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Commercial goes pastoral: the draw of showing art in the open air

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The Wiltshire gallery attracts 150 to 200 visitors a day and large-scale sculpture shows are the biggest draw, alongside regular talks and symposiums, says its founder Johnny Messum. It also occupies a former farm, the focal point being a cathedral-like, 13th-century monastic tithe barn. Education is a key component.

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Why artificial intelligence artists can be seen as ‘builders’, ‘breakers’—or both at once

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In Mutations of Presence (2021), Chung collaborated with D.O.U.G._4, I draw with decades of my own movement data or create proprioceptive mappings triggered by alpha [brain] waves. “I view technology not just as a tool but as a collaborator,” Chung says. That is because they are trained as extensions to Chung’s very self. “I

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Revealed: how Van Gogh's nephew exchanged two of the artist's drawings for butter and bacon

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© Martin Bailey In early 1945, just before the end of the Second World War, Vincent van Gogh’s nephew gave two of the artist’s drawings to the owner of a cheese business—in exchange for 35 packets of butter and a little meat. Van Gogh never found a buyer for the drawings and they later passed down to his nephew. By the 1930s V.W.

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How Gretchen Andrew’s AI art is revealing the societal scars of ‘facetuning’

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First, an oil paint printer makes the original, unmodified image and then the wet oil painting is put through an XY-axis drawing robot. The robot, instructed by the discrepancies between the original image and an AI-modified (facetuned) version, adds brushstrokes where lines have changed,” Andrew explains.

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With the help of conservators, one of Van Gogh’s finest Arles landscapes will be heading to Japan

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Martin Bailey Conservator Margje Leeuwestein examining Bridge at Arles at the Kröller-Müller Museum Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Van Gogh’s Bridge at Arles (Pont de Langlois) has just been examined in the Kröller-Müller Museum’s conservation studio, to confirm that it is in good enough condition to travel to an exhibition in Japan.

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‘Research powerhouse’: Abu Dhabi's Zayed National Museum confirms 2025 opening

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The building itself is a draw, rivalling the nearby Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The towers heat up and act as thermal chimneys, drawing cooling currents up through the museum. Magee says it is the “recipient of generous state funding” but is expected to generate revenue.

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New York State Museum appoints first woman director in its 200-year history

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