South African artist Kate Gottgens left Cape Town gallery SMAC after 10 or 12 years. She accused them of not paying her for the works they had sold and of not returning them. The gallery claims the artist is trying to create a false narrative to justify her leaving the gallery.
The International Council of Museums has revised its code of ethics for the first time in over 20 years. The new code was approved by more than 85 percent of participants and developed between 2019 and this year. It addresses the rise of digital technologies, the climate crisis, and the need to address the legacies of colonialism through responsible and ethical museum practice.
In his first weeks as Executive Director of EFF, Julian Zelizer has been reminded how consequential this moment is in determining what kind of future we will have. He believes the future is one of openness, security, and fundamental rights, not one controlled through fear, surveillance, and centralized power. He has dedicated his career to public interest technology because he is driven to see technology’s promise realized.
Refik Anadol is an artist known for his technological installations that probe the relationship between humans and machines. On June 20, Dataland, the cutting-edge downtown Los Angeles gallery he cofounded with studio partner Efsun Erkılıç, opened its doors to an eager public. It welcomed more than 10,000 visitors to the opening exhibit in the first two weeks. The set piece is his most ambitious to date, an immersive architectural vision titled Machine Dreams: Rainforest. Its interactive digital displays produce ever-shifting images and soundscapes drawn from his Large Nature Model.
"This Is Buzz" is a documentary about MTV's current affairs collage show "Buzz" and its rise and fall. Antenna Releasing will release it on a roadshow theatrical release this September. A digital release will follow later on in the fall.
The Daily Signal published two op-eds this week. They argue for reviving the Obscenity Prosecution Task Force, which was disbanded by the Obama administration in 2011. They also argue for using the obscenity law to go after adult content platforms. They use the recent Supreme Court ruling as a cover.
Sotheby’s June Design Week generated a combined $27,568,552. Phillips’ Design sale on June 12 realized $2.9 million with an 89.5 percent sell-through. Laura Young is the managing director of The Future Perfect, a contemporary design gallery with spaces in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. She has helped evolve the gallery from a showroom into a cultural institution rooted in experimentation.
OnlyFans creators are inadvertently helping cybersecurity teams identify compromised government websites. They are fighting piracy by filing takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to protect their stolen content. Scammers have been exploiting a specific vulnerability in how Google’s search algorithm works. More than 2,000 domains belonging to governments and educational institutions across more than 80 countries have received copyright takedown requests linked to adult content creators over the past 15 years.
Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, is the unofficial breeding ground of Hollywood dealmaking. AOL-Time Warner, Google-YouTube, Comcast-NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Skydance, and Nexstar-Tegna merger were all made possible thanks to the conference. The industry’s power brokers are no longer asking whether consolidation is necessary, but what kind of assets are meaningful contributors. Antitrust concerns from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice haven't made it easy.
South African artist Kate Gottgens left Cape Town gallery SMAC after 10 or 12 years. She accused them of not paying her for the works they had sold and of not returning them. The gallery claims the artist is trying to create a false narrative to justify her leaving the gallery.
The International Council of Museums has revised its code of ethics for the first time in over 20 years. The new code was approved by more than 85 percent of participants and developed between 2019 and this year. It addresses the rise of digital technologies, the climate crisis, and the need to address the legacies of colonialism through responsible and ethical museum practice.
In his first weeks as Executive Director of EFF, Julian Zelizer has been reminded how consequential this moment is in determining what kind of future we will have. He believes the future is one of openness, security, and fundamental rights, not one controlled through fear, surveillance, and centralized power. He has dedicated his career to public interest technology because he is driven to see technology’s promise realized.
Refik Anadol is an artist known for his technological installations that probe the relationship between humans and machines. On June 20, Dataland, the cutting-edge downtown Los Angeles gallery he cofounded with studio partner Efsun Erkılıç, opened its doors to an eager public. It welcomed more than 10,000 visitors to the opening exhibit in the first two weeks. The set piece is his most ambitious to date, an immersive architectural vision titled Machine Dreams: Rainforest. Its interactive digital displays produce ever-shifting images and soundscapes drawn from his Large Nature Model.
"This Is Buzz" is a documentary about MTV's current affairs collage show "Buzz" and its rise and fall. Antenna Releasing will release it on a roadshow theatrical release this September. A digital release will follow later on in the fall.
The Daily Signal published two op-eds this week. They argue for reviving the Obscenity Prosecution Task Force, which was disbanded by the Obama administration in 2011. They also argue for using the obscenity law to go after adult content platforms. They use the recent Supreme Court ruling as a cover.
Sotheby’s June Design Week generated a combined $27,568,552. Phillips’ Design sale on June 12 realized $2.9 million with an 89.5 percent sell-through. Laura Young is the managing director of The Future Perfect, a contemporary design gallery with spaces in New York, Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. She has helped evolve the gallery from a showroom into a cultural institution rooted in experimentation.
OnlyFans creators are inadvertently helping cybersecurity teams identify compromised government websites. They are fighting piracy by filing takedown requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to protect their stolen content. Scammers have been exploiting a specific vulnerability in how Google’s search algorithm works. More than 2,000 domains belonging to governments and educational institutions across more than 80 countries have received copyright takedown requests linked to adult content creators over the past 15 years.
Allen & Co. conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, is the unofficial breeding ground of Hollywood dealmaking. AOL-Time Warner, Google-YouTube, Comcast-NBCUniversal, Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Skydance, and Nexstar-Tegna merger were all made possible thanks to the conference. The industry’s power brokers are no longer asking whether consolidation is necessary, but what kind of assets are meaningful contributors. Antitrust concerns from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice haven't made it easy.