Developed by a team at MIT and Microsoft, a new AI algorithm can identify subtle visual similarities between artworks created in vastly different media, cultures, and time periods.
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Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair announces artist line-up for 2020 edition of Fair
After the fantastic response to this year’s Open Call, with more works submitted from artists across the world than ever before, they are delighted to finally reveal their artist line-up for the 2020 edition of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
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Toes broken off Canova sculpture by selfie-taking museum visitor
Several toes were snapped off a 200-year-old sculpture this week, after a tourist’s failed attempt to take a photo. Some critics have since questioned the level of security at Museo Canova in Possagno, Northern Italy.
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Banksy migrant crisis seascapes goes under the hammer
In the galleries of Sotheby’s London auction house hang three oil paintings of seascapes. Entitled ‘Mediterranean Sea View 2017’, at first glance the triptych does not appear out of place alongside works by some of the greatest landscape painters including Bernardo Bellotto, Jan Van Goyen and JMW Turner. Except these are not the 19th century landscapes they appear to be but contemporary reworkings of ‘found’ oil paintings by artist-cum-activist, Banksy.
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Outrage as Picasso murals stripped from Oslo building
A pair of Picasso murals have been ripped from the walls of a building in Oslo, stoking the flames of a legal dispute over their fate.
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Heather Phillipson’s giant whipped cream sculpture unveiled at Trafalgar Square
After a four-month delay due to coronavirus, Heather Phillipson’s huge whipped cream sculpture has finally landed at Trafalgar Square in central London. ‘The End’ stands at a whopping 9.4 metres and is the tallest commission to fill the Fourth Plinth Project.
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Postcard helps researcher find exact place depicted in Van Gogh’s final masterpiece
After years of speculation, researchers have identified the probable location where Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) painted his final artwork. The announcement was made on Tuesday 28 July 2020, exactly 130 years after the post-impressionist artist took his own life due to mental health issues.
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Report claims UK art sector needs more support to avoid widespread closures
MP’s have warned that Britain could become a “cultural wasteland” following the outbreak of coronavirus and the unprecedented closure of museums, galleries and theatres. According to a new report, the arts and heritage sectors still face uncertainty that may lead to permanent closures and redundancies.
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South Kensington’s Museum Quarter to fully reopen in August
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, Science Museum and Natural History Museum are all set to fully reopen in August, just in time for the summer holidays. Museums across the country are now easing out of lockdown after almost five months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Banksy’s face-mask themed artwork removed from London Underground
Banksy has struck again with his third coronavirus-themed artwork. The latest typically playful work appeared earlier this week on the London Underground Tube, encouraging travellers to wear a face mask.
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