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New Museum's $82M Facelift: Where Giant Plastic Lovers Meet AI's Uncanny Gaze

Two massive plastic lovers smooch against the New Museum's mesh skin on the Bowery. Inside, AI chats about its own creepy reflection—welcome to art's awkward tech fling.

Tschabalala Self's massive embracing Art Lovers sculpture on New Museum's Bowery facade

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • New Museum's $82M OMA expansion doubles space with clever airflow galleries.
  • ‘New Humans’ exhibit mixes analog fetus photos and AI annotations, but hype oversells the 'new age'.
  • Skeptical view: Museums grabbing AI buzz like '60s cybernetics fad—likely to fizzle.

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Elena Vasquez
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Elena Vasquez

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Originally reported by The Guardian - AI

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