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The Company Policy about AI and Appraising

Artifactual History Appraisal

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), “The Thinker (Le Penseur),” bronze, modeled 1880, cast 1901, in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Accession Number 1942.5.12, Public Domain Image We choose to not use AI in our appraisal work for a number of reasons. We take our professional responsibilities very seriously.

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Turkish power plant reborn as regional cultural hub

The Art Newspaper

Motorhane, which in its previous guise had supplied electricity to the town of Merzifon for decades, opened late last month with a concert and exhibition of works by local artists. Artists in Merzifon “are part of a universal network but are pushed out to the edge. We can find the money to restore a building.

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

The Art Newspaper

Search Digital Editions Newsletters Subscribe Digital Editions Newsletters Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Art market analysis Strategic or speculative?

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Saudi Arabia helps cultural businesses reach global audiences

The Art Newspaper

The Maker's Lab project by the Almashtal creative incubator in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Photo: Courtesy CDF This year has been named the Year of Handicrafts in Saudi Arabia, in order to highlight their importance to the kingdom’s history, identity and economic growth.

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Mechanical engineer develops AI-generated digital masks to restore damaged paintings

The Art Newspaper

Alex Kachkine's damaged painting before restoration Courtesy Alex Kachkine To put these technologies to use, Kachkine worked on a damaged oil-on-panel painting from their own collection, a late-15th-century rendition of the Biblical scene of the Adoration attributed to Master of the Prado Adoration of the Magi.

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Profile of a ruler: how Sheikh Sultan shaped Sharjah’s art scene

The Art Newspaper

He is known to buy work from Sharjah’s exhibitions, and many of the museums that now occupy institutional roles in the emirate began from his own collections. A large number of the artists, curators and designers who are in positions of authority across the UAE were educated in Sharjah, particularly at AUS. They transform their world.”

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The legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is explored in first major US show

The Art Newspaper

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, organised by the specialists Nada Shabout and Tiffany Floyd together with the museum’s chief curator, Lauren Cornell, unites 64 works of painting, sculpture and drawings by 30 artists including Dia al-Azzawi and Mohammed Ghani Hikmat.