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Apple Vision Pro headset meme
The Apple Vision Pro, priced at $3.5k, is likely something you've seen a lot on your timeline this week. The headset, which sold out with 200,000 units in a presale last month, is expected to be the most significant mainstream market test for mixed-reality headsets to date. Among the 600 new apps created for the device are shopping experiences. But what does this mean for the arts? I'm not sure yet, but one thing is certain: there is potential to reshape the art landscape by offering new ways to create, experience, and interact with art. However, as with any technological advancement (as seen with blockchain adaptation, or the lack thereof, other than for marketing), the impact will depend on how well the art community adapts to and embraces these innovations.
BOSS Digital ID x Mastercard
During Austria's Hahnenkamm Races ski competition, Boss collaborated with Mastercard and wearable payment-tech provider Digiseq to create a customized tag for its ski jackets. This innovative tag combined various contactless technologies with a web app, allowing customers to personalize their experience. VIP guests receiving the jackets could tap the tag on its sleeve to gain access to the event, the ski resort, lifts, and even log in to a physical pop-up store, all while facilitating secure contactless payments. | Image: BOSS Digital ID. Courtesy of BOSS
Salary Meme - Art Market Employee Salary Report
Leading art world recruitment agency, Sophie Macpherson collaborated with ArtTactic on the Art Market Employee Salary Report. Read the published report here and see where your $$$ fit this past year.
Nina Chanel Abney inaugurates the Punk in Residence program
CryptoPunks introduces the Punk in Residence program, collaborating with artists globally to redefine fine art through digital and blockchain innovations. The initiative encourages creative experimentation, challenges traditional art norms, and features its first collaboration with artist Nina Chanel Abney, showcasing a collaborative collection at her solo exhibition. The collaboration highlights the intersection of art, technology, and culture.
Schiaparelli robot baby
Creative Director of Schiaparelli Daniel Reseberry acknowledged backstage that Schiaparelli gets a lot of attention online from people doing AI versions of his designs. That might have spurred him to create pieces that looked embroidered with a small landfill of outdated technology: a dress made of flip phones, motherboards, CDs, as well as an alien robot baby (cradled by a model in rather lovely white cargo pants and an undershirt).
Schiaparelli Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024 Haute Couture
Daniel Roseberry, Creative Director of Schiaparelli, acknowledged backstage that Schiaparelli gets a lot of attention online from people doing AI versions of his designs. That might have spurred him to create pieces that looked embroidered with a small landfill of outdated technology: a dress made of flip phones, motherboards, CDs, as well as an alien robot baby (cradled by a model in rather lovely white cargo pants and an undershirt).
Gisele Bündchen hologram for BOSS 2024 Spring/Summer Fashion Campaign
In a groundbreaking move, fashion brand Boss unveils a larger-than-life holographic display featuring supermodel Gisele Bündchen and South Korean actor Lee Min-ho at London's Tower Bridge by disrupting traditional advertising and providing an accessible and immersive experience for passersby. The 10-meter-tall digital supermodel promotes Boss's Spring/Summer 2024 campaign in a first-of-its-kind marketing spectacle. The holograms were created using advanced technology, including hologram-appropriate lighting and transparent LED screens. | Image: Gisele Bündchen's three-dimensional image was captured using hologram-appropriate lighting and a turning platform. Courtesy of Boss
David Newman: Fork you, 1979
David Newman (1927 - 2005) lived a globally enriched life, meeting his wife Michèle Péron in France, sculpting marble in Italy's Carrara, and returning to the USA. Rooted in sculpture, his art reflects a profound appreciation for life, family, nature, country, universe, and God. Over six decades, his work featured tight compositions, vibrant colors, and captivating shapes. Devoted to his craft, he maintained a seven-day studio practice, excelling as a husband, father, teacher, and global citizen. Newman fearlessly explored diverse themes in his timeless series, including women, abstract designs, religious subjects, geometric forms, landscapes, Flags, Towers, sculptural designs, and Texas Moons, all with a consistent, confident stroke.
Michèle Newman in front of artworks by her husband, David Newman
David Newman (1927 - 2005) lived a globally enriched life, meeting his wife Michèle Péron in France, sculpting marble in Italy's Carrara, and returning to the USA. Rooted in sculpture, his art reflects a profound appreciation for life, family, nature, country, universe, and God. Over six decades, his work featured tight compositions, vibrant colors, and captivating shapes. Devoted to his craft, he maintained a seven-day studio practice, excelling as a husband, father, teacher, and global citizen. Newman fearlessly explored diverse themes in his timeless series, including women, abstract designs, religious subjects, geometric forms, landscapes, Flags, Towers, sculptural designs, and Texas Moons, all with a consistent, confident stroke.
David Newman and his sculptures, circa 1950s
David Newman (1927 - 2005) lived a globally enriched life, meeting his wife Michèle Péron in France, sculpting marble in Italy's Carrara, and returning to the USA. Rooted in sculpture, his art reflects a profound appreciation for life, family, nature, country, universe, and God. Over six decades, his work featured tight compositions, vibrant colors, and captivating shapes. Devoted to his craft, he maintained a seven-day studio practice, excelling as a husband, father, teacher, and global citizen. Newman fearlessly explored diverse themes in his timeless series, including women, abstract designs, religious subjects, geometric forms, landscapes, Flags, Towers, sculptural designs, and Texas Moons, all with a consistent, confident stroke.