ARTnews Tuesday March 31, 2026
GQ magazine’s newly unveiled special global issue features an extensive interview with Jay-Z—who is now styling his name JAŸ-Z in honor of the 30th anniversary of his 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt — as well as a cover photo shot contemporary art star Rashid Johnson. Tapping Johnson was apt, notes Art News: The artist has made a mark by interrogating the Black male psyche in paintings, installations, and photographs, while also resisting the notion that Blackness is monolithic or easily defined. Read the full Story >>
PetaPixel Tuesday March 31, 2026
Processing thousands of photos on a computer can be a cumbersome task, especially when the task at hand is tedious and unimaginative. But a recent update to Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, will allow the AI to complete such tasks on the user’s computer. “What’s eye-catching about Claude’s pitch is that the user doesn’t even need to be in the same room as their computer,” notes PetaPixel. Anthropic is the latest developer to deliver a tool that enables an AI model to act more independently, adds CNET. Read the full Story >>
Deadline Monday March 30, 2026
A movie biopic about Jim Marshall, who has been called the “godfather of rock ‘n’ roll photography,” is in the works, notes Deadline. Filmmakers Jason Noto (Beyond the Night) and Tim Cronin (The Things We Carry) in collaboration with the Jim Marshall Estate, are developing the narrative feature. The movie is expected to explore the birth of rock-and-roll and the rise of the counterculture through Marshall’s lens. Marshall’s legacy is only growing: The March 2026 Rolling Stone Special Edition cover featured Marshall’s iconic photography of The Grateful Dead. Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Monday March 30, 2026
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has announced the acquisition of nearly 600 works to its permanent collection, spanning from the 17th century to today. The acquisitions, made during the second half of 2025, show some of the museum’s current priorities in terms of shoring up its holdings, including early photography and recent large-scale works, notes Art News. Among these is a trove of 35 Civil War photographs by the likes of Alexander Gardner, George N. Barnard, and Andrew Joseph Russell. Read the full Story >>
