Technology
Ayoung Kim, builder of vivid digital worlds, wins $100,000 LG Guggenheim Award
The artist is known for creating futuristic, interactive environments that reflect on contemporary geopolitical and socioeconomic issues
A quantum era is coming. What does this mean for art?
New technology will support artists as they produce enquiring new work
Generative artists unite to back research into degenerative disease
For the Cure3 exhibition at Bonhams, to raise money for research into Parkinson’s disease, contributing artists Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn talk about the cause
South by Southwest London aims to deliver ‘sensible optimism’ at a time of global uncertainty
The Shoreditch-based festival's chief executive looks forward to presenting the cross-disciplinary work of “good, clever people with open minds”, including the actor Idris Elba and the artist and film-maker Jenn Nkiru
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates revived, in exhibition and augmented reality, 20 years later
An AR experience in Central Park and a show at The Shed bring the sprawling Land art installation in Central Park back to life
New heritage body will use AI tools to help protect key sites from war and environmental crises
HeritageWatch.AI aims to provide real-time data, based on analysis of satellite imagery, to plan and deploy effective disaster management
Thousands call on Christie’s to cancel AI art auction in open letter
The sale has sparked backlash from critics who say AI programmes exploit human artists
Christie’s staging auction made up entirely of AI art
The Augmented Intelligence sale is the first of its kind to be held at a major auction house
Technology reveals ancient text inside burnt Herculaneum scroll
Scientists used artificial intelligence and X-ray imaging to decipher the Roman object's contents
Artists can copyright works made using AI as an ‘assistive tool’, US Copyright Office concludes
The Copyright Office’s new report also concluded that “the incorporation of AI-generated content into a larger copyrightable work” is acceptable
British Museum ‘running as normal’ after alleged IT attack by former employee
Both permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions were closed at the weekend following the suspected sabotage
The second wave of immersive institutions has arrived—how can traditional museums and galleries harness their power?
Museums and galleries have a fresh opportunity to work with a new type of digital art venue that is spreading around the world, with the power to tell interactive stories of cultural heritage to multiple users using free-roam VR headsets
Comment | How technology can help the art world take a big step towards sustainability
A new report published by the virtual reality platform Vortic makes clear the environmental benefits of going digital—and a hybrid approach could a way forward in the short term
Sougwen Chung: meet the boundary-pushing pioneer of robot art
The Chinese Canadian artist is presenting a new kinetic work as part of the arts and culture programme at the 2025 World Economic Forum
How the World Economic Forum is offering a global stage for collaboration between art and technology
With a focus on melting ice caps, Joseph Fowler, the World Economic Forum’s head of arts and culture, completes an environmental trilogy of opening concerts at the forum's annual meeting in Davos
Refik Anadol: the AI artist sounding the alarm on glacial destruction
For his third artwork presented at Davos 2025, the artist uses artificial intelligence to highlight the devastating impact of climate change
Immersive inspirations: three key developments from 2024
It was a big year for immersive art, with major institutions getting involved, new virtual reality kit, and a groundbreaking event in Venice
Palestine Museum US launches NFT collection in support of Gaza artists
The museum released a non-fungible token of a work by the Gazan artist Mohammed Alhaj to kick off the new initiative
Does Trump’s return spell boom or bust for the NFT art market?
Experts are sceptical that the NFT market will ever rebound to its 2021 levels, but the crypto asset sector may still manage to take over the art world one way or the other
‘It surprised me’: artist finds inspiration in what AI art gets wrong
Charlie Engman is creating a counter to the “internet nerd culture” imagery widely associated with generative art
The art of the algorithm—new magazine launches dedicated to Artificial Intelligence works
Biannual publication spotlights 'visual experiments and conceptually refined pieces'
From sfumato to selfies—can art history explain the Instagram phenomenon?
In his new book Koenraad Jonckheere argues that the way we view images on the social media platform is rooted in the past
AI to Z: an art & tech alphabet for 2024
The art, artists and awards that pushed boundaries this year
The artist bringing Van Gogh's paintings to life—without the use of AI
Andrey Zakirzyanov’s video animations of famous paintings are drawing in millions of views on across social media
Quantum leap: Turner Prize-winning artist Laure Prouvost creates new work with Google’s next-generation computing team
The Turner Prize-winning artist delves into the subatomic make-up of nature with the tech giant, working with quantum hardware—the next big technological wave after AI
National Portrait Gallery partners with immersive institution to tell the human stories behind its collection
New experience produced by Frameless Creative with London museum to launch national and international tour at MediaCity, Salford, in May 2025
Art and technology shows in London and Los Angeles, a restored 17th-century cosmic atlas—podcast
Curators at Tate and Los Angeles County Museum of Art discuss the ways in which technology has shaped artists’ work, plus a chat about the “mesmerising” Harmonia Macrocosmica
Is social media one of the worst things to happen to artists? Yes, says US artist Josh Kline
Artist argues it has turned art into a business and negatively affected quality
Paintboxed! Artists invited to work with 1980s digital art tool once championed by Keith Haring and Richard Hamilton
ArtMeta art fair and Tezos ecosystem are taking Quantel Paintbox—used by contemporary art giants four decades ago—on a global tour to introduce it to a new generation of creators
Toledo Museum of Art uses cryptocurrency to acquire digital art piece
The museum used USD Coin to buy an NFT in a new series by the artist collective Yatreda ያጥሬዳ