Auctions Bob Dylan’s Handwritten Love Letters to His High School Sweetheart (Envelopes and All) Sold for Nearly $700,000 at Auction His love letters to Barbara Ann Hewitt in Hibbing, Minnesota, have officially hit the market. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 21, 2022
Art World Two Furnishings Straight from Marie Antoinette’s Home Will Appear at Christie’s ‘Exceptional Sale’ Next Week The sale opened in Paris on November 16 and remains on view through its start date on November 22. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 18, 2022
NFTs Justin Bieber’s $1.3 Million Bored Ape Plunges in Value to Just $70,000 as NFT Prices Continue Their Free Fall Bieber's is an unremarkable example. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 18, 2022
Shows & Exhibitions French Designer and Provocateur Michèle Lamy Is Unveiling a High-Art Skate Park in West Hollywood The fashion legend co-curated "Turning Tricks," a group show celebrating skateboarding culture, at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 17, 2022
Pop Culture Drake Is the Surprise Angel Investor Behind the Resurgence of Luna Luna, a 1987 Art Carnival With Rides by Haring, Basquiat, and Dalí DreamCrew, the entertainment firm co-founded by rapper, plans to restage the fair next year. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 17, 2022
Auctions In a Wildly Successful Auction of Joan Didion’s Belongings, People Paid Thousands for Her Journals, Photographs, and… Trash Cans Fans of the late famed writer Joan Didion have anxiously awaited the first sale of her personal effects. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 16, 2022
Art History The Uffizi Is Finally Putting a Name on a Trove of Unattributed Paintings: Jona Ostiglio, a Jewish Artist Who Illegally Painted for the Medici Court He was the only Jewish artist at Italy’s prestigious Academy of Fine Arts until the 20th century. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 16, 2022
Archaeology The Earliest Words Ever Written in Basque Have Been Found Engraved on a Revelatory 2,100-Year-Old Bronze Relic Researchers have deciphered the inscriptions on the Hand of Irulegi, which was unearthed last year. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Forrest Fenn’s Famed Treasure Chest, a $2 Million Hoard Discovered After a 12-Year Hunt, Is Heading to Auction The trove includes gold pieces, coins, jewelry, and other artifacts. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 15, 2022
Curiosities A Paris Museum Is Granting Visitors Special Hours to View Its Nude Sculpture Show in the Nude Museé Maillol has partnered with the French Federation of Naturism to host sessions when visitors can attend its "Hyperrealism" exhibition au naturel. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 14, 2022
Archaeology An Amateur History Buff in Newfoundland Found a 600-Year-Old English Coin, the Oldest to Arrive on Canada’s Shore The discovery has reignited questions about the presence of Europeans in Canada. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 14, 2022
Science & Tech In Pictures: DALL-E Makes Its Gallery Debut in a Show Where All the Works Were Created With an Assist From A.I. Until December 29, 2022, Bitforms Gallery is hosting what it bills as 'the first DALL-E-inspired art exhibition.' By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 13, 2022
On View In Pictures: See Joan Didion’s Art, Furnishings, and Personal Effects That Embody Her ‘Bicoastal Glamour’ Up for Auction “An American Icon: Property From the Collection of Joan Didion” runs until November 16 at Stair Galleries. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 9, 2022
Archaeology Archaeologists From the UAE and U.S. Have Uncovered One of the Earliest Trade Settlements Ever Found in Oman Among the archaeological discoveries are industrial infrastructure and silver jewelry that paint a picture of ancient trade. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 9, 2022
Museums A Massachusetts Museum Has Returned 150 Native American Artifacts—Including Some Connected to the Wounded Knee Massacre—to Lakota and Sioux Tribes The museum's president has been working on repatriating the clothing, moccasins, pipes and weapons for almost 30 years. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 9, 2022
