Art Heritage
New Coat of Arms artwork unveiled
A new artistic rendering of the Royal Coat of Arms has been unveiled today following the accession of His Majesty The King, with new artwork of the Royal Arms usually being created for each new reign. The constituent parts of the Royal Coat of Arms have not changed and remain the same as they have been since Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837.
The Royal Arms are used to denote the Royal Authority by which the Government acts – it is “His Majesty’s Government” so by using the Coat of Arms, the Government is showing it is acting in The King’s name.
Read More: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-coat-of-arms-artwork-unveiled
Art Heritage
Los Angeles wildfires devastate local arts scene
Fires in Los Angeles are causing widespread destruction to the local arts and culture scene.
Since an initial outbreak on 7 January, multiple fires have destroyed more than 12,000 structures and scorched more than 60 square miles.
As of yesterday (14 January), at least 24 people have died in the fires and a further 23 are reported missing, while more than 90,000 remain under evacuation orders.
Read More: https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/los-angeles-wildfires-devastate-local-arts-scene
Art Heritage
London’s Public Art: Head of Oscar Wilde, SW3
In 1998, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi was commissioned to produce a large sculpture of Oscar Wilde for Chelsea, and in 2024, it’s finally been delivered.
The lengthy delay was partly because of the artist’s death in 2005, and various other priorities got in the way. However, to coincide with Paolozzi’s centenary and Wilde’s 170th birthday, a postumous casting of the model created for the sculpture was commissioned, and the artwork is now, at very long last, on public display.
Read More : https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londons-public-art-head-of-oscar-wilde-sw3-76409/
Art Heritage
Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst’s Call and Response
At London’s Serpentine, artist-musicians Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst merge the beauty of choral traditions and liturgical art to explore the potential of ethical AI.
Berlin-based Herndon and Dryhurst are best known for their work with machine learning. In 2023, TIME magazine named Herndon in its list of ‘100 Most Influential People in AI’, citing her shared projects with Dryhurst. Their innovative projects include Holly+ (2021), an online tool described as Herndon’s ‘digital vocal twin’, which allows users to upload a piece of audio and have it reproduced in the artist’s voice. For their first solo exhibition in the U.K.—presented at Serpentine North Gallery in London—the duo continues their investigations into sound and AI. Except this time, the focus is not on a single voice but on the collective voices of choral ensembles.
Read More:https://ocula.com/magazine/features/holly-herndon-and-mat-dryhurst-serpentine-call/
