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Do Artists Dream of Artificial Brains?
An essay examining the effect AI is having on the art market, graphic design, and publishing from the mind of UP lead graphic designer and sci-fi/fantasy writer T.F. Massetti.
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The Racialization of Beauty and Whitewashing in Anime
“Is it just me, or has anyone else also thought that the Japanese anime characters don’t look very Asian?” Chun Park examines the uncomfortable truths around how anime, a global art market, doesn’t actually depict its audiences in its continent of origin.
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UP5 Preview – False Idols
Emma Riva speaks to Zalmen Glauber of Shtetl Art Gallery, muralist Dylan Egon, and caricaturist Nasrin Sheykhi about a question that has puzzled Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike for centuries: How do you keep art from slipping into idolatry?
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UP5 Preview – MODVIXEN Project 01
A preview of MODVIXEN Project 01 from UP Issue 5, a photography project that celebrates women who are feminine, dominant, confident, and unapologetic.
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What Do AI and Big Data Mean for Artists and Brands?
Many artists are now thriving in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. Find out how machines dream, how surveillance reads our faces, and how these mind-bending technological tools are changing the art world.
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Big Question: How has your understanding of Community been shaped by COVID-19?
Answer our Big Question from Issue 3 – Community, to win prizes and a chance to be published in our next issue!
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The Revolution Through Images: Subverting Rapid Processing
Whitney examines street art’s role in the revolution while critiquing our culture’s increasing obsession with hollow imagery, a phenomenon she dubs “rapid processing.”