Self-Adjusting Netflix Shows? A.I. Prompts as Artworks? Three Artists Debate What Technology Has in Store for Creative Work

Science & Tech

Self-Adjusting Netflix Shows? A.I. Prompts as Artworks? Three Artists Debate What Technology Has in Store for Creative Work

Sebastian Errazuriz, Khyati Trehan, and Trevor Paglen joined Artnet's Sonia Manalili for the May 17 talk, in partnership with Mortlach.

By Richard Whiddington and Mortlach, May 22, 2023

Law

A Jewish Dealer’s Heirs Are Suing Sotheby’s, Alleging Its Provenance of a Tiepolo Work ‘Misled the Public’

The heirs of Otto Fröhlich say he sold the painting under duress during World War II. Sotheby's pleads 'human error.'

By Brian Boucher, May 22, 2023

Archaeology

U.S. Authorities Repatriated Two Ancient Sculptures to Iraq—One Belonging to Met Trustee Shelby White

The other came from a hidden storage locker belonging to disgraced antiquities dealer Robin Symes.

By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2023

Art World

Art Industry News: Brazil’s Decolonial Pavilion Takes the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale + Other Stories

Plus, a major De Kooning show will be held in Venice and Saudi Arabia is developing two new museums.

By Artnet News, May 22, 2023

Shows & Exhibitions

In Pictures: Vilnius’s Modern Art Museum Marks the 700th Anniversary of the Lithuanian Capital With a Show on Post-Soviet Psychology

The show takes as its inspiration the novel 'Vilnius Poker,' a study of the aftershock of the Soviet era.

By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 21, 2023

Art History

Conservators Have Discovered a Cute Dog, Adorned With a Red Bow, Hidden Under the Layers of a Picasso Painting

Aww.

By Vittoria Benzine, May 21, 2023

Archaeology

A Diver Discovered an 1,800-Year-Old Shipwreck Off the Coast of Israel Containing a Trove of Marble Artifacts

The rare find has also resolved an ongoing archeological debate.

By Artnet News, May 20, 2023

Shows & Exhibitions

In Pictures: The Museum of Arts and Design’s ‘Funk You Too!’ Exhibition Traces the Irreverent Roots of the Contemporary Clay Craze

The show heralds the artists of the 1960s Bay Area-based Funk movement as spiritual forebears of today's hottest talents working in clay.

By Artnet News, May 20, 2023

People

Wet Paint in the Wild: Gallerist James Fuentes Sets Up Shop in L.A. and Takes Us Behind the Scenes of Painter Didier Williams’s Opening Show

The gallerist takes us through a week in his life as he opens his new space in Los Angeles.

By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2023

How Artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg Is Using A.I.-Generated Birdsong to Draw Attention to Humanity’s Impact on Dwindling Species

Her new work, 'Machine Auguries: Toledo,' is installed at the Toledo Museum of Art.

By Min Chen, May 19, 2023

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