#artistic-integrity

#artistic-integrity

Amy Sherald canceled her upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery due to fears of censorship surrounding her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty.

"Today, photographers point to their Instagram as a portfolio without any understanding of how to curate images - and that means that they've just been treating their work as the c-word."

"I know art often overlaps, but moments like this hit hard when you've poured your heart into telling stories with care and barely get the recognition you deserve."

The collision of AI and art has sparked intense debate, especially with recent Studio Ghibli-inspired memes, illustrating both creativity and the potential devaluation of genuine artistry.

Robots cannot reflect the human condition for us. That is a dead end if an actor lets one AI robot manipulate his or her performance even a little bit, an inch will eventually become a mile and all integrity, purity and truth of art will be replaced by financial interests only.

"I think there's a lot of finance-bro projects coming my way, but I just dismissed those offers. I don’t want to be pigeonholed in that way."

Nicole Kidman's character, Greer, in The Perfect Couple embodies complexity; viewers are left bewildered by her unpredictable nature, reflecting Kidman's own captivating yet enigmatic screen presence.

"Every artist is after authenticity in some way, but the thing I love about Kacey Musgraves is that she just is it. From the beginning of her career, the songs she wrote were just about the life she was living and how she saw the world."

"Too much policing of stories and being afraid to bring them out because a climate is a certain way is a shame. I'm not sure I'm on board with trigger warnings."