Art News: British Museum Faces Backlash After Using AI-Generated Images of Woman Looking at Exhibits
Several archaeologists have criticized the British Museum after it shared images containing AI-generated content on its Instagram and Facebook accounts. The posts, which quickly drew backlash online after being posted on January 27, were removed later the same day. The images show what appears to be the same young woman in various outfits gazing thoughtfully at objects inside the museum. The caption read, "Taking time to take a closer look is always worthwhile," alongside the hashtag #YourMuseum. Two accounts were tagged: one belonging to an AI-generated model and another to the AI marketing agency V8 Global.
DIARY: Isamu Noguchi, A Sculptor's World
Anniversaries are probably celebrated more by publishers than by lovers—so as a book-lover I’m taking this opportunity to celebrate a book that came into my hands almost ten years ago: Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor’s World (Steidl 2018).This is a great time to take a deep dive into this exceptional publication, in light of the exhibition, Noguchi’s New York, which just opened at the Noguchi Garden and Museum,. The book went out of print around 2022, but...

