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AI Art With Human “Expressive Elements” Can Be Copyrighted
The US Copyright Office issued its latest findings on the controversial question of who owns artworks created using generative tools.
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Southern Poverty Law Center Backs Removal of For Freedoms Billboard
The billboard’s use of a MAGA slogan over an image from Selma's Bloody Sunday "disrespects John Lewis’ legacy and contributions to the Civil Rights Movement,” said the nonprofit.
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Montgomery Mayor Calls for Removal of “Politicized” Billboard Artwork
The work, designed by the art collective For Freedoms, depicts a photograph from Selma’s Bloody Sunday in 1965 overlaid with Trump’s campaign slogan.
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Museums Scramble to Grasp Impact of Trump's DEI Mandate
Widespread uncertainty pervades as institutions either roll back initiatives or try to determine whether their programs are in compliance.
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New NYC Subway Murals Challenge the Authority of Maps
At 68th Street–Hunter College station, a new trio of mosaics by professor Lisa Corinne Davis is a dizzying exploration of the art of cartography.
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Ai Weiwei Speaks Out On DeepSeek's Chilling Responses
The Chinese-owned AI chatbot’s refusal to answer questions about the dissident artist and activist is “quite telling,” Ai said in a statement to Hyperallergic.
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"Who Is Ai Weiwei?" DeepSeek Refuses to Say
The AI’s responses to queries related to dissident artists and artistic freedom were terse and biased in favor of the Chinese government.
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15 Months of Protest Art for Gaza
Hyperallergic looks back at the visual expressions that defined the movement as Palestinians return to the devastated region after a temporary ceasefire deal.
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The Artist Printing Emblems of Immigrant Resistance
Nicolás González-Medina's woodblock designs amplify the fight for immigrant rights amid Trump's sweeping crackdown on undocumented people.
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Rhode Island School of Design Votes Against Israel Divestment
Though the board is allowed to take “political and social considerations” into account, it said the recent proposal did not meet standards for divestment.
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Fire Breaks Out in Tribeca Building Housing Two Art Galleries
The Journal Gallery and Asya Geisberg gallery are both located at 45 White Street. Damages are still being assessed.
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SF Ranked Among Most “Arts-Vibrant” US Cities
The SMU DataArts ranking looks at metrics including government funding for the arts and revenue of nonprofit arts organizations.