Can the art world reduce its carbon footprint?
Art and culture professionals are asking themselves tough questions as climate change becomes a major theme for many artists.
An AI bot is making Banksy-inspired art
AI software GANksy, launched last September, was trained using a bank of hundreds of images of street art, some of which were probably Banksy’s work.
Can you sell a stolen Banksy on TV? Not on ‘Antiques Roadshow’
A man recently appeared on the BBC’s “Antiques Roadshow” to try to sell a stolen Banksy, only to be shot down by art specialist Rupert Maas.
Queen Elizabeth II photo by Ed van der Elsken published for the first time
Never-before-seen images by the late photographer Ed van der Elsken, including a photo of Queen Elizabeth II, were published in a photo book on Oct. 24.
$90 million is the minimum starting bid for a rare Giacometti sculpture at Sotheby’s
Serious collectors take note! Sotheby’s will auction off the monumental “Grande Femme I” by Alberto Giacometti on Oct. 28. For this exceptional sale, the house has opted for an original bidding strategy. Collectors can submit their bid online, in total confidentiality, until Oct. 27 — as long as their offer is above $90 million (around […]
A gallery’s scavenger hunt could see you taking home a piece of contemporary art
A giant scavenger hunt organized by the Perrotin Gallery and the Grand Palais gives participants the chance to bring home any artwork they have found.
Shakespeare First Folio sold for record $10 million
A copy of the first collection of plays by William Shakespeare was sold Wednesday for $9.97 million at auction in New York.
Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman support trans and non-binary communities in open letter
Authors from North America are championing transgender rights together after JK Rowling has made divisive comments on trans people and gender.
German artist Gerhard Richter shakes up auction market in Asia
27.7 million dollars. That was the winning bid for the work “Abstraktes Bild (649-2)” by abstract painter Gerhard Richter at the recent Sotheby’s “Contemporary Art” sale. A sum well above the pre-sale estimate of $18 million, which shows genuine interest in Asia for works by the acclaimed visual artist. “Abstraktes Bild (649-2)” also set a […]