Shows & Exhibitions Beeple’s Hybrid Sculpture ‘Human One’ Is Due to Land in Hong Kong’s M+ Museum, Marking the Work’s Asian Premiere This will also be the artist’s first solo presentation in a major Asian institution. By Dorian Batycka, Nov 29, 2022
NFTs What Does the Rise of A.I. Models Mean for the Field of Generative Art? NFT Artists and Curators Weigh In A.I. models such as DALL-E have made generative art newly accessible. By Dorian Batycka, Nov 25, 2022
Travel If Slow Food and Fine Wine Weren’t Tempting Enough, Piedmont Now Has a Hot Contemporary Art Scene Turin's Castello di Rivoli museum has unveiled a series of commissions from artists including Olafur Eliasson in the foothills of the Italian Alps. By Dorian Batycka, Nov 15, 2022
NFTs NFT Artist Dmitri Cherniak Is Taking Creative Cues From the Archives of László Moholy-Nagy for His New Generative Art Series The artist is unveiling a new collection of NFTs, created in partnership with the estate of the 20th-century polymath and Bauhaus instructor. By Dorian Batycka, Nov 1, 2022
Art World ‘A Weird Mix of Warhol’s Studio and Bell Labs’: What to Expect From NFT Art Star Beeple’s 50,000-Square-Foot Art Space Beeple Studios is a bet that the future of digital art passes through physical display. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 27, 2022
Art World Christie’s Halts Its Auction of Nike Air Yeezy 1, the Most Expensive Shoes Ever, Amid the Ongoing Ye Controversy “We are not selling any of this material nor do we have any plans to,” said a spokesperson for the auction house. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 27, 2022
People Eastern European Hip-Hop Star Tommy Cash (a.k.a. Kanye East) Is a Conceptual Artist, Too The Estonian rapper has brought a post-Soviet, punk energy to Paris Internationale, showing his art at the booth of Temnikova & Kasela Gallery. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 21, 2022
Auctions French Decorative Art From the Storied Hôtel Lambert Brought in $75 Million Across a Marathon Series of Sales at Sotheby’s The 17th-century country home hosted cultural luminaries like Voltaire, Coco Chanel, Delacroix, Chopin and Balzac over the years. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 17, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Found an Ancient Roman Mosaic in Syria That Miraculously Survived Rampant Looting and a Civil War It depicts scenes from the Trojan war and the sea god Neptune. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 14, 2022
Auctions A French Auction House Fired the Employee Responsible for Pricing a $7.5 Million Qianlong Vase at Just $1,900 The specialist believes the vase is a copy. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 13, 2022
Museums The Dallas Museum of Art Is Offering High-Tech Glasses So Color-Blind Viewers Can See Art in Vivid Color The Dallas Museum of Art is giving color blind visitors a chance to experience some of the museum’s most vibrant paintings. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 11, 2022
Art World Russia’s ‘Retaliatory’ Missile Attacks Damage Several Museum and Heritage Sites in Ukraine Two important museums in Kyiv are still assessing what harm was done to its historic buildings. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 11, 2022
Auctions Want to Own a Piece of Fleetwood Mac? Christine McVie’s Piano, John McVie’s Bass, and More Head to Auction Julien's will hold the sale in December. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 7, 2022
Archaeology A Hoard of Gold Coins Found Hidden in a Wall in the Golan Heights Sheds New Light on the Muslim Conquests of the Levant The 44 gold coins were likely hidden in haste as Muslims took control of an area that was a Christian settlement at the time. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 7, 2022
Auctions Collectors Sherry and Joel Mallin Are Sending More Than 1,000 Artworks to Sotheby’s—the Largest Contemporary-Art Collection Ever Auctioned The collection will be auctioned in multiple sales, starting at Sotheby's London next week. By Dorian Batycka, Oct 6, 2022
