Street artist Jorit has recently created a series of murals in downtown Manhattan that explore the profound societal shifts brought on by artificial intelligence, explicitly drawing thematic influence from AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. In these new works, the artist blends his signature hyper-realistic portraiture with neural network-inspired patterns, referencing the structure of deep learning models that Hinton helped to develop. Continue reading AI-Influenced Street Art By Jorit in Freeman Alley→
Created over a span of two years, Bathroom Sink (1994) is based on a tableau the artist meticulously arranged in her home bathroom. Catherine Murphy went to extraordinary lengths to leave the scene of cut locks of hair undisturbed, including building a second bathroom, so that this one could be exclusively dedicated to painting. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Catherine Murphy, Bathroom Sink→
Because the artwork changes only once every eighteen months or so, I never feel too lazy when it takes me six months to visit the latest monumental piece of public art exhibited on the High Line Plinth. I mean, it’s not going anywhere any time soon. The fourth High Line Plinth commission (I skipped covering the second one because it was so crappy), is by Colombian-born artist Iván Argote and it’s called Dinosaur (2024). Let’s take a closer look! Continue reading Dinosaur: Monumental Pigeon Statue on the High Line Plinth→
When Marc Quinn studied art history in the 1980s, he became enamored with Dutch flower painting of the 16th and 17th centuries. These painters were obliged to wait for each flower to come into season before painting it into their compositions, culminating, and images of ideal but impossible bouquets. Continue reading Modern Art Monday Presents: Marc Quinn, The White Mangrove of Isabella Island→
During a heavy rainstorm in Norfolk, England in 1893, an odd assortment of fish fell out of the sky. Thousands of cod, pollack and halibut showered the north side of the city in a concentrated area roughly the size of three modest cottages. After a spotted codfish crashed through a kitchen widow and struck young Claire Hargreaves’ head, knocking her unconscious, a curious thing happened.
