Science & Tech ‘They Are About Capturing the Process of Merging’: How Artist WangShui Collaborated With A.I. to Make Paintings for the Whitney Biennial The AI-driven piece responds to viewers' presence in the galleries. By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2022
Science & Tech Can an Artwork a Day Keep the Doctor Away? Here Are 5 Ways Scientists Say Art Can Make You Happier and Healthier Art viewing and art making can lead to greater well-being across ages, nationalities, and income levels. By Menachem Wecker, Apr 26, 2022
Science & Tech A New System Called DALL-E Seems to Have Cracked the Code on True AI-Generated Art. The Implications Are Staggering The program understands the relationship between images and the words we use to describe them. By Artnet News, Apr 13, 2022
Science & Tech Ai-Da, the Robot Artist Powered by AI, Is Heading to Venice for a Show During the Biennale—and She’s Bringing Her New Painting Arm For its Venice debut, the robot will explore—what else?—the metaverse. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2022
Science & Tech How Tech Experts in the West Are Rushing to Save the Digital Archives of Ukraine’s Museums Crucial servers and networks are at risk. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 14, 2022
Science & Tech As Part of Its Rebrand, Meta Is Launching an Expanded Art Program and Teaming Up With the New Museum and Other Top Institutions The company says it sees artists as "hackers." By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 16, 2022
Science & Tech Can You Recognize These Celebrities Through a Renaissance Filter? This Website Uses A.I. to Leonardo da Vinci-fy Any Photo Take our quiz to see if you can identify the celebrities with 'Da Vinci face.' By Sarah Cascone, Feb 7, 2022
Science & Tech Moonwalk on the Catwalk: See RISD Students’ Designs for the Clothes Astronauts Wear on NASA’s 2025 Lunar Mission Clothing concerns include the availability of privacy in a compact space, and how much temperatures can vary aboard a space craft. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 3, 2022
Science & Tech ‘We Were Blown Away’: How New A.I. Research Is Changing the Way Conservators and Collectors Think About Attribution A new technique claims to detect forgeries with accuracy of 96 percent. By Dorian Batycka, Jan 10, 2022
Science & Tech A New Space Telescope Is Poised to Take Unprecedented Images of the Origins of the Universe, and Scientists Are Freaking Out The telescope will also observe exoplanets, looking for Earth-like atmospheres and oceans. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 6, 2022
Science & Tech Forget Making Art in the Studio. Artists Are Now Developing Their Latest Works in the Metaverse Popular online platforms have become sites for creative invention and identity building. By Zachary Small, Jan 4, 2022
Science & Tech Did You Miss The Biggest Color Innovations of the Past Decade? Here Are Five Astounding New Hues That Never Existed Before We’ve rated these advances using a sophisticated “rainbow emoji” system—because science! By Artnet News, Dec 23, 2021
Science & Tech A Nigerian Medical Student Wondered Why His Textbooks Only Depict White Patients. So He Drew His Own Illustrations—and They Went Viral The status quo in medical illustration needs to change, medical student Chidiebere Ibe believes. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 7, 2021
Science & Tech Former Christie’s Rainmaker Loïc Gouzer Debuts a New Company to Sell Fractional Ownership of Pricey Artworks as NFTs The company, Particle, hopes to establish a meta-museum. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 1, 2021
Science & Tech After Deciding That ‘Technology Does Not Corrupt Artists,’ Pace Gallery Will Launch Its New NFT Platform Next Week The platform launches next week with digital artworks from Lucas Samaras, followed by new projects by Glenn Kaino and DRIFT. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 18, 2021