Today’s AJ Highlights: Darren Walker’s next act is a transition from the Ford Foundation to Anonymous Content, as he moves from philanthropy to Hollywood production (The New York Times ). The Met Opera may be in financial meltdown, but the Dallas Opera has just announced a record-breaking $54.5 million campaign, the largest in its history (Dallas Morning News ).
The pushback against the “automation” of art is hardening. San Diego Comic Con has officially banned all AI-generated material from its art shows, asserting itself as the sole judge of what counts as human creation (Artnet ). This resistance is bolstered by new technical findings; a series of tests reveals that while AI can churn out video, it currently “sucks at dancing,” failing to replicate the convincingly messy physicality of human movement (CalMatters ).
Minneapolis arts organizations have joined a general strike today to recognize the impact of immigration raids on their community (The Art Newspaper ), while the Art Gallery of Ontario has seen the resignation of a senior curator after a proposed Nan Goldin acquisition was voted down over concerns regarding her comments on the Gaza conflict (Artnet ).
Finally, we look at the preservation of history and the future of the medium. Kentucky is beginning a massive restoration of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption, a turn-of-the-century “America’s Notre-Dame” (AP ).
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