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No, the Lensa AI app technically isn’t stealing artists’ work – but it will majorly shake up the art world

The Lensa photo and video editing app has shot into social media prominence in recent weeks, after adding a feature that lets you generate stunning digital portraits of yourself in contemporary art styles. It does that for just a small…

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NFTs in the art world: A revolution or ripoff?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital objects that represent something else, such as a work of art, a video or even a tweet. They certify the existence and the ownership of this item through a data recording on a blockchain (a…

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Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year. Villas are emblematic features of the Roman countryside, and many are known across Britain. But this…

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What David Hockney’s new exhibition can teach us about finding beauty and joy this winter

David Hockney’s new exhibition finds beauty in the most local of places: the home. His new series, 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures, is about the pleasure of looking intensely at what is in front of us. At home in…

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Raf Simons to close – a fashion marketing expert explains how the brand lost relevance

Surviving 27 years in the competitive and fast-changing world of fashion is an accomplishment many brands only dream of. Raf Simons weathered the 2007-08 financial crisis, Brexit and the COVID pandemic with his eponymous label, but in November he announced…

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Banksy in Ukraine: how his defiant new works offer hope

Art, in all its forms, has always been a powerful means of representing, resisting and remembering war. And the Russo-Ukrainian War is no different, with artists responding powerfully to Russian aggression through an explosion of artwork drawing attention to, and…

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Eco-activist attacks on museum artwork ask us to figure out what we value

In the last few weeks climate change activists have perpetrated various acts of reversible vandalism against famous works of art in public galleries. In the latest incident on Oct. 27, two men entered the Mauritshuis gallery in the Hague. After…

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superb restoration but painful stories remain untold

Ghana’s national museum has reopened its doors after a seven-year closure to allow for major renovations. The museum was first opened in March 1957 as part of the celebrations marking the transition from colonial rule to independence. The opening also…

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Estos son los 10 coches más baratos que puedes comprar

El coche más barato que puedes comprar hoy día en nuestro país cuesta menos de 13.000 euros Si necesitas un vehículo, y lo único que te importa es el precio, te mostramos los 10 coches más baratos que puedes comprar en España en 2023. Y ya te avanzamos…

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Estos coches de lujo de 2023 no vendidos ya casi se regalan

La recurrente escasez de chips semiconductores ha hecho sorprendentemente difícil encontrar un coche nuevo. Algunos de los modelos más populares del mercado escasean, y algunas características populares están actualmente fuera de línea. La compra de segunda mano es una gran…