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

The Art Newspaper

With AI art in 2025, the picture is complex Peter Bauman 11 July 2025 Share “I view technology not just as a tool but as a collaborator”: Sougwen Chung’s Spectral (left) was created with a robot Courtesy of the artist How do artists build in broken times? These historical impulses connect to the present day, mapping onto AI art.

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Strategic or speculative? Once again, art investment funds are on the rise

The Art Newspaper

Which makes it the ideal time to launch a new art fund, says Philip Hoffman, the chief executive of the Fine Art Group, which he founded in 2001 as the Fine Art Fund. I proved the point that art could be a good investment—we made money on 84% of the art we bought, we lost it on 16%,” Hoffman tells The Art Newspaper.

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5 Hot Lots Coming to Auction in July

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Composed of multicolored shells arranged as a heart surrounded by a sunburst and flowers, this contemporary example was crafted by Cape Cod artist Sandy Moran (1944-2020), whose pieces are in demand with collectors. In the late 20th century, collector interest in the valentines led to contemporary artists like Moran embracing the art form.

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Artistic Mediums of 2025: Where Touch and Technique Meet

Invaluable

Join in as we explore these manually motivated artistic mediums popular in 2025. Sold for $700 USD via Black Art Auction (March 2025). Soon, though, the NFT art market crashed. DappRadar reports that since 2021 the market for these digitally born creations has plummeted by 93%. February 2025).

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

The Art Newspaper

© Jean Tinguely, DACS 2025, Photo: Ken Adlard, Courtesy of the artists and Hauser & Wirth Since it opened in 2014, Hauser & Wirth Somerset has brought contemporary art, burrata and around 110,000 visitors a year to the small town of Bruton in southwest England. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2025.

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Christie’s celebrates the late Syrian artist Marwan with non-selling London show

The Art Newspaper

In May, Christie’s for the first time delivered a white-glove sale for its online Modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art auction in Dubai. The sale included a section dedicated to Saudi artists, with almost all the works selling over their high estimates. Marwan’s last solo show in London was at the Mosaic Rooms in 2015.

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Chardin’s strawberries masterpiece forms fruity backdrop to Dior catwalk

The Art Newspaper

Eagle-eyed arty fashionistas spotted two delectable paintings by the underrated 18th-century French artist Jean Siméon Chardin hanging alongside the catwalk. The Art Newspaper