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David Guido Pietroni

David Guido Pietroni is an Italian music and film producer. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Recording Academy for the Grammy Awards and is also a part of the Tribeca Film Center, the realized vision of Robert De Niro bring together and support the New York City Film Community. He has been in the art world his entire life and has started this initiative "The Art Insider" to contribute in the best way possible.

Reach him at david@art-insider.com.

Insider Trading At OpenSea Sparks Concerns For NFT Regulations

David Guido Pietroni Sep 18, 2021

The suspicions of a Twitter user about insider trading have led to a full investigation at OpenSea and sparked concerns about the safety and regulations around the NFT marketplace. The scandal began on Tuesday when a Twitter user…

Auction of Painting Cave Sparks Outrage From Osage Nation

David Guido Pietroni Sep 17, 2021

A cave in Missouri with ancient illustrations was sold for $2.2 million in an auction this week – causing widespread discontent among historians and members of Osage Nation alike. The ‘Picture Cave’ is a prehistoric site that was used by…

Van Gogh Museum to display newly-discovered drawing from the Master

David Guido Pietroni Sep 16, 2021

A newly discovered drawing, attributed to Vincent van Gogh, will be going on display at the van Gogh Museum this week. According to the Amsterdam-based museum, the drawing – titled "Study for Worn Out” – could be dated back to November…

Outcry forces Mexico City to remove Pedro Reyes from indigenous women memorial

David Guido Pietroni Sep 16, 2021

Merely a week after Mexico City announced a sculpture of indigenous women by Pedro Reyes to replace a Columbus status, an outcry forced the replacement of the sculptor. Last week, Mexico City announced that the statue of Christopher…

Christie’s To Auction Old Master’s Collection of Herbert Kasper

David Guido Pietroni Sep 15, 2021

Almost three dozen drawings from the collection of designer and collector Herbert Kasper are going to be auctioned at Christie’s next month. Christie’s has planned a live sale for October 14 titled “Always in Style: Old Master Drawings…

Dread Scott To Auction ‘White Man For Sale’, His First NFT

David Guido Pietroni Sep 15, 2021

Controversial artist Dread Scott is selling his first-ever NFT at Christie’s, titled “White Man For Sale”. The artwork is a looping, short video of a white man standing on an auction block on a sidewalk in Brooklyn. According to Scott,…

Artsted pioneering the curated NFTs space and awarding a cash prize at ReA! Art Fair 2021

David Guido Pietroni Sep 15, 2021

3-6 September, the Artsted Digital branch of the artist-to-collector marketplace was showcased for the first time ever at the ReA! Art Fair in Milan, Italy. As part of the company's strategic development, the start-up company backed by…

James Turrell, Sebastião Salgado Win Japan’s Praemium Imperiale Award

David Guido Pietroni Sep 14, 2021

The Praemium Imperiale Award, one of the most prestigious art awards in the world, has been won this year by photographer Sebastião Salgado and sculptor James Turell. Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Salgado is well known for his…

18th Century Church Doors Repatriated To Cyprus

David Guido Pietroni Sep 11, 2021

Two 18th century ornate doors, looted from a church in Cyprus in the 1970s, are finally getting repatriated from Japan to their original country. The pair of doors are estimated to be built in 1778 and were installed in the Church of…

Are Video Games Works of Art?

David Guido Pietroni Sep 9, 2021

When one thinks of art, what images are conjured up? Paintings on the wall of a gallery, maybe? Perhaps something more offbeat such as Tracy Emin's bed? Or, perhaps a contemporary statement rather than a single piece, such as Banksy's…

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