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LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art

Banksy show officially authorised by elusive street artist to open in Glasgow

Gallery of Modern Art show includes original artefacts, ephemera and stencils used to create famous works Read more on https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/15/banksy-show-officially-authorised-by-elusive-street-artist-to-open-in-glasgow

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Banksy show officially authorised by elusive street artist to open in Glasgow

Could a robot ever recreate the aura of a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece? 

This month, the internet was flooded with stunningly ethereal digital art portraits, thanks to the work of the latest artificial intelligence-assisted application to go viral: Lensa. Users uploaded their photographs to the app and then – for a small fee – it used AI to transform their profile pictures into, say, a magical elfin warrior princess … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_1-2-Science and techniques, promises and challenges, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-6. Scientific Innovations & Responsibility, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , | Commentaires fermés sur Could a robot ever recreate the aura of a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece? 

Defaced!

A survey of how money has been altered or destroyed as protest and art, from the suffragettes to Banksy.

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Is TikTok a platform for art?

Fab abs, trauma videos and a big pile of sweets: the art and artists of TikTok From the user proudly exhibiting his dad’s nudes to the woman making sculpting dangerous, art on TikTok is direct, intimate and confessional, with little time for the abstract or avant garde Keep it succinct … Nakama Umeboi with a … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, AMC1°_1-1-Production and circulation of knowledge, AMCT°_2-1-Frontier and space, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-2. Private Space & Public Space, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-4. Citizenship & Virtual Worlds, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Is TikTok a platform for art?

NFTs are shaking up the art world

‘I went from having to borrow money to making $4m in a day’: how NFTs are shaking up the art world Digital art is a billion-dollar business, with everyone from Paris Hilton to Damien Hirst trading in ‘non-fungible tokens’. But are NFTs just a get-rich-quick scheme masquerading as culture? A motley crew of celebrities have … Continuer la lecture »

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Statues or no statues? That is the question…

A very interesting analysis on how and why we react to statues and how to stop the fuss, maybe… Diana,  Wollstonecraft,  Wilde …  why  do  we  keep  getting  it  so  wrong  with  our  statues? The Princess of Wales sculpture is the latest example of our strained relationship with this controversial art form Members of the … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, A2B1-8. Past within Present, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Statues or no statues? That is the question…

A Robot Artist ?

‘Some people feel threatened’: face to face with Ai-Da the robot artist Self-portraits by ultra-realistic android go on show at Design Museum in London Ai-Da, described as the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, at the opening of the exhibition Ai-Da: Portrait of the Robot, at the Design Museum in London. Photograph: David Parry/PA Mark Brown … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, AMCT°_3-1-Power and influence, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-6. Scientific Innovations & Responsibility, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art, LLCET°_2-2-Self-representation | Tags: , , | Commentaires fermés sur A Robot Artist ?

Tate restaurant 1920s mural depicted as racist

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/aug/04/tate-removes-reference-to-amusing-restaurant-after-racist-images-in-mural-draw-anger Exclusive: gallery removes reference to venue as ‘most amusing room in Europe’ as calls grow for artwork’s removal The mural in the Rex Whistler restaurant depicts the enslavement of a black child and other racist imagery. Tate Britain has removed a reference to its restaurant as “the most amusing room in Europe” after complaints … Continuer la lecture »

Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, A2B1-8. Past within Present, B1B2-1. Identities & Exchanges, B1B2-3. Art & Power, B1B2-8. Territory & Memory, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Tate restaurant 1920s mural depicted as racist

Donegal locals campaign to turn beached boat into work of art.

Ireland Bád Eddie, AKA Eddie’s Boat, on a beach in Gweedore, County Donegal, has featured in a Clannad video. Photograph: Brian Lawrence/Alamy Fishing vessel Bád Eddie has become a tourist attraction since being abandoned on a Gweedore beach in 1977 link to article

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Art, money and politics

Is Art a matter of money ? To what extent can art tackle political matters ?  https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jul/28/banksy-altered-sea-view-triptych-sells-for-22m-at-auction

Catégories: A2B1-6. Creation & Relation to Arts, AMC1°_1-1-Production and circulation of knowledge, AMC1°_2-1-Being heard, AMC1°_2-3-Representing the world and oneself, B1B2-3. Art & Power, LLCET°_1-1-Art and protest, LLCET°_1-2-Polemical art | Tags: , , , , , | Commentaires fermés sur Art, money and politics