The Art Newspaper – March 2023 Issue:
The hunt for as many as nine elusive Vermeer paintings continues
As the Rijksmuseum’s once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster brings together an unprecedented number of works by the Old Master, paintings including a self-portrait are still missing

With only 37 authenticated Johannes Vermeer paintings (28 in the Rijksmuseum’s sold-out exhibition), could there be more out there, not yet recognised as from his hand? Vermeer’s production was certainly larger, so the hunt continues for the missing masterpieces. Experts believe that a number are still unaccounted for.
What are the implications of artificial intelligence for the future of art? The robot artist Ai-da and her creators discuss
Ai-da is an artist, she marks a challenge to the category, and it is in this sense that she becomes Duchampian, argue her creators