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Hilma af Klint Relative Criticizes NFT Project On Her Works
Soon after the NFT project on the works of artist Hilma af Klint was announced, her relative has publicly condemned the move.
The criticism came from Hedvig Ersman, who is the granddaughter of Erik af Klint (nephew of the artist). Ersman…
With A Record-Breaking Mondrian, Sotheby’s Sales Collectively Bring $391M
Two back-to-back modern art sales at Sotheby’s brought in $391.2 million on Monday evening.
The star of the show was certainly Piet Mondrian, whose work Composition No. II (1930) sold for $48 million - $51 million including fees. This is…
More Climate Protests at Spanish Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery
Slime poured over a replica Egyptian mummy at a museum in Barcelona, while maple syrup was thrown at Emily Carr's painting in Vancouver.
Over the last weekend, Futuro Vegetal – a Spanish climate activist group – targeted a mummy replica…
ABAL FASHIONART: A PROJECT COMBINING ART AND FASHION
ABAL FashionArt makes concrete a combination of fashion and art, between a creative economist and an emerging painter: Debora Cuccaro and Alessandro Abruscato, a couple in life and at work, have created a brand that fuses…
German Authorities Seize Art Worth $5M From Russian Oligarch Alisher Usmanov
German authorities seized 30 paintings, worth almost $5 million, from the superyacht owned by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov.
The news of the seizure was first reported by Süddeutsche Zeitung on Monday. The works were seized from…
Digital Benin, Database Of Looted Benin Bronzes Across Globe, Launched
A digital database of thousands of stolen Benin Bronze statues throughout the world has been launched, called Digital Benin.
The Benin Bronzes are a collective of historical statues that were looted from the Royal Palace of Benin…
Anna Weyant Emerges As A Hit At Star-Studded Gagosian Exhibition
The much-awaited exhibition “Baby, It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over” by Anna Weyant at Gagosian saw huge crowds and celebrity guests.
The highly anticipated exhibition by the 27-year-old Anna Weyant – the rising star of the art world – was a…
Art Basel Funded Blockchain Startup Arcual Gets Launched
MCH Group, the parent company of Art Basel, and LUMA Foundation have launched the blockchain startup Arcual for the art world.
While NFTs have been on the rise for the last 2 years, Arcual stands different due to its focus on art in…
Protest Attack At Berlin Museum, While Thwarted At Musée d’Orsay
Fake blood was thrown at a Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Painting at Berlin Museum, while another attack at Musée d’Orsay was stopped by museum authorities.
On Sunday, an unidentified individual threw fake blood at the Alte Nationalgalerie…
Raquel Willis, Chella Man Among New Board Members At Leslie-Lohman Museum
The LGBTQ+-centric Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art in New York has added five new board members, including activist Raquel Willis.
The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art was established in 2016 with the aim of supporting LGBTQ+ artists or arts on…