Salvatore Del Deo and His Home

Salvatore Del Deo and His Home

Salvatore Del Deo and his family will be able to stay in their long-term home, after a close brush with eviction. Salvatore Del Deo, 95, has been a fixture of the Cape Cod art scene for decades, since he and his wife settled their after coming coming home from WWII....
Empty Canvases or Art?

Empty Canvases or Art?

Empty canvases or art? A Danish artist is having it out with a judge over repaying a museum for the commission of two blank paintings. The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, Denmark commissioned artist Jens Haaning two years ago to contribute two works to their...
AI-Generated Work: Let Us Know

AI-Generated Work: Let Us Know

AI-generated work may soon need to be labeled on Amazon, after complaints from actual authors, but not yet. Amazon has introduced new regulations requiring authors who wish to sell books through its e-book program to disclose in advance if their work includes...
Headless Bronze Confiscated

Headless Bronze Confiscated

A headless bronze statute of Marcus Aurelius has been seized by New York law enforcement from a museum in Ohio, worth $20 million. According to Turkish officials, the oversized bronze statue of a man in draped embroidered cloth and carefully figured sandals was stolen...
Bélizaire, Revealed

Bélizaire, Revealed

Bélizaire, an enslaved black teenage boy, has been restored to a painting from which he was erased, now on display at the Met. Bélizaire was a household slave of the Freys, a wealthy white family living in New Orleans’ French Quarter in the mid-1800s. In 1837,...
AI-Generated Art Ruling

AI-Generated Art Ruling

AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted, according to a new ruling by a federal judge, and the consequences may be broad. The ruling is the result of a lawsuit brought several months ago against the U.S. Copyright Office by one Stephen Thaler. His aim is to list...
Nero’s Theater Uncovered in Rome

Nero’s Theater Uncovered in Rome

Nero’s theater has been discovered in Rome, during excavations for a new hotel near the Vatican. A new Four Seasons hotel is being erected on religious land in Rome, and during excavations under what will be its gardens, an ancient theater was discovered. The...
Maine trails will be getting a little artistic touch

Maine trails will be getting a little artistic touch

Maine trails will be getting a little artistic touch soon, with the return of Portland Museum of Art’s “Art Outside.” The program was a success last summer. L.L.Bean, the Maine Department of Agriculture, the Conservation and Forestry Bureau of Parks and Land,...
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