Toronto Outdoor Art Fair is in its 65th year. This year's theme is "The Elegance of Longevity". TOAF is Canada's largest contemporary art fair. It was co-founded by former Director of the National Gallery of Canada Alan Jarvis, artist Jack Pollock and philanthropists Murray and Marvelle Koffler. TOAF supports independent artists through its Living Room Chats and Budding Art Buyers program.
Two Democratic lawmakers have introduced the Preserve Act, a bill aimed at protecting public artworks in federal buildings targeted for sale by the Trump administration. Pyotr Pavlensky's refugee status in France is being reviewed after convictions linked to his performances Lighting and Pornopolitics. People without formal art education can enjoy and connect with great artworks as well as trained experts.
Timothée Chalamet made a comment during an Oscar campaign. He sympathized with the impulse to keep drawing audiences to the movies. Theatrical movie releases have been on the decline since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, dropping from 910 releases in 2019 to 670 in 2025. The ability to focus is a class issue, and the attention span is undergoing a class divide.
The Trump administration wants to control the Smithsonian. The Office of Legal Counsel has called the Smithsonian a "very unusual entity" and a "historical and legal anomaly". The report published on July 4 said the National Museum of American History has “failed to tell America’s story and adheres to a radical, activist ideology” and criticized its leaders for not being patriotic enough.
Christie's Art+Tech Summit focused on artificial intelligence. It is organized through Christie’s Ventures and Innovation Labs, which invests in companies working across digital assets, A.I., fintech and hardware. The program leaned heavily toward the U.S. technology and investment worlds.
In 2026, artists will have to be on several platforms to monetize their work. In an article published in New Media & Society, I looked at how musicians present themselves across these multiple platforms. I was interested in the "About" sections of the 20 most followed music profiles on the subscription-based crowdfunding platform "Patreon" and YouTube.
Christie's, Sotheby's and Heritage Auctions reported record sales for the first half of the year. Christie’s reported $4.5 billion in first-half sales, its strongest opening six months in five years. Heritage posted $1.41 billion, the best first half in its history. Phillips saw auction sales jump 60 percent to $507 million.
Patrick Guetta has been working in his studio in Los Angeles for two years. He loves his studio because it's private, peaceful, and allows him to focus without distractions. His favorite art material is acrylic paint. He doesn't want to grow into something bigger right now, he just wants the freedom to create peacefully.
Watch Dogs 2 is an open-world video game that follows a hacktivist collective called Dedsec as they take on surveillance tech and discriminatory AI systems. The game's missions often felt like they were ripped from the pages of EFF's Deeplinks blog. Dave will be speaking on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con about how the game predicted tech issues we're facing today.
Cities of the future treat education, art, culture and public space as infrastructure, not amenities. San Diego is showing promise and seems to be thinking seriously about its future. John M. Eger is professor emeritus in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University.
Toronto Outdoor Art Fair is in its 65th year. This year's theme is "The Elegance of Longevity". TOAF is Canada's largest contemporary art fair. It was co-founded by former Director of the National Gallery of Canada Alan Jarvis, artist Jack Pollock and philanthropists Murray and Marvelle Koffler. TOAF supports independent artists through its Living Room Chats and Budding Art Buyers program.
Two Democratic lawmakers have introduced the Preserve Act, a bill aimed at protecting public artworks in federal buildings targeted for sale by the Trump administration. Pyotr Pavlensky's refugee status in France is being reviewed after convictions linked to his performances Lighting and Pornopolitics. People without formal art education can enjoy and connect with great artworks as well as trained experts.
Timothée Chalamet made a comment during an Oscar campaign. He sympathized with the impulse to keep drawing audiences to the movies. Theatrical movie releases have been on the decline since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, dropping from 910 releases in 2019 to 670 in 2025. The ability to focus is a class issue, and the attention span is undergoing a class divide.
The Trump administration wants to control the Smithsonian. The Office of Legal Counsel has called the Smithsonian a "very unusual entity" and a "historical and legal anomaly". The report published on July 4 said the National Museum of American History has “failed to tell America’s story and adheres to a radical, activist ideology” and criticized its leaders for not being patriotic enough.
Christie's Art+Tech Summit focused on artificial intelligence. It is organized through Christie’s Ventures and Innovation Labs, which invests in companies working across digital assets, A.I., fintech and hardware. The program leaned heavily toward the U.S. technology and investment worlds.
In 2026, artists will have to be on several platforms to monetize their work. In an article published in New Media & Society, I looked at how musicians present themselves across these multiple platforms. I was interested in the "About" sections of the 20 most followed music profiles on the subscription-based crowdfunding platform "Patreon" and YouTube.
Christie's, Sotheby's and Heritage Auctions reported record sales for the first half of the year. Christie’s reported $4.5 billion in first-half sales, its strongest opening six months in five years. Heritage posted $1.41 billion, the best first half in its history. Phillips saw auction sales jump 60 percent to $507 million.
Patrick Guetta has been working in his studio in Los Angeles for two years. He loves his studio because it's private, peaceful, and allows him to focus without distractions. His favorite art material is acrylic paint. He doesn't want to grow into something bigger right now, he just wants the freedom to create peacefully.
Watch Dogs 2 is an open-world video game that follows a hacktivist collective called Dedsec as they take on surveillance tech and discriminatory AI systems. The game's missions often felt like they were ripped from the pages of EFF's Deeplinks blog. Dave will be speaking on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con about how the game predicted tech issues we're facing today.
Cities of the future treat education, art, culture and public space as infrastructure, not amenities. San Diego is showing promise and seems to be thinking seriously about its future. John M. Eger is professor emeritus in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University.