March 10, 2025
Artists

200 musical artists sign an open letter against unethical AI in music, what to know

The Artist Rights Alliance, an artist-led non-profit, has circulated an open letter with over 200 signatures from musical artists calling for action against harmful uses of AI in music from tech platforms. The letter calls “… on AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music services to cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to

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10 of the hottest artists to check out at Coachella Festival

The Coachella Festival date is getting closer, with the event taking place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and spanning two weekends, from  April 12th to 14th, and April 19th to 21st, 2024. Photo Credit: Coachella – Facebook  This year’s musical offering will bring over 80 artists across different stages. The electronic acts

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Fortnight Institute, New York Gallery That Championed Experimental Artists, Has Closed

Many fans of the New York gallery Fortnight Institute—a proving ground for a wide variety of emerging artists—were surprised and saddened by a social media post today announcing that it is “concluding its programming and closing its doors as of today, April 2nd.” The post was written by founders Fabiola Alondra and Jane Harmon, who

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200+ Artists Sign Letter for Responsible AI Music Practices

The letter stands against “efforts directly aimed at replacing the work of human artists with massive quantities of AI” April 2, 2024 | 3:05pm ET Non-profit organization Artist Rights Alliance has issued an open letter focused on the rise of AI in music, signed by over 200 prominent names in the music industry, including Billie

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Richard Serra’s ‘Splash’: A Public Artist’s Private Breakthrough

Johns had recently bought a building known as the Bank, on East Houston Street, that had housed the Providence Loan Society. The main room, a double-height space, served as his studio. When Serra visited one day to select the site for the piece, he thought there wasn’t enough free wall space to accommodate a work

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Opportunities for Artists, Writers, and Art Workers in April 2024

Hyperallergic’s monthly Opportunities Listings provide a resource to artists and creatives looking for funding and community support to further their work. Subscribe to receive this list of opportunities in your inbox each month Sign up here! If you find this list valuable, consider becoming a Hyperallergic Member to help us make it possible every month.

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Venice Launches New ‘Career Assistant’ Tool for Artists

Isaac Matthew White Venice announced the beta launch of a new tool called Co-Manager on Tuesday (April 2nd). The “career assistant” for artists incorporates “insights from top artist managers, marketers, streaming analysts, and digital strategists with OpenAI machine learning and your unique streaming data,” according to a release. “Co-Manager is designed to educate artists on

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‘Encounters’ at Art Basel Hong Kong centres the artist’s voice, enables cultural exchange

Art Basel Hong Kong opened its 2024 edition with exhibitor numbers surpassing the fair’s pre-pandemic scale. But amid the exciting buzz and flurry of offerings, it is worth taking the time to tread the conceptual path that cuts through the noise with large-scale works in the sector ‘Encounters’. Spread across the fair’s two levels, this

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Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, More Call on AI to Respect Artists’ Rights

Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder, Pearl Jam, Kacey Musgraves, Camila Cabello and more than 200 other artists have joined with the Artist Rights Alliance non-profit – an artist-led education and advocacy organization – to issue an open letter supported by more than 200 artists calling on “AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music services

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Review: “Native America: In Translation” at MoCP

Fabulous fashion spreads open “Native America: In Translation,” a thoughtful and wide-ranging group show of nine Indigenous artists at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. Slim, sexy models wear chic clothes, posed against backdrops ranging from a tropical paradise to the white non-space of a commercial studio. Look carefully, though, and the glossy veneer cracks. The

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