El complejo presente de la China que visitará Boric
El presidente de Chile visitó China del 12 al 18 de octubre para participar en el Tercer Foro de Cooperación Internacional de la Franja y la Ruta. Esta invitación fue extendida por el Presidente chino, Xi Jinping, después del Foro…
#DeepNostalgia – how animating portraits with AI is both bolstering and undoing historic painted lies
The AI family history app MyHeritage allows users to animate photographs from the past. Run a document through the app and it will seemingly bring it to life, making the subject’s eyes blink and look around. Many have been turning…
NFT performance art: Corporations could capitalize on protest
Russian artist Petr Davydtchenko made what what he claims was the first performance art NFT in February. According to an article in The Art Newspaper, in a digital recording, Davydtchenko “eats a live bat in front of the European Parliament…
How I found potential lost works of the great British painter William Hogarth – new research
On the banks of River Kennett, Wiltshire, sits an Elizabethan country house. You might know Littlecote if you enjoy fly fishing or, if you’re interested in civil war re-enactments – it possesses a unique Cromwellian Chapel and an outstanding Roundhead…
The golden ratio: an ancient Greek formula could be responsible for most hit musicals
“What’s the secret to your success?” A simple question asked frequently of those who have achieved greatness in their field. Sometimes, that secret is so well disguised even the successful individual is unaware of its influence. When it comes to…
Much more than music: 10 Eurovision costumes that stole the show
From its humble beginnings in 1956, when just seven nations participated, Eurovision has grown to epic proportions. Known for its kitschy mix of Euro-pop, bizarre choreography and hammy performances, an estimated 182 million viewers tuned in to watch the competition…
Four tips to make the most of your next gallery visit
Going to a gallery can be an escape from the everyday – an opportunity to fall into a moment of reverie in front of an artwork that you know cannot be replicated in print or online. Then there are the…
London Design Biennale – how a forest in a courtyard is challenging the city’s Enlightenment principles
The art director of this year’s London Design Biennale, Es Devlin, intends to challenge archaic design principles and highlight current climate concerns by planting 400 trees in the heart of the capital. The artist’s installation of “The Forest for Change”,…
The Hekking Mona Lisa – where the value of a painting, even a very good copy, lies
The Mona Lisa, housed in the Louvre in Paris, has been copied many times. The most famous of those copies has to be the Hekking Mona Lisa, named after its previous owner, the antiquarian Raymond Hekking (1886-1977). It’s set to…
Why this Rodin scholar would gladly see the back of The Thinker
I’m a Rodin scholar with a secret: I don’t like The Thinker. I’ve always been vexed by the fame of this sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) of a hyper-muscular man lost in thought. It wears a red “Make…
