Op-Ed Text-to-Image Generators Have Altered the Digital Art Landscape—But Killed Creativity. Here’s Why an Era of A.I. Art Is Over A.I. researcher and Playform founder Ahmed Elgammal on how A.I. art went from innovation to limitation. By Ahmed Elgammal, Jun 19, 2023
Art Criticism The Brooklyn Museum’s Much-Criticized ‘It’s Pablo-matic’ Show Is Actually Weirdly at War With Itself Over Hannah Gadsby’s Art History "It's Hannah-matic," Part 1 of a 2-part series on "It's Pablo-matic" at the Brooklyn Museum. By Ben Davis, Jun 19, 2023
Crime Federal Authorities Charge Nine in a Suspected Robbery Ring That Nabbed Two Artworks by Pollock and Warhol Worth Millions The thieves also stole nine of Yogi Berra's World Series Rings. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2023
Politics The Metropolitan Museum Is Helping Train a New Class of Men to Protect Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage The Met is collaborating with the Smithsonian to help with the army's Monuments Officer Training and Military Programs. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2023
Politics China Has Once Again Tried—and Failed—to Cancel One of Dissident Artist Badiucao’s European Shows The CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Poland, which is hosting the show, called the Chinese government's actions 'acts of preventive censorship.' By Vivienne Chow, Jun 9, 2023
Politics An Artist Said a Hungarian Biennial Pushed Him to Alter a Work That Took Aim at the Country’s Conservative Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán An uncensored version of the work will be included in a special exhibition organized by Budapest Pride on June 16. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 9, 2023
Politics Chevron Took Down an Artwork, Which Called Out the Oil Giant for Polluting a California City, From a Fence Surrounding Its Refinery The project adorned a fence separating an oil refinery from residential neighborhoods. By Brian Boucher, Jun 8, 2023
Opinion How a New Wave of ‘Hypersentimental’ Portraiture Is Serving Up Painting for the Age of Vibe Shifts and Nano-Influencers Or: Why is everyone painting their cool friends all of a sudden? By Kate Brown, Jun 8, 2023
Politics Climate Activists Called for MoMA to Drop Its Board Chair in a Demonstration Outside the Museum’s Annual Fundraiser MoMA's board chair Marie-Josée Kravis is married to Henry Kravis, whose private equity firm is invested in the oil and gas sectors. By Artnet News, Jun 7, 2023
Politics London’s Natural History Museum Has Apologized for Renting Its Space to a Conservative Group for a ‘Hateful’ Private Event The museum said its employees are planning how to use the proceeds from the event. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2023
Crime A Golden 15th-Century Altar Panel Is Returning to a Museum 44 Years After It Was Stolen, Thanks to a Keen-Eyed Auction Researcher The double-sided altar panel was slated to be sold at Duke’s Auctions. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 6, 2023
Crime Was History’s Worst Case of Dinosaur Vandalism a Museum-on-Museum Crime? A New Study Suggests It Could Be The 1871 crime saw models of dinosaurs, which were destined for a Paleozoic Museum in Central Park, smashed to bits. By Brian Boucher, Jun 6, 2023
Crime Germany Has Returned a 16th-Century Venetian Jewelry Box, Ancient Ceramics, and Other Stolen Artifacts to Italy Some of the precious artifacts were stolen in recent years from Italian museums. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 6, 2023
Op-Ed ‘Everyone Became More Powerful’: Simone Leigh and Rashida Bumbray on How They Built the Landmark ‘Loophole of Retreat’ Conference The gathering in Venice was a labor of love built on decades of relationships. Its impacts are still unfolding. By Laura Raicovich & Simone Leigh & Rashida Bumbray, Jun 5, 2023
Op-Ed Museums May Not Lead Technological Innovation, But Here’s the Vital Role They Play in an A.I.-Powered Age FAMSF director Thomas P. Campbell and cultural advisor András Szántó on what of A.I. means for arts institutions. By Thomas P. Campbell & András Szántó, Jun 4, 2023
