Benny Blanco has dozens of artworks on display in his Los Angeles home. Photo Kevin Winter/Getty Images Benny Blanco, the Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer, was recently featured in People Magazine‘s 2024 “Sexiest Man Alive” issue, along with his art collection. Blanco was photographed by the magazine in his home in Los Angeles. In one photograph, …
Ai-Da Robot (Aidan Meller), A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing, 2024. Courtesy of Sotheby’s. Sotheby’s recently sold the first artwork made by a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for $1 million, blasting past its estimate of $120,000 to $180,000. On November 7, the artwork A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024) by the …
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TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 24: A man walks near a Banksy artwork during the “The World of Banksy” Art Exhibition at Porta Nuova Railway Station on February 24, 2022 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) Getty Images 38 people across Europe are suspected of involvement in a sweeping scheme to create and sell …
Saudi artist Ahmed Mater’s ‘Untitled’ from his ‘The Illumination Series’ will go under the hammer on February 8. courtesy Sotheby’s, Kathleen Hoare Sotheby’s will host the first-ever international auction in Saudi Arabia on February 8 2025, the house announced on Thursday. The exact location of the two-part evening sale has not yet been disclosed but …
Exterior facade of Mucha Museum in Prague. via Google Maps. The Mucha Museum, a new institution centered on Czech artist Alphonse Mucha, a key figure behind the Art Nouveau movement, will open a new space in Prague near the city’s historic Old Town Square after ending a long-term agreement with its former operator. Located within …
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The home of Anne Pasternak (L) was targeted by vandals who have now been charged for hate crimes. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines MISSING ARTIST FOUND DEAD. Lisson Gallery confirmed the passing of Sarah Cunningham on Tuesday, reports Alex Greenberger for ARTnews. The …
The facade of Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak’s home after the overnight vandalism. Eric Adams via X Three people have been charged with 25 counts, including making a terroristic threat as a hate crime, graffiti, and conspiracy, in connection with the vandalism of the home of Brooklyn Museum director Anne Pasternak, as well as those …
Jeff Bezos. Photo Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images Two of the world’s richest people—Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison, both of whom are notable art collectors—have made billions of dollars since Donald Trump won his reelection bid as President of the United States earlier this week. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Bezos, the founder of Amazon, …
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Sarah Cunningham. Courtesy Lisson Gallery Sarah Cunningham, a British painter whose abstracted pictures of forests charmed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, has died after having gone missing in London this past weekend. She was 31, according to the Camden Police. Lisson Gallery, which represents Cunningham, had posted news of her disappearance on Sunday, …
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The pair of rare 16th-century Ming dynasty Chinese ‘fish jars’ smashed their $1 million high estimate on Wednesday at Sotheby’s in London. Getty Images for Sotheby’s On Wednesday in London, Sotheby’s sold a pair of rare 16th-century Ming Dynasty Chinese jars decorated with orange fish for $12.5 million, blowing the house’s $1 million high estimate …
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