Tag: Modern Art
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Android artist’s show makes over £1 million
Can robots create art? One AI artist created by Oxford scientists has just completed her first solo exhibition and sold over £1 million worth of paintings. But some say it isn’t real art.
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Prize-winning film heralds era of iPhone art
Is this a good thing? The 2018 Turner Prize has been won by video artist Charlotte Prodger. The film explores her experience of coming out as gay and was shot entirely on her phone.
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This could be the most expensive painting ever
Can a painting really be worth $80 million? Today, David Hockney’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is set to become the most...
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£350m Banksy rejected from art exhibition
Is Banksy any good? The graffiti artist submitted a piece to a famous London exhibition under a false name. They turned it down. And many others believe this pioneer is on the decline.
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How a derelict factory became a work of art
Can graffiti be considered “art”? A group of 21 people have been awarded $6.7m in damages after a building they covered with tags was demolished. But many believe it was simply vandalism.
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Behold! The world’s most expensive painting
Is money ruining art? A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a world record price after being rediscovered in 2005. The buyer is an unidentified private collector.
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The artists who gave up colour to see better
Does art need colour? A new book reveals rare colour photos from the second world war. They are remarkable — but throughout history, some artists have preferred to work in black and white…
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Astonishing discovery rewrites history of art
Does art improve through history? A Bronze Age carving has stunned art historians with its beauty and precision. Some now believe the ancients were far more advanced than we used to think.
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Museum pulls artworks after animal rights uproar
Was the Guggenheim Museum right to withdraw artworks featuring live animals? The pieces will not be displayed after criticism by animal rights groups and a petition signed by 600,000 people.
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‘Gruesome’ painting reopens scars of racism
A painting based on a famous photo of a black boy’s corpse has caused a storm. The artist is white; campaigners for racial justice accuse her of cultural appropriation. Is she guilty?
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New show for ‘UK’s greatest living artist’
Today a new David Hockney exhibition opens at Tate Britain — and it is the fastest-selling show in the museum’s history. But does ‘Britain’s greatest living artist’ truly deserve his title?
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Banksy ‘unmasked’ by team of scientists
Eight years after a newspaper ‘outed’ the elusive street artist, its findings have been backed up by a groundbreaking academic study. Who is Banksy, then? And should we even care?
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Lego U-turns in freedom of speech dispute
The toy company has gone back on its refusal to sell bricks for use in political artworks. Campaigners are claiming a victory for freedom of speech. Are they getting carried away?
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2015 in culture: Women narrow the gender gap
Adele, J-Law, the Turner Prize: 2015 was a bumper year for women in culture. Is it time we acknowledged that there’s no difference between male and female artists?
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Housing estate wins prestigious art prize
The Turner Prize is meant to reward great art. But this year’s winners don’t even see themselves as artists. Is this a significant moment in Britain’s art scene? Or just a joke?