Archaeology & History Stone Age Humans in the Levant Created Tiny Flutes From Delicate Bird Bones, Archaeologists Say As part of their research, a team of archaeologists and ethnomusicologists created replica instruments using duck bones. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 30, 2023
Style One of Artist Carmen Herrera’s Final Bold, Minimalist Works Takes Center Stage in a Royal Ballet Production The late artist's grace and poetry came alive at the Royal Opera House. Burberry's Daniel Lee channeled her work for the costuming. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 29, 2023
NFTs Artist John Gerrard’s New NFT Series Confronts the Climate Crisis With Stark Depictions of ‘Future Deserts’ Each of these desert landscapes have been planted with a country’s flag, playing off Gerrard’s 2017 ‘Western Flag.’ By Richard Whiddington, Jun 28, 2023
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 & Politics 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 & History 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
Art & 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 & History 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 & Politics 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