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For the 250th, contemplating the meaning of freedom
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (285+ words) What does freedom mean to you? As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, Steven CW Taylor is probing this question in his exhibition, "UNBOUND: A Visual Study on the Nature of Freedom." The exhibition runs from July through October 2026 at…...
Months after artists warned new rules could force them into debt, S. F. reconsiders
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (683+ words) After months of opposition from artists and cultural organizations, San Francisco officials are backing away from a proposed grant-payment policy that critics said would force some of the city's lowest-paid workers to finance public arts projects themselves. The San Francisco…...
David Carson on AI copycats and why machines still can't get him right
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (468+ words) The designer who tore up the rule book on Ray Gun says those hoping to find anything genuinely new are looking in the wrong place. In an interview for The Drum's forthcoming documentary, The Creativity Machine, he explains why AI's…...
Art Dependence | The Dutch Council for Culture wants AI Companies to compensate Artists
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (437+ words) The Dutch Council for Culture wants AI Companies to compensate Artists Art Dependence - The Dutch Council for Culture wants AI Companies to compensate Artists In a recently published report, the Dutch Council for Culture advised AI companies to compensate artists....
The Colorful World of Mary Blair Expands Through New Licensing Partnership With Golden Sombrero Licensing & Consulting
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (525+ words) Mary Blair Estate Partners With Golden Sombrero for New Licensing Opportunities Laughing Place. com The vibrant artistic legacy of Disney Legend Mary Blair is preparing to reach an even wider audience. Golden Sombrero Licensing & Consulting has announced a new representation…...
Ethics Tips for Nature Photography: Getting the Shot Without Doing Harm
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (241+ words) The National Park Service shares distance guidelines, stating that "most parks require at least 25-50 yards away from most animal and 100 yards from predators like bears and wolves." That perfect composition just past the "No Trespassing" sign isn't worth it. Research…...
Michigan Woman Has an Interesting Way of Combatting AI: "Stealing" from AI Artists
1+ week, 6+ day ago (494+ words) AI is everywhere, including art markets where people are looking for handmade, human creations. Evie Eddins (@twocatscreatives), a graphic designer and artist from Michigan, shared the clever, yet unusual, way she's combatting the sale and use of AI art. "Welcome…...
Massive Attack And UVA Use Live Show Graphics To Critique Surveillance Technologies
2+ week, 2+ day ago (394+ words) The display features humorous and critical labels, such as "11 weeks no time off, burnout," created under Robert Del Naja's direction and filmmaker Adam Curtis's guidance. Their aim is to make audiences confront the personal data Palantir enables private and governmental…...
Welter and Waste in the Hebrew Bible
2+ week, 3+ day ago (349+ words) Tikvah Ideas Welter and Waste in the Hebrew Bible The Great Masters saw eternal stillness in Christian Scripture, and dynaism and change in Jewish Scripture. The work of history's greatest artists'from Michelangelo to Rembrandt'is filled with depictions of the Exodus,…...
A director generated 3, 229 AI shots to make one film " here's what he learned
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1289+ words) How Catacombs was made using 3, 229 AI generations, 242 hours, and one filmmaker. CATACOMBS starts with a script, pre-production and prop creation, but rather than turn to film, Mendiboure begins prompting. As he says below in my interview, "The most important part…...