With frequent headlines about layoffs, labor walkouts and general turmoil in the journalism and media right now, Jay Rosen, associate professor of journalism at New York University and a board member of the Peabody awards, explains how the landscape has changed for both news consumers and producers, and how newsrooms might be thinking about creating more sustainable business models. Plus, we take your calls.
With the Supreme Court’s hearing tomorrow on whether the insurrection clause of the constitution allows the state of Colorado to remove former President Trump from the ballot in the 2024 election, journalist Andrea Bernstein, former host of the Trump-centric podcasts: Will be Wild and Trump, Inc and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power previews tomorrow’s proceedings, and talks about the many other legal challenges he is facing — including the critical cases right here in New York.
For her latest book, author Bianca Bosker dove headfirst into the art world, spending time with gallerists, performance artists, wealthy collectors, and museum guards to understand the ins and outs of the industry. She joins us to discuss her new book, Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See. Bosker will also be speaking at Rizzoli Bookstore tomorrow at 6 pm.
In the 1960s, British artist Harold Cohen developed AARON, a computer program that could draw and paint original work on its own. It was the earliest example of artificial intelligence designed for artmaking. A new exhibition at the Whitney, Harold Cohen: AARON, displays the work the AI has created over the years, and will also include live demonstrations of its drawing process in the gallery. Curator Christiane Paul joins me to discuss the show and what it says about our relationship with artificial intelligence today. Harold Cohen: AARON is on view through May.
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