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At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists go out on a limb

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The long-running satellite fairswhich champion experimental, emerging and artist-run spacesabound with adventurous works, tactile materials and body parts

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Artists Amoako Boafo, Hans Haacke and Deborah Butterfield among thousands to sign statement against AI content scraping

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Artists and organisations across the creative industries have come out in opposition to the practice of AI firms training their technology with copyrighted, unlicensed material

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How can artists effectively respond to the climate crisis? Introducing a new toolkit from Gallery Climate Coalition

The Art Newspaper

The new document gives tips on the different ways in which artists can make a positive impact on the environment—with sections including materials, exhibition and display, and activism

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

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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? In this context, artists could be seen as builders and breakers.

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To help preserve her works, Cindy Sherman is offering to destroy and reprint old photographs

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Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth The US photographer Cindy Sherman has launched a new initiative to preserve the physical and conceptual integrity of her work. It is the first initiative of its kind in photography and could set a new benchmark for legacy care among artists working in lens-based media.

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An Uncanny Exhibition Turns the Online World Into Artistic Material

Artnet News

The post An Uncanny Exhibition Turns the Online World Into Artistic Material appeared first on Artnet News. The dark corners of the web inspired a group exhibition that became the site of political action.

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Source Material: From Ancient Caves to the Sydney Opera House With Artist Oliver Beer

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The artist reveals the sound-gathering that goes into his art-making. The post Source Material: From Ancient Caves to the Sydney Opera House With Artist Oliver Beer appeared first on Artnet News.

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