Category: technology

  • There’s a reason we need to sit up and pay close attention to copyright infringement and any such related issues at this point in time. And it is not because Courtney Love was displeased about the similarities between Gen-Z pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo’s album cover visuals and the 1994 album artwork for Live Through This by Love’s band Hole.…

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  • Even though countries such as the US and UK make it seem like the pandemic is well and truly over, the real picture is murkier. The virus is far from endemic and globally the path to a post-COVID-19 reality is likely to be uneven and longer than expected. In fact, Southeast Asia, one of the…

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  • In this age of accelerated digital connectivity, galleries, museums and more have found ways to link accessibility and community building with image making, productivity and financial sustainability, akin to the influencer economy. However, there are major repercussions to these developments, specifically in the art world during its ongoing pandemic-induced technological revolution. Social media, already a…

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  • This past year or so, the world has been grappling with the pandemic, its ensuing disruption and the accelerated impact of the fourth industrial revolution, making the reduction of social and fiscal inequity one of the key priorities of this century. In fact, just this month, the US government proposed a US$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that…

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  • Over the past year, there is an increasing split in the way we perceive our current existence, emphasized by the ongoing global pandemic coupled with deep social fragmentation and unrest. The art world is not immune to this phenomenon and this was never more apparent than during one of its most important events of the…

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