Art & Tech Articles | Artnet News https://news.artnet.com The world’s most-read and best trusted art publication Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:25:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 https://news.artnet.com/app/themes/artnet-news/assets/img/favicon.ico Art & Tech Articles | Artnet News https://news.artnet.com 32 32 Has A.I. Solved the Mystery of This El Greco Painting? https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artificial-intelligence-el-greco-science-advances-2766875 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:25:26 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2766875 It was long thought El Greco's son painted the altarpiece.

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]]> OpenAI Scraps Sora, Its Controversial A.I. Video App https://news.artnet.com/art-world/openai-shutters-sora-2758298 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:08:47 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2758298 Sora topped in Apple App Store charts in late 2025.

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]]> King Charles Portraitist Jonathan Yeo’s Paintings Get the A.R. Treatment https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jonathan-yeo-snap-augmented-reality-sxsw-2753266 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:28 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2753266 The artist is unveiling his collaboration with Snap at SXSW this weekend.

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]]> A Powerful Medieval Queen Returns—As an A.I. Avatar You Can Chat With https://news.artnet.com/art-world/eleanor-of-castile-ai-leeds-castle-2752385 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:29:55 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2752385 An exhibition at Leeds Castle invites visitors to converse with a digital recreation of Eleanor of Castile.

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]]> A New Video Game Lets Players Reclaim Africa’s Stolen Treasures https://news.artnet.com/art-world/relooted-video-game-2744657 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:22:20 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2744657 "Relooted" sees a group of vigilantes reclaim looted African artifacts from Western museums.

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]]> Van Eyck Attribution Dispute Pits Art Historians Against A.I. Firm https://news.artnet.com/art-world/van-eyck-ai-authenticity-2744090 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:06:18 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2744090 A new A.I. analysis claims two Renaissance paintings attributed to Jan van Eyck are fakes—but leading scholars say the technology has "discredited itself."

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]]> British Museum’s A.I.-Generated Post Sparks Online Backlash https://news.artnet.com/art-world/british-museum-ai-backlash-2742244 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:46:20 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2742244 The post, containing A.I.-generated images, was swiftly deleted following an outcry in it comments section.

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]]> Robot Artist Ai-Da Makes Her Architectural Debut https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-da-architecture-denmark-2740255 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:10:06 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2740255 The robot's first building design is now on view at Denmark's Utzon Center.

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]]> Pioneering NFT Platform Nifty Gateway Shutters Amid Market Collapse https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nifty-gateway-closed-down-2740267 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:43:18 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2740267 Analysis suggests a whopping 95 percent of NFTs are now worthless.

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]]> San Diego Comic-Con Bans A.I. Art Following Backlash https://news.artnet.com/art-world/san-diego-comic-con-bans-ai-art-2739389 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:39:11 +0000 https://news.artnet.com/?p=2739389 Is there a place for A.I. imagery at comic book conventions?

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