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The Only Good Part of NFTs Is Being Phased Out
OpenSea, the second largest NFT trading platform, announced that it will stop enforcing mandatory artist fees — a feature that drew many to the space.
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AI-Generated Artwork Not Eligible for Copyright, Judge Rules
The ruling argued that “human authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright."
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Artists Sound the Alarm on Censorship in Spain
The suppression of films, plays, and other content expressing LGBTQ+ and feminist views in recent months has begun to raise the ghosts of Spain’s fascist past.
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No More Selfies at Chicago's "Bean" Until 2024
The city began maintenance on the Grainger Plaza that surrounds the iconic sculpture on August 15.
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Orlando Museum of Art Says Ex-Director Was In On Fake Basquiats
The museum filed a civil lawsuit alleging Aaron De Groft planned to take a cut of the forged paintings’ sales.
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Arizona City to Restore Exhibition Series After Censorship Backlash
But it is unclear whether the Mesa Arts Center’s shows will include the Shepard Fairey anti-police artwork that the City of Mesa had asked to withdraw.
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Amid Record Heat, Woman Refills Water Bottle in Rome's Trevi Fountain
A video of an apparent tourist crawling into the historic fountain went viral.
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Iran Sentences Filmmaker for "Unlawful" Cannes Screening
Saeed Roustaee was charged with “propaganda against the government” after his latest film Leila’s Brothers screened at the festival.
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Art Institute of Chicago Workers Ratify Union Contract
Over 500 workers at the museum and at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago secured wage increases after 14 months of negotiations.
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Did a Shoe Campaign Copy a Felix Gonzalez-Torres Artwork?
Some think the similarities between Kith’s new ad and the artist’s iconic “Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)” (1991) are too striking to be accidental.
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Turkish Curator Resigns From Venice Biennale Pavilion
Esra Sarıgedik Öktem stepped down after the Istanbul Biennial appointed a member of its own board as curator in place of Defne Ayas, the agreed-upon candidate.
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Met Museum Acquires Rare 19th-Century Portrait of Enslaved Child
The painting of 15-year-old Bélizaire with the children of the family that enslaved him was restored to its original composition after his figure was covered up around 1900.