NFTs Sotheby’s Has Launched a Secondary Marketplace for NFTs, Allowing Artists to Sell Digital Works Directly to Collectors The platform, part of the auction house's ongoing bid to corner the blue-chip NFT market, kicks off with works from 13 high-profile artists. By Richard Whiddington, May 3, 2023
Science & Tech Scientists Have Found Mysterious Markings on the Stone of Destiny, the Ancient Relic That Will Grace King Charles III’s Coronation The stone has been used in royal coronations since the 14th century. By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023
Archaeology Excavations at an Ancient Greek Temple Have Turned Up a Wealth of Terracotta Figurines, Including a Fun One of a Love God Riding a Dolphin The other finds include seven bull heads and a dolphin statuette. By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023
Archaeology Did a Woman Serve on the Crew of This Museum’s 17th-Century Swedish Warship? New DNA Research Says It’s Likely The ship, Vasa, is currently housed at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. By Richard Whiddington, May 2, 2023
Science & Tech ‘An Opportunity Not to Be Missed’: Artist Alex Israel Is Touting His New Gagosian Show With a Press Release Generated by ChatGPT The exhibition's wall text will also be generated by the language model. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions See the Rare Keith Haring Drawing—Measuring a Massive 125 Feet—That Is Going on View in Amsterdam for the First Time in 30 Years Stedelijk Museum's director calls it a 'contemporary Bayeux tapestry.' By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Art History An X-Ray Scan of a 16th-Century Bronzino Painting of Duke Cosimo de’ Medici Has Revealed a Mysterious Underlying Portrait The painting, one of 25 versions, currently hangs in the Art Gallery of New South Wales. By Richard Whiddington, May 1, 2023
Crime A U.K. Court Has Found Two Collectors Guilty of an Illegal Scheme to Sell a $960,000 Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Coins The coins belong to the Heresfordshire hoard and were never reported, violating the U.K.'s Treasure Act. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 28, 2023
Museums The Florida Principal Fired for Allowing a Lesson on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Went to Italy to See the Sculpture Herself—and Was Rather Impressed “Michelangelo would have done him wrong to sculpt him in any other way," Hope Carrasquilla said. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 28, 2023
Auctions An Early Hand-Drawn Architectural Map of the Titanic—Measuring 32 Feet Long—Just Sold for $240,000 at Auction The cross-section still shows chalk marks from the investigation into how the ship sank. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 27, 2023
Science & Tech How Hot Are You? Art Collective MSCHF’s New Chat Site Lets A.I. Do the Evaluating Hot Chat 3000 rates and matches users based on attractiveness. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 27, 2023
Science & Tech A Scholar Has Uncovered a Hidden Translation of the Gospels by Shining UV Light on an Ancient Biblical Text His study found noticeable differences in how the Matthew chapters were translated. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 27, 2023
Art Fairs A Unique Marcel Duchamp ‘Readymade’ From 1924 Is Headed to the New York Antiquarian Book Fair This Week The asking price for 'Monte Carlo Bond,' made with Man Ray, is $575,000. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 25, 2023
Law Yuga Labs Has Won Its Lawsuit Against Artist Ryder Ripps for His Copycat Versions of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs The court found that Ripps and his collaborator had infringed on the company's trademark. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 24, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered Medieval Paintings ‘Unique for Christian Art’ on the Walls of an Ancient Chamber in Sudan The paintings include depictions Christ, Archangel Michael, and the Mother of God. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 24, 2023
