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Humans Prefer Computer-Generated Paintings to Those at Art Basel
Computer scientists at Rutgers University developed a system to generate artworks that were deemed more communicative and inspiring than human-made art.
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Trump Drawing Sells for $29,184 at Auction. Sad!
A 2005 drawing by the reality TV star–turned–US President has fetched a very high price at auction.
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Canada Releases World’s First Glow-in-the-Dark Coin in Circulation
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a Northern Lights–themed luminescent coin to commemorate the country's 150th birthday.
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Art Movements
This week in art news: A group of artists and activists demanded the closure of the ICA Boston's Dana Schutz exhibition, an Andy Warhol painting owned by Alice Cooper was rediscovered in a storage locker, and arts writers and cultural figures accused The Village Voice’s owner of weakening its union.
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GIFs, Webcomics, Memes, and More Join the Library of Congress Archives
The Library of Congress has added webcomics and web culture sites to its digital archives, collecting viral content that could've otherwise been lost to time.
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Lygia Pape's Daughter Sues Electronics Giant LG for Copyright Infringement
After she denied the company's requests to use an image of one of Pape's works, the company made its own derivative version, Paula Pape claims in her lawsuit.
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Syrian Collective’s Videos Turn Up in Triennial After They Refused to Participate [UPDATED]
Curator Massimiliano Gioni approached the collective Abounaddara to be included in his exhibition The Restless Earth last year, but the group refused.
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After Brush with Death, Microsoft Paint Lives On
The outcry of support for sweet, sweet MS Paint seemed for naught, until Microsoft had a change of heart.
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Help NASA Design a Radiation Shield That Folds Like Origami
NASA is launching an idea challenge for a compact radiation shield that would protect spacecraft and the astronauts within.
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Protesters Call on ICA Boston to Cancel Dana Schutz Show
A group of local artists, activists, and community members is demanding that the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston "pull the show."
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner May Own Up to $25 Million Worth of Art
The couple’s hobby of acquiring contemporary art is no secret, especially if you follow Ivanka Trump’s Instagram.
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Three Louvre Paintings Lost After Lightning Sets Fire to Museum on French Island
Three works on loan from the Louvre were among the works destroyed in the fire on the island of Tatihou in the Channel.