NFTs Hilma af Klint’s Famous Series of Paintings of a Spiral Temple Gets the NFT Treatment on Pharrell Williams’s Web3 Platform The NFT project offers the only way to acquire works from the series, which will never come to market. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2022
On View In Pictures: See the Monumental Public Art Installed Across the Qatari Landscape Ahead of the World Cup Games The country has unveiled more than 100 works by some of the world's most celebrated artists. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 31, 2022
NFTs Is Twitter’s Future Under Elon Musk Filled With NFTs? Its Latest Feature Allows Users to Buy and Sell Crypto Art Via Tweet The platform's new integration may point to where the social media company is headed. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Smithsonian Has Found Two Sites for New Museums Dedicated to Women and Latinos—But Many Obstacles Remain The ultimate decision may prove contentious. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions Orientalism, Contemporary Art, and Cars: Qatar Is Building Three New Museums to Further Expand Its Cultural Scene In the run up to this year's World Cup, the country is previewing three institutions due to open in the next decade. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 28, 2022
Auctions Continuing His Grand Sell-Off, Billionaire Ronald Perelman Is Offloading His French Design Collection at Sotheby’s Since 2020, billionaire Ronald Perelman has been unloading assets ranging from fine art to a private jet. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 27, 2022
Auctions A Rubens Masterpiece Could Fetch $35 Million at the Auction of Divorcing Couple Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson’s $177 Million Baroque Art Collection A rediscovered Rubens is the star of the Fisch Davidson Collection auction at Sotheby’s. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 26, 2022
Art & Tech Shutterstock Has Inked a Deal With DALL-E’s Creator to Offer A.I.-Generated Stock Images. Not All Artists Are Rejoicing. The exclusive partnership promises A.I.-generated content to all, but little to photographers and creative contributors. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 26, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Was a Victorian Illustrator the Godfather of the Graphic Novel? A New Exhibition of Aubrey Beardsley Explores the Question The Grolier Club in New York presents the provocative and prescient artist. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 26, 2022
NFTs J.S.G. Boggs’s Estate Has Minted the Late Artist’s Drawings of Banknotes, Which Questioned the Value of Money, as NFTs The posthumous release by the estate and NFT platform laCollection features five digital editions. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 25, 2022
Pop Culture A 28-Year-Old Who Unexpectedly Won a Dalí Etching at Auction for $4,000 Has Gone Viral With Her Rueful TikTok Video About It The 1974 work by the Spanish surrealist was expected to sell for $15,000. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 24, 2022