NFTs Vera Molnár’s New Generative Art Series, Which Reimagines Typography With Algorithms, Will Kick Off Sotheby’s Blockchain Program Gen Art, Sotheby's new blockchain venture, is focused on a single slice of the NFT universe: generative art. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 28, 2023
Law A U.S. Judge Permanently Banned Digital Artist Mason Rothschild From Selling His ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs, Handing a Win to Hermès Back in February, a jury found Rothschild had violated Hermes's trademark rights. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 27, 2023
NFTs Christie’s Is Selling Mind-Bending NFTs by Artists Mad Dog Jones, Nadya Tolokonnikova, and More to Benefit Psychedelic Research The sale hopes to raise $600,000 for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 23, 2023
Archaeology German Archaeologists Find a 3,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Sword So Well Preserved That It ‘Almost Still Shines’ Regional looting has made the find in Bavaria extremely rare. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 22, 2023
Science & Tech Marvel Is Catching Flak for the A.I.-Generated Opening Sequence to Its New ‘Secret Invasion’ Series 'I'm devastated,' tweeted one artist. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 22, 2023
Art History A Tiny Bavarian Town in Germany Might Have a Previously Unknown Work by Lucas Cranach the Younger Hiding in Its Collection The painting depicting Jesus as Salvator Mundi has been something of a local secret in Bettbrunn. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 21, 2023
On View Artechouse’s New Immersive Show Weaves NASA Imagery Into a Psychedelic Journey Through the Cosmos. See the Eye-Popping Art Here The experience includes never-before-seen artistic interpretations of images captured by the James Webb telescope. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 21, 2023
Pop Culture See the Highly Detailed Props, Costumes, and Sets From Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City,’ Now on View at a Pop-Up Show in London Visitors can dine at a replica of the film's 1950s luncheonette. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 21, 2023
Archaeology A Rare Dinosaur Fossil, Allegedly Exported Illegally to Germany, Has Returned Home to Brazil After a Three-Year Social Media Campaign It's the first feathered, non-avian dinosaur found in the Southern Hemisphere. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 21, 2023
Law Beeple Collector Metakovan Is Suing Twobadour, Claiming His Ex-Partner Is Falsely Taking Credit for Buying the $69 Million NFT At one time, Vignesh Sundaresan and Anand Venkateswaran claimed to have bought the NFT together. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 20, 2023
Pop Culture Anna Delvey’s New Hustle Is a Podcast of Frothy Conversations With Artists, Writers, and Fellow Fraudsters—and It Could Be Illegal Guests so far include actor Whitney Cummings and artist Kenny Schachter. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 20, 2023
On View Takashi Murakami Channels His Love for NFTs in a New Show of Pixelated Portraits and Anime Avatars. See Them Here The artist gifted free NFTs on the exhibition's opening day. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 16, 2023
Archaeology Scores of Extraordinary 2,700-Year-Old Rock Carvings Have Been Discovered in Sweden The farmer on whose land the carvings were found is looking forward to pleasant views from his balcony. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 16, 2023
NFTs A Crypto Spring? Sotheby’s $11 Million NFT Sale Renews Hope for the Battered Market—But There Are Caveats A single work from Dmitri Cherniak made up half the sale's total. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 16, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Banksy’s First ‘Official’ Exhibition in 14 Years Opens in Glasgow, With Never-Before-Shown Stencils—and the Artist’s Toilet 'Cut and Run' opens at the Gallery of Modern Art this weekend and will run through August. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 15, 2023
