For decades, cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal: if it looks the same no matter the scale. And the answer is: no, not really. But in some ways, yes.

The year 2025 marks half a century since Benoit Mandelbrot first suggested in his book 'Les objet fractals: forme, hasard et dimension' the use of a ...

"Multifractal surface analysis has the potential to become established in art analysis as a supporting tool to help determine the authenticity of paintings, identify their authorship, classify the ...

It has been an unusual year, to say the least, but in one respect, it is business as usual: the art world is still no stranger to legal disputes and its share of controversies. Here are the seven ...

Big money, big ideas and big egos — the art world has all the necessary ingredients for a juicy controversy. This may be why eye-rolling and schadenfreude emerge so virulently whenever said ...

By Sam Lubell Des Moines Art Center to Demolish Work and Pay Land Artist $900,000 The artist Mary Miss agreed to the settlement, ending a yearlong battle to save her work. The museum said her ...

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