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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
Vatican launches AI-generated version of St Peter’s Basilica
Co-developed by Microsoft, the project also identified conservation issues at the world-famous church
Painting by the AI robot Ai-Da sells for more than $1m at Sotheby’s
It’s a new record for a work of art created by a robot, the auction house says
Meiro Koizumi brings Prometheus back to life to explore AI dystopia
New Tokyo show follows artist's trilogy of technology-focused works exploring the Greek god
How auction houses are embracing artificial intelligence
New services such as AI-enhanced translation are proving popular, even as human involvement remains crucial
Co-creator of UndeadApes NFTs found guilty of fraud and money laundering in 'rug pull' scheme
Berman Jerry Nowlin Jr, known in the NFT community as "Repulse" and “Zayous”, faces up to five years in federal prison
'A real leap of faith': Swiss auction house to offer works authenticated by AI
The move fuels the debate about whether artificial intelligence can replace the human eye and expertise in assessing a picture’s authorship
Bobbly lines and an unfinished doodle: super-high-res scans may show William Blake's first-ever engravings
New research argues that works discovered on the rear of 18th century copperplates can be attributed to a teenaged Blake
Painting by AI robot Ai-Da could bring more than $120,000 at Sotheby's
The robotic brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller will make her auction debut on Halloween
'Courageous and resilient individuals': why the Illinois Holocaust Museum is embracing virtual reality to share survivors’ stories
New technologies are helping to protect and preserve the vital eye-witness perspectives of a dwindling but determined community
Abu Dhabi bets on repeating Las Vegas's success: Sphere to open second giant immersive institution
Capital of United Arab Emirates to build block-sized showcase for stadium-scaled concerts and giant video works by leading digital artists