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Indian Express
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Lionel Messi's goal memories fetch $1.87 million
Days after Argentine footballer Lionel Messi scored his 764th non-penalty goal, surpassing Portuguese player and long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 763 strikes, a digital artwork capturing 'the emotional essence' of his 'most meaningful goal' garnered $1.87 million through an online auction by Christie's. Created by Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol, the digital artwork revisits his goal against Manchester United in Rome on May 27, 2009, that won FC Barcelona the UEFA Champions League. 'I've scored many goals that might have been even more beautiful and valuable — also because of their importance — but the header in the Champions League final against Manchester United has always been my favourite,' said Messi in a statement issued. Rendered in 16K resolution, the eight-minute immersive artwork, according to a release, uses an open-source motion-tracking framework, through which Anadol mapped 17 points of Messi's body to reconstruct his physical form and kinetic expression. The soundscape, meanwhile, is influenced by biometric voice data, breathing rhythms, heartbeat patterns and emotional nuances derived from Messi's interviews. 'For me, this work is about transforming the data from Messi's favourite goal into living memory – something that we have never done before,' said Anadol, adding, 'We've taken millions of data points – visuals, sounds, physiological signals – from one of football's most iconic moments and turned them into a pioneering art experience. This isn't about nostalgia. It's about reliving the depth of that split second: what Messi felt, what the crowd felt, and what it meant to the world. This AI Data Sculpture work redefines how we experience memory through art.' The work debuted in a 10-day public exhibition at Rockefeller Center in New York earlier this month. The proceeds from the sale will benefit multiple nonprofits, including Inter Miami CF Foundation's global partnership with UNICEF. 'This project means a lot to me, not only because it recalls a special moment in my career, but also because, thanks to such a unique artist like Refik, it can help improve the lives of others who truly need it,' noted Messi.
Euronews
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Football as art: Messi picks favourite goal for unique digital work
If your ask a footballer to pick their favourite goal you're quite likely to be told it's like choosing one child over another. Each one is special. Fortunately, Lionel Messi has made his career from making the right choices on and off the pitch and now the legendary World Cup winning Argentine is hoping to emulate that success in the art world. He's teamed up with renowned Turkish-American digital artist Refik Anadol to immortalise a goal and give viewers a unique experience shaped by Messi's physical and emotional state. The strike in question is his unforgettable headed goal in Barcelona's 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final in Rome. Considering the global football icon has found the back of the net more than 860 times in his lengthy career playing for Argentina, Barcelona, Paris St Germain and now Inter Miami, its significance can't be underestimated among a myriad of magical moments. Jumping for joy in ultra-high definition As well as being a cherished collector's item, Messi's choice will no doubt end also up being a popular pub quiz question. The artwork titled Goal for Life is described by its curators as a "one-of-a-kind masterpiece (that) pushes the boundaries of what art can be – not just a representation of the past, but an emotional, multisensory transmission of it." At the heart of the work is what Anadol calls the 'architecture of action.' Using an open-source motion-tracking framework, he mapped 17 points of Messi's body to reconstruct his physical form and kinetic expression. This was layered with biometric voice data, breathing rhythms, heartbeat patterns, and emotional nuances derived from interviews – culminating in a powerful soundscape shaped by Messi's physical and emotional state in that exact moment, setting the emotional tempo of the piece. The result is a dynamic, eight-minute 'memory temple,' as Anadol describes it – rendered in 16K resolution and presented as a fully immersive experience. Viewers are invited to surrender to the work, forging a visceral connection with Messi and revisiting their own memory of the goal. 'For me, this work is about transforming the data from Messi's favorite goal into living memory – something that we have never done before,' said Anadol. 'We've taken millions of data points – visuals, sounds, physiological signals – from one of football's most iconic moments and turned them into a pioneering art experience. This isn't about nostalgia. It's about reliving the depth of that split second: what Messi felt, what the crowd felt, and what it meant to the world. This AI Data Sculpture work redefines how we experience memory through art.' 'It's an honor to join forces with the Inter Miami Foundation for a good cause – I feel privileged to be able to do so,' said Messi. 'This project means a lot to me, not only because it recalls a special moment in my career, but also because, thanks to such a unique artist like Refik, it can help improve the lives of others who truly need it.' 'This unique artwork explores the intersection of sport, artificial intelligence, and collective memory – turning data into feeling and memory into architecture,' said Ximena Caminos, curator of the project. 'Anadol transforms Messi's iconic goal into a true time capsule – amplifying a historic moment in football and inviting viewers to not only witness memory, but to step inside it. For nearly a decade, he has been on the forefront of creating a new artistic language where memory becomes material, empathy becomes spatial, and art becomes a portal into shared consciousness. It is exciting to witness the expansion of this language into the world of sports.' The highest bidder will receive the work in its digital form along with a certificate of authenticity co-signed by Messi and Anadol. Proceeds from the sale will benefit multiple nonprofits, including Inter Miami CF Foundation's global partnership with UNICEF, which supports access to quality education programs in five countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. Living Memory: Messi - A Goal in Life can now be experienced digitally on the Christie's website and will be physically unveiled at Christie's New York from July 12 through July 22, coinciding with the online auction.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'He Needs a Desperate Attempt': HasanAbi Calls Out Ethan Klein for Legal Move Against Streamers
Image via: Instagram/hasandpiker In a shocking twist, in retaliation for Ethan Klein's aforementioned move to sue three of Twitch's largest streamers Denims, Morgan 'Frogan,' and Kacey 'Kaceytron',political commentator and former War of AI participant Hasan 'HasanAbi' Piker declared Klein's lawsuit a 'last ditch attempt' meant to generate drama. This suit stems from the conviction that Hasan Piker, aka hasanabi, has unjustly violated YouTuber. The legal challenge: What's the problem? On June 19, 2025, H3 Podcast host Ethan Klein announced his intention to sue Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron for copyrighting his content. In his first clip, Klein laid out an introduction to the lawsuit, arguing that the three streamers were illegally using his copyrighted videos on their sites. That suit got ugly when those streamers started directly reacting to Klein's video in their own live streams, something that Klein now alleges led to rampant copyright infringement. Klein's choice to pursue legal action has been the subject of widespread attention, in large part because the content at issue in this case including the discussions made between public figures that lead to the threat of legal action are typically public and occur in a public forum. As the host of one of YouTube's most popular and longest-running podcasts, Klein's decision to go to bat has inspired several days' worth of raging discourse about the YouTube creator community's ethical obligation to steer clear of this type of lawsuit. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Hasanabi's Outrage: A 'Pathetic Stunt' For Drama' HasanAbi was the first to express his outrage at Klein's misconduct, seizing the lawsuit's condemnation the day the news of the lawsuit broke and going straight to his livestream to condemn the lawsuit. The Turkish-American streamer took full advantage of his opportunity to hammer Klein's proposal, calling it a blatant attempt to manufacture controversy. As HasanAbi reminds us, Klein's legal crusade is a collaborative squall of costly, hazardous balderdash that's quickly turning into a big-wave tsunami for the influencer/content creator space. "Now he needs a desperate attempt to grab onto f*king any sort of controversy and drama. I'm sure that me reacting to it actually playing into exactly what he wanted to do. But the reason why I wanted to talk about this is specifically so that you guys go and show support to Denims, Frogan, and Kaceytron because, obviously, he has a fk ton of money, and he's going to use the fk ton of money that he has to bully other content creators who don't have a f*k ton of money, and try to win some kind of public opinion battle. ' The move stands in a dismal contrast of further implications for content creators, especially micro-influencers who often lack the legal resources to present their own arguments against industry Goliaths. Nor will it pacify the Twitter mob. This is in large part due to the fact that many of HasanAbi's followers have taken to social media to defend the accused streamers, further inflaming the growing online conversation about whether content creators with huge platforms have any ethical responsibility to their audiences. Klein's lawsuit has not by any means slipped under the radar, as nearly a half million in the Twitch and YouTube communities have rallied to the cause of the three streamers. Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Gulf Today
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Institute of Arab and Islamic Art, NYC, presents Bilgé's ‘Torn Time'
The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA), founded by Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani, is presenting Torn Time, the first institutional solo exhibition of Bilgé (1934 – 2000) in the United States. Opened in the institute's spaces in New York (May 6 – Aug. 31), the show, curated by Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani, unveils two decades of Bilgé's work, tracing her unwavering relationship to nature through her diverse, deep and delicate approach to drawing. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Bilgé's desire to become an artist landed her in New York in 1958, where she completed her master's in painting at NYU. As a female immigrant, she navigated an artistic landscape that perceived her as 'other' - yet defied social expectation by remaining in the US. The show explores Bilgé's engagement with line and space, exploring scale, nature, fiction and geometry, connecting with experiences of alienation and exaltation. In 1972, Bilgé emerged from a deep-sea dive into The Tongue of the Ocean, a deep water region in the Bahamas, with a shifted perspective. Influenced by her metaphysical encounters with nature, her work evolved from figurative painting to an exploration of the 'spacelessness of space.' She began producing planar works, book-like objects which examined the materiality of paper. Untitled work (Cosmos Pastel I). She developed a disciplined, reductive vocabulary, packed with emotion, elements of which included tear, string, square and line. But inside the sparse language resides the potential for endless variation, and the characteristic transcendentalism of the artist's work that departs from American minimalism. Slits and tears in the paper attempt to make visible the invisible, the layers and fibers of the material evoking the unpredictability of life itself. While her work examines the infinite potential of the line, the forces that drive it bring to the fore acts of expanding and shrinking, evidenced in her artist's books, which must be unfolded and spread out to be experienced before being packed up again. Bilgé invites the vastness of the universe to share space within the boundaries of her work, without sacrificing the magnitude of its glory. By reorienting the understanding of space, she harnesses the possibilities of nature within her work. Through a skillful grasp of minimalism, Bilgé both ossifies and dissolves boundaries, exploring the intimate and ethical potentialities of abstraction. Bilgé, also known as Bilgé Civelekoğlu Friedlaender, was a Turkish-American artist who extensively explored sensual, spiritual connections through her artistic engagement with geometric abstraction. In her long and prolific career, her artistic exploration developed through an expressive minimalist visual language. In her journals, she spoke of the universal human creations of the 'line,' the 'square,' and how they symbolise human relationship to nature. Bilgé's career launched with solo exhibitions of minimalist works in 1974 at Betty Parsons and Kornblee Galleries in New York. A picture of Torn Time. Her transformative experiences of nature and early earthworks set the stage for her later ecological works in the 1980s, leading to interventions in nature, and working directly with natural materials. She was part of New American Paperworks and exhibited alongside Robert Rauschenberg and Michelle Stewart, among others. She continued to exhibit internationally through the 1990s, with works centering on awakening the human consciousness to our interdependence with nature, through exploration of ritual and the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh from a Feminist, Jungian position. Exhibition venues included Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; the Second International Istanbul Biennial, Gallery Nev, Istanbul; American Craft Museum, NY; Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto; University of Massachusetts Museum at Amherst; Corcoran Museum, Washington D.C.; Arter, Istanbul and Neues Museum, Nürenberg. The Institute of Arab and Islamic Art (IAIA) is an independent, non-profit centre that promotes and advances the artistic and cultural dialogue between New York City and the Arab and Islamic worlds. It serves as a platform for creative, innovative and forward-thinking artists, curators, critics, scholars and intellectuals. A work from Bilgé. Through diverse education programmes, a multi-disciplinary exhibition space, knowledge-building facility, a residency programme and an emphasis on collaborations with global cultural organisations, IAIA provides a welcoming environment for the international community to learn about and engage with often over-simplified cultures. 'The continued misconceptions of the Arab and Islamic worlds have limited and damaged cultural interactions and exchanges with the United States,' says IAIA. 'The lack of facilities, resources and opportunities dedicated to Arab and Muslim artists in New York City has continued to alienate these individuals from a broader global conversation. IAIA establishes itself as a beacon to challenge social misconceptions and artistic stereotypes.' Mohammed Rashid Al-Thani in front of an artwork. To this end, IAIA fosters a dialogue between civilisations, while dissipating notions of borders by bringing to the fore a thorough appreciation of the Islamic region's own Modern and Contemporary Art. Founded on the value of nurturing art, IAIA is dedicated to both the preservation and revival of Arab and Islamic art. IAIA presents works by artists from the Arab and Islamic worlds, including video art, traditional media, performances, archival exhibitions, installations and commissioned works. Curated, well-researched exhibitions are held on a quarterly basis with additional programming that includes a residency programme for artists, critics, curators and writers, to engage with New York's art scene. 'IAIA recognises the significance of creating knowledge and is therefore producing publications, screenings and lectures. IAIA shares resources, forges partnerships and collaborates with established institutions and foundations across the Arab and Islamic worlds as well as New York, bringing together ideas and creating opportunities,' the organisation says.
NDTV
10-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Israel Seized Gaza-Bound Ship With Greta Thunberg On Board. Can It Do That?
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. A Gaza-bound ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists like Greta Thunberg was seized by Israel. Israel has allegedly violated international law by intercepting the ship. Israel has also had a history of blockading aid entering Gaza as a form of resistance. Jerusalem: Israeli naval forces, far from the country's shores, intercepted and seized a Gaza-bound ship carrying international activists, including Greta Thunberg, in an early morning raid Monday. The operation sparked accusations that Israel's actions, apparently in the high seas, were a breach of international law. The activists say their journey was meant to protest Israel's ongoing war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis there. The ship was carrying aid destined for people in Gaza, including baby formula and food. The activists, including Thunberg, were detained and were headed to Israel for likely deportation. It's not the first time Israel has halted ships carrying aid bound for the Palestinian territory. A raid in 2010 descended into violence between activists and Israeli commandos, leaving eight Turks and one Turkish-American killed. Most of the other operations against Gaza-bound boats have ended uneventfully, with ships diverted and activists detained. Israel says the latest ship planned to violate its blockade on Gaza and says it acted in accordance with international law. Can Israel storm a ship in the high seas? Here is a look at the legal debate. Intercepted Far Off The Coast Of Gaza The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which organized the latest ship, says the Madleen was intercepted in international waters some 200 kilometers (124 miles) off the coast of Gaza, a claim that could not be independently verified. Israeli authorities have not disclosed the location where the ship was halted. Robbie Sabel, an international law expert and former legal adviser to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, said the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea stipulates that a state only has jurisdiction up to 12 nautical miles (19 kilometers) from its shores. In general, states don't have the right to seize ships in international waters, but there are exceptions, including during armed conflict, Sabel added. He said that even before the latest war, Israel was in an armed conflict with Hamas, allowing it to intercept ships it suspected were violating its longstanding blockade of Gaza, which Egypt also enforced. Rights groups have long criticized the blockade as unlawful collective punishment against Palestinians. Sabel cited a U.N. report on the 2010 raid that ended in activist fatalities, which stated that "attempts to breach a lawfully imposed naval blockade place the vessel and those on board at risk." The debate over the legality of Israel's blockade remains unresolved among legal experts. The U.N. report urged states to be cautious in the use of force against civilian vessels and called on humanitarian missions to deliver aid through regular channels. It said a country maintaining a naval blockade "must abide by their obligations with respect to the provision of humanitarian assistance." A Debate Over Israel's Right To Act Yuval Shany, an expert on international law at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, said that so long as Israel's blockade of Gaza is "militarily justified" - meant to keep out weapons - and the ship intended to break it, Israel can intercept the vessel after prior warning. Whether the blockade is militarily justified is also up for debate. Suhad Bishara, head of the legal department at Adalah, a legal rights group in Israel representing the activists, said Israel was not justified in acting against a ship in international waters that posed no military threat. "In principle, Israel cannot extend an arm into international waters and carry out whatever action against a ship there," she said. Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oren Marmorstein said that "everything that was done was done in accordance with international law," referring to the ship takeover. Gaza And Israel's Obligations Under International Law Rights groups say the legal questions are complicated by Gaza's unique status. The United Nations and much of the international community view Gaza as Israeli-occupied territory, along with east Jerusalem and the West Bank, all of which Israel captured in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians want the three territories to form their future state. Israel argues that it withdrew from Gaza in 2005, when it pulled out its soldiers and settlers, even though it maintained control over Gaza's coastline, airspace and most of its land border. Hamas, which does not accept Israel's existence, seized power in Gaza two years later. Amnesty International says Israel has an obligation as the occupying power to make sure that Palestinians in Gaza have enough access to humanitarian supplies, something Amnesty says Israel was preventing by not allowing the Madleen through. Amnesty and other groups see the seizure of the Madleen as part of a campaign by Israel throughout the war to limit or entirely deny aid into Gaza. Israel says it has allowed enough aid to enter Gaza to sustain the population and accuses Hamas of siphoning it off, while U.N. agencies and aid groups deny there has been any systematic diversion. Israel's aid policy during the war has driven the territory toward famine, experts say, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused by the International Criminal Court of using starvation as a method of warfare by restricting humanitarian aid into Gaza, charges he has rejected. "By forcibly intercepting and blocking the Madleen, which was carrying humanitarian aid and a crew of solidarity activists, Israel has once again openly disregarded its legal obligations towards civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip," Amnesty International's secretary general, Agnes Callamard, said in a statement. The group called for the immediate and unconditional release of the activists, who it said were on a humanitarian mission.
