NFTs The Artists Rights Society, a Copyright Protection Stalwart, Is Launching an NFT Platform to Create ‘New Economies’ for Artists The platform Arsnl will launch with works by Frank Stella. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 18, 2022
Archaeology & History Hundreds of Ancient Dice Made From Animal Bones Were Used to Summon Gods and Predict the Future, a New Study Reveals Israeli archaeologists now believe the dice were used for divination. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 17, 2022
Studio Visit As Artist Julia Chiang Unveils Her Most Ambitious Work Yet, She Invites Us Into Her Studio to Reveal What Keeps Her Inspired Chiang recently worked with locals in Rockaway to complete her first-ever public murals. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 16, 2022
Art & Exhibitions An Artist Built a Mock Sweetgreen Salad Shop in New York’s Chinatown. It Made a Lot of People Surprisingly Irate Artist Alexander Si has spent a lot of time in the salad shops. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 1, 2022
Art & Exhibitions ‘Neighbors Walk By, Do a Double Take, and Smile’: What Happened When Top Artists Infiltrated Community Gardens Across Manhattan’s East Village Robert Gober, Urs Fischer, and Bunny Rogers are among the participating artists. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 27, 2022
People Meet Alberto Gerosa, Who Forges Credentials and Evades Security to Stage Outlaw Performances in the Art World’s Most Rarified Spaces We caught up with the artist ahead of a planned series of performances in New York. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 20, 2022
Art & Tech Meta Continues Its Push Into the A.I. Art Game, Allowing Users to Create Computer-Generated Images Based on Their Own Sketches The program has been tested by artists including Sofia Crespo, Scott Eaton, Alexander Reben, and Refik Anadol. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 18, 2022
Archaeology & History Researchers Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Roman City ‘of Monumental Proportions’ in Northern Spain Researchers from the University of Zaragoza in AragĂłn, Spain, signed up to assess neglected ruins. They found an ancient city. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 15, 2022
Crime Thieves Stole an Ancient Copper Relic Said to Contain the Blood of Jesus. Then It Turned Up on the Doorstep of a Dutch Art Detective The “Indiana Jones of the art world” has made headlines once again. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 14, 2022
Museums & Institutions Curators Discover a Rare Chinese ‘Magic Mirror’—One of Only Three Known in the West—in the Depths of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s Storage The magic mirror was for years believed simply to be an unassuming bronze disc. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 13, 2022
Museums & Institutions Bangalore’s Newest Museum, Home to a 60,000-Object Collection of South Asian Visual Culture, Will Open in December The museum is spearheaded by industrialist and art collector Abhishek Poddar. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 13, 2022
Archaeology & History The Earliest Known Images of Two Badass Biblical Heroines, Deborah and Jael, Are Uncovered by Archaeologists in Israel Deborah helped lead Israelite forces to victory over a Canaanite army, while Jael stabbed an enemy commander with a tent pole. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 12, 2022
Auctions Pop Star Halsey Is Auctioning Off Five Drawings She Made Live Onstage to Benefit Reproductive Rights The works are expected to fetch around $7,000 each at Sotheby's. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 12, 2022
NFTs What Does Your Crypto Wallet Say About You? Artist Ian Cheng Is Creating a Series of Algorithm-Based NFT Portraits Each portrait can update with changed behavior, like a metaverse mood ring. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 11, 2022
Books In Pictures: To Honor Franz Kafka’s Birthday, See His Drawings Once Hidden in a Swiss Bank Vault Drawings by the literary legend have been published for the first time after a Kafka-esque journey. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 3, 2022