MEDIA & CULTURE

The world's most expensive banana taped to a wall

Banana Taped To A Wall Sells For $6.2 Mn In New York

A fresh banana taped to a wall -- a provocative work of conceptual art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan -- was bought for $6.2 million on Wednesday by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur at a New York auction, Sotheby's announced in a statement.
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Ultra-realistic AI robot Ai-Da is designed to resemble a human woman with a face, large eyes and a brown wig

First Artwork By Humanoid Robot Sells For $1.3m

The 2.2 metre (7.5 feet) portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da", the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, smashed pre-sale expectations of $180,000 when it went under the hammer at London auction house Sotheby's Digital Art Sale.
Bjorn Ulvaeus, a member of Swedish disco group ABBA, signed a statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence

ABBA's Bjorn Among 11,000 Artists Issuing AI Warning

Thousands of artists including ABBA singer Bjorn Ulvaeus, Hollywood actress Julianne Moore and Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro have signed a statement warning about the unlicensed use of artificial intelligence.
This year's Busan International Film Festival will open with the Netflix period drama 'Uprising', produced by Park Chan-wook

Netflix War Epic To Open Asia's Largest Film Festival

Directed by Kim Sang-man and featuring Korean megastar Gang Dong-won in a lead role, "Uprising" is one of 224 official entries at this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which runs until October 11.
Kris Kristofferson was a country music legend, who also dabbled in acting

Country Star, Actor Kris Kristofferson Dead At 88

No cause of death was given in a statement issued by the family of the artist, a Country Music Hall of Fame honoree and Grammy winner known for writing hits like "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Me and Bobby McGee."

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