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The Art of AI: Computer-generated Sculptures Are Eerily Real

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia August 3, 2021August 6, 2021

Artist Matteo Rattini trained a neural network to create images of contemporary sculptures based on Instagram’s algorithm suggestions.

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Artists Concerned Over Instagram’s New “Sensitive Content” Controls

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia July 22, 2021July 22, 2021

The social media giant defines sensitive content as “posts that don’t necessarily break our rules, but could potentially be upsetting to some people.”

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Monet Was Such an Influencer

by Chandra Steele June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

Pretty much all of the Impressionists fit the Insta mold. They mastered capturing the individual elements that could inspire envy and endless imitation.

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People Are Using an Ancient Method of Writing Arabic to Combat AI Censors

by Hakim Bishara May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

After Palestinian content was restricted or removed from Instagram and Facebook, social media users developed a crafty method of altering Arabic script.

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The Universal Allure of New York’s Bodega Cats

by Hakim Bishara April 26, 2021April 29, 2021

Since 2012, Rob Hitt has been documenting domesticated cats in bodegas across the city on social media.

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A Ranking of the World’s Most Instagrammed Museums

by Hakim Bishara March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

An analysis ranked the world’s 20 most Instagrammed art museums based on the number of related hashtags for each museum.

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Fake It ’Til You Make It: A Documentary Peels Back the Veneer of Online Influencers

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian February 25, 2021March 2, 2021

The crew of Fake Famous generated followers for aspiring Instagram celebs, demonstrating the artifice of internet success.

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Satirical Corporate Website Brands Ecofascism

Avatar photo by Kate Silzer December 12, 2020December 11, 2020

Samuel Marion’s satirical corporate website shows how the far right might leverage environmentalism to justify white supremacist agendas.

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An Instagram Account Is Amplifying Anonymous Testimonies of Racism in Museums

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 30, 2020November 5, 2020

@ChangeTheMuseum is posting “stories of unchecked racism” that speak to the discriminatory practices plaguing cultural institutions. 

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Hauntingly Beautiful Photos for an Anxious Moment

Avatar photo by Edward M. Gómez June 20, 2020November 5, 2020

On Instagram, Kana Hashimoto’s images of nocturnal Tokyo unwittingly capture the odd feeling of time itself as the coronavirus pandemic drags on.

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How Bible Salesmen Paved the Way for Capitalism to Devour Evangelicalism

by Madeleine Seidel December 26, 2019October 18, 2021

The classic documentary Salesman, which turned 50 this year, presaged our current age of megachurches and Christian influencers.

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Instagram Held a Private Meeting With Artists About Its Nudity Policies

Avatar photo by Kate Gill October 22, 2019October 23, 2019

Just hours later, ironically, one of the participating artists, Micol Hebron, had her account suspended for posting a topless photo outside of Instagram headquarters.

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Iranian Artist Minoo Emami’s Retrospective Opens at the Hartford Art School Galleries
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Iranian Artist Minoo Emami’s Retrospective Opens at the Hartford Art School Galleries

Featuring two decades of interdisciplinary art along with new work created in response to the ongoing Women’s Rights Movement in Iran, the exhibition is on view in Hartford, Connecticut.

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