December 3, 2023

The Guardian: Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles

The Guardian: Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles. “In a week when the row over the fifth-century BC antiquities has erupted with renewed vigour, the goalposts have moved in unexpected ways. Which is why Nikos Stampolidis, classical archaeologist by profession, and for the past two years the museum’s director, is in ebullient mood. ‘It has been a magnificent week,’ he told the Observer. ‘I think it’s fair to say events are moving us forward and are in our favour. I’m hopeful and very optimistic.’” A good, thorough article which deserves a better headline.

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December 2, 2023

Reuters: Artists take new shot at Stability, Midjourney in updated copyright lawsuit

Reuters: Artists take new shot at Stability, Midjourney in updated copyright lawsuit . “A group of visual artists has filed an amended copyright lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney and other companies for allegedly misusing their work to train generative artificial intelligence systems. U.S. District Judge William Orrick dismissed parts of the lawsuit last month but gave the original plaintiffs permission to pursue their claims again in a new complaint.”

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December 2, 2023

University of Massachusetts Amherst: UMass Amherst Libraries Announce Jerry Russo Oral History Collection

University of Massachusetts Amherst: UMass Amherst Libraries Announce Jerry Russo Oral History Collection. “In March of 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, filmmaker and photographer Jerry Russo began working on an oral history project to interview visual artists and creatives all over the world. During the subsequent two years, he completed 249 interviews via Zoom. Russo donated the oral histories to the Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center (SCUA), for which social change and the arts are major collecting focuses; more than 100 of the interviews are now available in SCUA’s digital repository, Credo.”

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December 2, 2023

University of Chicago: Jessica Stockholder Digital Archive Available on LUNA

University of Chicago: Jessica Stockholder Digital Archive Available on LUNA. “The Visual Resources Center (VRC) is excited to announce the digital archive of Jessica Stockholder, now available to the UChicago community and beyond on the VRC’s digital collections platform, LUNA. The Jessica Stockholder Archive is the first LUNA collection dedicated to a near-comprehensive overview of the work of a single artist.”

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December 1, 2023

Revealed: this is what this 15th-century painting looked like before it was painted over (Utrecht University)

Utrecht University: Revealed: this is what this 15th-century painting looked like before it was painted over. “Assistant Professor Sanne Frequin was one of the three speakers at the Paleissymposium, with King Willem-Alexander as host. Frequin spoke about her Lindau project, in which she and her team digitally restored the painting The Crucifixion (around 1425) and made a 3D print of the work. The 3D reconstruction was revealed for the first time during the symposium.”

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December 1, 2023

CODART: More than 70 Summaries of Museums and Institutions with Dutch and Flemish Collections in the Netherlands Published

CODART: More than 70 Summaries of Museums and Institutions with Dutch and Flemish Collections in the Netherlands Published. “As part of CODART’s 25th anniversary year, the summary texts of museum collections with Dutch and Flemish art on this website are being greatly expanded in two installments. In March we announced the addition of more than 40 summaries of Belgian collections, and now we announce the addition of around 70 new summary texts of public collections in the Netherlands with significant holdings of art from the Low Countries. The texts were written exclusively for the CODART website by, or in collaboration with, curators of the collection in question.”

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November 15, 2023

Fstoppers: The Great Tragedy of Photography and Social Media

Fstoppers: The Great Tragedy of Photography and Social Media. “Images displaying bodies and themes contrary to mainstream preferences often face marginalization or outright censorship. Facebook and Instagram’s murky nudity policies also exemplify how marginalized bodies – particularly queer, non-binary, ethnic minority, and heavier bodies – undergo disproportionate censorship through the veil of moral protectionism and misaligned algorithms. Similar barriers exist for photographers exploring themes of identity, politics, culture, and wellness in nuanced, unconventional ways.”

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November 15, 2023

COMMENTARY: Social Media is the New Trade Route; Cherokee Artists in the 21st Century (Cherokee One Feather)

Cherokee One Feather: COMMENTARY: Social Media is the New Trade Route; Cherokee Artists in the 21st Century. “In a world where social media has done so much wrong, there is a glimmer of social media usage that is doing something right. Beadworkers on social media share with each other, learn from each other and support themselves, their families, and their communities, all the while continuing their culture. Indigenous culture is not stagnant. Cultures are dynamic. They are meant to stand the test of time and develop along with the development of communities and nations.”

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November 12, 2023

Stitching stories: a digital ode to Mexico’s textile artisans (Google Blog)

Google Blog: Stitching stories: a digital ode to Mexico’s textile artisans. “Today we unveil Crafted in Mexico, a new hub on Google Arts & Culture celebrating our nation’s textile artisans, their enduring skills passed down through generations, and the significance of their work in the past, present and future. These creations embody rich history and craftsmanship, standing as timeless masterpieces. The project presents over 50 stories that pay tribute to these artisans, their intricate techniques, and the enduring artistry that enriches Mexico’s cultural heritage.”

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November 1, 2023

CODART: Website Dedicated to the Work of Lucas Achtschellinck (1629-1699)

CODART: Website Dedicated to the Work of Lucas Achtschellinck (1629-1699). “A website dedicated to the work of the Brussels landscape painter Lucas Achtschellink (1629-1699) has been launched…. About 300 works (paintings, drawings and tapestries) are included … along with a biography of the artist, as well as lists of public and private collections, related auctions, art dealers, exhibitions and a bibliography.”

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October 31, 2023

‘We Cannot Fight A.I.’: How Art Schools Are Navigating the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence (Artnet)

Artnet: ‘We Cannot Fight A.I.’: How Art Schools Are Navigating the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence. “While the rapid rise of A.I. creates as many possibilities as harms in the art world, it introduces its own set of concerns for schools of art and design. Will admissions officers know whether the artworks in an applicant’s portfolio were created with a few keystrokes, for instance? How should professors appraise works created entirely with A.I.? Will a degree lose value to prospective employers as A.I. becomes more powerful?”

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October 29, 2023

Denver Post: The Denver Art Museum has been quietly removing plundered artworks from its website without explanation

Denver Post: The Denver Art Museum has been quietly removing plundered artworks from its website without explanation. “For years, the Denver museum has carefully curated which repatriations and deaccessions — pieces removed from its collection — it chooses to publicly announce, a practice that goes against industry recommendations. Unlike some other institutions, it’s impossible in Denver to see which pieces, and how many, the museum has returned after foreign governments or U.S. authorities provided evidence that they were stolen or illegally trafficked.”

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October 26, 2023

MIT Technology Review: This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI

MIT Technology Review: This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI. “The tool, called Nightshade, is intended as a way to fight back against AI companies that use artists’ work to train their models without the creator’s permission. Using it to ‘poison’ this training data could damage future iterations of image-generating AI models, such as DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, by rendering some of their outputs useless—dogs become cats, cars become cows, and so forth.”

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