Archaeology & History New DNA Testing of Pompeii Victims Just Shattered Long-Held Beliefs The shocking new revelations pave the way for Pompeii's real stories to emerge. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 8, 2024
Art Market Minute How Could A.I. Transform the Art Trade? Plus, why Andy Warhol called Donald Trump 'cheap'. By Sonia Manalili, Nov 3, 2024
Artists Why Artists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst Want Us to Stop Minimizing—And Fearing—A.I. The artists are challenging our assumptions about A.I. in art with their haunting new immersive choral work at the Serpentine in London. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 28, 2024
Archaeology & History William Blake’s Earliest Etchings Uncovered in Stunning High-Tech Scans Some of Blake's markings are too small to be seen with the naked eye. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 23, 2024
Art History Long-Overlooked Painting Reveals the Genius of a Forgotten Black Polymath Scientific analysis is correcting centuries of misconception surrounding a Francis Williams portrait. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 23, 2024
Art & Tech Amaoko Boafo Is Among Thousands of Artists Condemning the ‘Unjust’ Use of Their Work to Train A.I. Joel Shapiro, Amoako Boafo, and Lynn Goldsmith are among the thousands of creatives voicing their concerns in an open letter. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 22, 2024
Law & Politics ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Elon Musk’s Tesla for Ripping Off Their Art Alcon previously rejected Tesla's request to use imagery from the 2017 film. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 22, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Robert Rauschenberg’s Radical Project to Bring Together Artists and Engineers Gets the Getty Spotlight Rauschenberg and Robert Whitman launched E.A.T. alongside Bell Labs engineers Billy Klüver and Fred Waldhauer. By Min Chen, Oct 20, 2024
Art & Tech How Neri Oxman’s New Lab Is Fusing Biology and Tech to Design a Sustainable Future Her new lab and design studio, Oxman, is crafting products and environments to serve both clients and the natural world. By Min Chen, Oct 17, 2024
Auctions A.I. Art Sensation Botto Rings in Its Third Year With a Sotheby’s Sale The autonomous artist, built by Mario Klingemann, is offering six works at the auction house. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 17, 2024
Archaeology & History DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Christopher Columbus’s Mysterious Origins New genetic research has revealed that the famed explorer was part Jewish. By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 15, 2024
Market From A.I.’s ‘Dirty Secrets’ to Better Harnessing Data, 5 Key Insights From the Art Market 2050 Conference A half-day conference brought art world professionals and policymakers together to discuss technology's role in the future of the art market. By Riah Pryor, Oct 14, 2024
Art & Tech Behold, Jeff Koons’s New Masterpiece: A Squarespace Website Template Now your website too can look like jeffkoons.com. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 11, 2024
Art World An Astronomer Has Identified the Village Road in This Van Gogh Painting Donald Olson used scientific methods and historical sleuthing to pinpoint where Van Gogh painted these poplars. By Anni Irish, Oct 8, 2024
Market Kasper König’s Collection Makes $6.6 Million in Cologne—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, Jeffrey Gibson joins Hauer and Wirth, Christie's Ventures makes two new investments, and dealer Peter Freeman returns to Paris. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 7, 2024
