@MinOfCultureGoI has issued a legal notice to Sotheby’s Hong Kong & Mr Chris Peppé, heirs of William Claxton Peppé, demanding the immediate halt of the auction titled "The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha, Mauryan Empire, Ashokan Era, circa 240-200 BCE,"-set for May 7,2025.
Thank you @artnet & Richard Whiddington (@EnglishBlase) for this thoughtful review of SOUND MACHINES.
Whiddington sets the tone of the article with the historic precedent of sound art established by Barbara London at MoMA in 1979.
Link to the full piece below.
Why does this even matter?
Because making ad creatives like the above would have cost tons of money to pay the artists back then.
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AI Generated Subliminal Messages
Many talk about the dangers of "AGI" taking over humans. But you should worry more about humans using AI to control other humans, because this is not some scifi stuff, it's already here.
Enter Subliminal Messages.
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@FlavianaJorge Hi Flaviana, I am a writer at Artnet News, we are covering the return of the Ubirajara jubatus fossil to Brazil, if you could DM me with your thoughts that would be most appreciated. Best, Richard
@AlexMasmej@trystealcam hi there, im a writer at artnet news, we're writing about stealcam, would love to run a couple of questions by you. please dm me. cheers
Would Spurs fans take Graham Potter? Before he joined Chelsea I always thought that he’d be a v good fit for Tottenham and there is an argument that, however painful, his experience at Chelsea will be beneficial to him moving forwards and to his next club.
@madebyoona Hi there, I am a writer at Artnet News, we are covering the paused sotheby's glitch sale, I would love to know more on your thoughts here, what do you think the promised changes by sotheby's / what can be done more broadly in the space?