Artist Mees Boeijen allows artificial intelligence to record his entire life and prints the observations on the outside of his house to draw attention to data collection by tech companies. #Kunst #AI #Privacy (translated)
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New analyses of fingerprints on the sculptures of the Terracotta Army in China suggest that, in addition to men, women and children were also involved in the creation of the famous warrior figures. #TerrakottaArmee #QinShihuangdi #Archäologie (translated)

Michael Klonovsky wrote that the left cultural elite have become so accustomed to state funding that they complain about announced cuts to their resources as a supposed restriction of artistic freedom. #Kunstfreiheit #Kultur #Staat (translated)
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Kamil Krilov wrote that the American cartoonist Jeffrey Koterba was clear, and that according to him, every normal person was clear as well. https://t.co/VeU8Hf0kzd #karikatura #umění #JeffreyKoterba (translated)
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A Declaration of Intent for Cultural Cooperation between Cyprus and France was signed in France, which provides for joint programs, mobility of artists, and cooperation for the protection of cultural heritage. #Πολιτισμός #Κύπρος #Γαλλία (translated)
The contemporary art center Large on the iconic island of Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt opens with the major exhibition Moteur imaginaire, which forces us to reflect on our passions for cars. #ArtContemporain #ÎleSeguin #Paris (translated)

Eriks Stendzenieks wrote that the so-called "Nigerian princes" had deceived deputies, the Saeima, VDD, SAB, and Latvia. He characterized the incident as a high-level contemporary art performance that should be featured at the Venice Biennale, and thanked Ance Tētere. He specifically mentioned Inga Spriņģe's statement that Twitter is dead and that there is no one left on it. #Latvija #laikmetīgāmāksla #VenēcijasBiennāle (translated)
The Daily Bureaucrat claimed that Antifa had destroyed the town hall and wrote that the building's art history had been lost. He described the events as absolute leftist evil. #taidehistoria #politiikka #kulttuuri (translated)
Open on X57 galleries from Düsseldorf and Cologne are protesting against the AfD event "Cultural Politics from the Right!" at the municipal Palais Wittgenstein because they reject the party's appropriation of art and culture. #Kunstfreiheit #Protest #Düsseldorf (translated)
Patti Smith, who will receive the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, recalled her connection with Spain and her admiration for Picasso, whom she discovered at the age of 12, during a talk with the press before her concert in Gijón. #PattiSmith #Picasso #PremiosPríncipeDeAsturias (translated)

Seguin Island, former home of the Renault factory, is reborn as a cultural complex after an investment of 450 million euros, becoming a new space for art and cinema after decades of abandonment and failed projects. #IslaSeguin #Cultura #Renault (translated)

Patti Smith, upon receiving the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, reflects on the influence of Spanish culture in her career and emphasizes the importance of voting and citizen power to create change in difficult times. #PattiSmith #CulturaEspañola #Ciudadanía (translated)

A farmer in Egypt discovered a 3,200-year-old statue, including a head of Pharaoh Ramses II, while cultivating cucumbers in the Nile Delta. (translated)
BTS Daily Chile⁷ explained that the sculptures Namjoon shared in an Instagram story were chemamüll, figures of Mapuche culture displayed at the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art, in the historic center of Santiago. The account described the museum as an institution dedicated to preserving, researching, and disseminating the artistic and cultural heritage of the indigenous peoples of America. It added that its permanent exhibition "Chile before Chile" addresses the history, beliefs, art, and ways of life of the indigenous peoples of the Chilean territory. According to the post, the term "pre-Columbian" refers to the period prior to Christopher Columbus's arrival in America in 1492, although the museum also presents indigenous cultures that still exist. BTS Daily Chile⁷ noted that the Mapuche people have a historical presence concentrated in south-central Chile and in territories of present-day Argentina, and that their name means "people of the land" in Mapudungun. It also emphasized that Mapuche communities keep their identity, traditions, and knowledge alive. The account indicated that chemamüll means "people of wood" and that these anthropomorphic sculptures were traditionally carved from a single piece of pellín oak or laurel. According to its explanation, they were placed on graves in ancestral cemeteries called eltun and were linked to the representation of the deceased and the Mapuche beliefs about death and the afterlife. https://t.co/3SbJljoKc5 #CulturaMapuche #ArtePrecolombino #MuseumSantiago (translated)
Salud Hernández-Mora stated that the National Museum should not receive back photographs that, as she wrote, lacked artistic value and only glorified terrorism. She also expressed her desire for the Ministry of Culture to appeal the ruling, which she described as having a political tone. #MuseoNacional #Cultura #LibertadDeExpresión (translated)
The last scout™ stated that people should not have had excessive expectations, as the surprise was supposed to be the statue. https://t.co/jsUmJNCOiH https://t.co/xf4sSbkotd #překvapení #socha #očekávání (translated)
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The withdrawal of more than thirty works of art related to the left and social movements from the National Museum of Colombia has unleashed protests in the country, in response to the policy of "cultural counter-revolution" promoted by President Abelardo de la Espriella. #ProtestasCulturales #DerechosHumanos #MuseoNacionalColombia (translated)
