean leads to Unesco intervention
An estimated three million shipwrecks lay undiscovered. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable, despite developments in deep-sea exploration technology
How the internet will change the art market: the new kids on the block are smarter than you think
The advice on how to be successful in the online world offered here in 2000 centred on building a community and having a shared sense of purpose and trust