Smart Contracts Are Artists’ Best Weapon in the Fight Against Flippers. Here’s How They Work

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Smart Contracts Are Artists’ Best Weapon in the Fight Against Flippers. Here’s How They Work

Here is everything you need to know to understand smart contracts—and how they can make the market more equitable.

By Tim Schneider, Nov 22, 2022

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Hot Lots and Top Flops: 9 Works That Shattered Expectations, for Good or Ill, During New York’s November Day Sales

We look at the lots that overperformed and underperformed—and consider what it tells us about the state of the market.

By Artnet News, Nov 22, 2022

Auctions

An Ordinary Pocket Watch Worn by a Postal Worker on the Titanic Sold for $116,000 at Auction

The auction house Henry Aldridge & Sons executed the 266-lot sale of Titanic, White Star, and other transport memorabilia.

By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 22, 2022

Galleries

At 26, Cierra Britton Is Already Fulfilling Her Dream: Opening an Art Gallery Dedicated to Supporting Women of Color

After raising $30,000 in crowdfunding and launching on Juneteenth, Cierra Britton opened her first gallery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

By Folasade Ologundudu, Nov 22, 2022

Auctions

A Hand-Colored ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Work Sold for a Record-Smashing $480,000, Making It One of the Most Valuable Comic Strips

This is only the second time that Bill Watterson's work has appeared at auction.

By Richard Whiddington, Nov 22, 2022

NFTs

Digital Art Star Krista Kim Dreams of the Metaverse as a Space for High-Fidelity, Immersive Art Experiences. Can She Make It a Reality?

The artist's metaverse company is beta-testing Ørb, an interoperable vehicle aiming to deliver immersive content to virtual worlds.

By Richard Whiddington, Nov 22, 2022

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

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A No-Nonsense Accounting Shows That Last Week’s $1.6 Billion New York Fall Auctions Were… Kind of a Dud

It's fair to say a correction to the speculative bonanza has arrived.

By Tim Schneider, Nov 21, 2022

Auctions

Christie’s Pulled a $25 Million T-Rex Skeleton From Auction After Experts Pointed Out That Most of Its Bones Are Replicas

The skeleton was set to become the first of its kind ever offered at auction in Asia.

By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 21, 2022

Jack Shainman Will Open Up a New Gallery in Tribeca’s Historic Clock Tower Building Next Year, Turning a Landmark Bank Lobby Into an Exhibition Space

The dealer will maintain his current spaces in Chelsea and upstate New York.

By Taylor Dafoe, 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

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