Auctions Bought in a Thrift Store for $700, a Rare Giacometti Chandelier Just Sold at Auction for Almost $3 Million The final hammer price is just shy of the lot's high estimate, but far exceeds the original $700 paid for the chandelier. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 28, 2023
NFTs The Crypto Community Has Gone Nuts for Bitcoin NFTs. Here’s How the New Niche Collectibles Are Building Buzz and Value In a short time, more than 210,000 of these digital assets have been inscribed. By Dorian Batycka, Feb 28, 2023
Gallery Network Shop the Show: Pop Art and Street Art Collide in a Vibrant Miami Gallery Exhibition Rosenfeld Gallery, Miami, presents 'Pop Meets Graffiti,' featuring works by Tom Wesselmann, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, and more. By Artnet Gallery Network, Feb 28, 2023
Style Between Designers, Gucci Amped Up the Sex Appeal in a Brash Fall Collection in Milan Creative director Alessandro Michele has departed. The interim show was an invigorating swerve. By William Van Meter, Feb 28, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Art Industry News: A California Court Revives a Lawsuit Over a 'Disrespectful' Marilyn Monroe Statue + Other Stories Plus, a trove of vintage Apple products heads to auction, and Russia's culture minister is hit with new sanctions. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Filmmaker Ku-Ling Yurman on Her Mission to Collect Works by Women and Her Prized Jewelry Pieces If money were no object, she would have acquired Francis Picabia's ‘Pavonia’ that sold for over $10 million last year. By Artnet News, Feb 27, 2023
Auctions Props From the Hit Oscar Nominee ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’—Including a $90,000 Raccoon Puppet—Are Up for Auction The auction will benefit charities including the Asian Mental Health Project and Laundry Workers Center. By Min Chen, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists on Easter Island Have Discovered a Previously Unknown Moai Statue Buried in a Dried-Out Lake Bed More of the iconic head statues could turn up, researchers say. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 27, 2023
Gallery Network 7 Questions for British Artist David Breuer-Weil on How Public Sculpture Can Shape the Collective Imagination Breuer-Weil's 'Sister' will be on view in Hanover Square, London, through July 2023. By Artnet Gallery Network, Feb 27, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists in Italy Are Using A.I. Robots to Piece Together Ancient Frescoes From Fragments Discovered at Pompeii A new machine called RePAIR can figure out how centuries-old fresco shards fit together—and even has robotic arms to reassemble them. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 27, 2023
Style Three Bronze Statues—Including a Boccioni—Were the Breakout Stars of Bottega Veneta’s Fashion Show in Milan Creative director Matthieu Blazy also sourced 2,000-year-old bronze runners. By William Van Meter, Feb 27, 2023
Style Louis Vuitton Recruits New York Graffiti Legends for a New Milan Exhibition and Limited-Edition Sneaker Collaboration Former creative director Virgil Abloh initiated the project and tapped Lady Pink, Lee Quiñones, and Rammellzee to participate. By William Van Meter, Feb 27, 2023
Art History Two Curators Tried to Find Out If Salvador Dalí Really Painted This Strange Seven-Foot Canvas. They Ended Up Solving an Even Bigger Mystery The painting appears in the Art Institute of Chicago's first show on the Spanish Surrealist. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 27, 2023
Gallery Network Explore 6 Not-to-Be-Missed Lots in Sloane Street Auctions’ Spring Sale, From Old Masters to Andy Warhol The Spring Fine Art and Antiques sale takes place in London March 1, 2023. By Artnet Gallery Network, Feb 27, 2023
Museums Winterizing Monuments, Digitizing Archives: How Ukraine Is Fighting to Preserve Its Cultural Heritage a Year Into the Russian Invasion UNESCO has identified damage to 241 cultural heritage sites in Ukraine since February 2022. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 27, 2023
