From my daily browsing and reading time, I selected ten links that I found interesting both in the cultural and digital realms (and at their intersection). As you will see, the subjects vary from KAWS + Warhol, to Scarlett Johansson, to Art Basel.
- At the Playful ‘KAWS + Warhol,’ Two Pop Art Titans Finally Meet
The show at the Andy Warhol Museum explores the artists’ shared fascinations with sex, consumerism, and destruction - A royal in red—King Charles III portrait unveiled
The work by Jonathan Yeo shows Charles wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards - Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
In a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway. - Looking at people looking at art: inside the mind of a gallery attendant
Visitor experience workers at London’s Tate Modern, Serpentine, Barbican and V&A share what it’s like to watch people looking at art during a time of changing attention spans and rising vandalism - 5 Must-See Shows During Art Basel
Highlights include Dan Flavin’s “Dedications in Light” and a survey of Argentinian artist Mika Rottenberg. - Celebrating James Baldwin’s Radical Beauty
In God Made My Face, artists and critics reflect on seeing themselves through the late metamorphic writer’s work. - Does a Gallery Get Into Art Basel?
More than 750 dealers apply for about 225 booths in the fair’s main sector. Competition is fierce. - Winning Design for London’s First AIDS Memorial Is Revealed
British artist Anya Gallaccio has imagined a place for community gathering to commemorate those affected by HIV and AIDS. - Helle Mardahl designs The Grand Suite for woman “who lives in a dream world”
Designer Helle Mardahl has turned her Copenhagen showroom into a messy home for a “shopaholic”, displaying her glass designs on an unmade bed and in a lonely dining room during 3 Days of Design. - The lesbian renaissance is nigh
From Chappell Roan and Billie Eilish to BBC’s I Kissed A Girl, sapphic representation in pop culture is at an all-time high
Image: A self-portrait by Andy Warhol reflected on the face of a sculpture by KAWS titled Space (2021). Photo by Adam Schrader.
If, during your travels through the Wild Wild Web you find a link that catches your attention, let me know. I’ll have a look and, if I also find it interesting, it will make it into the next list.
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