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Sophia the Robot is Joining the NFT Craze With an Upcoming Nifty Gateway Auction

Sophia's artwork was made in collaboration with Andrea Bonaceto, an artist and partner with blockchain investment company Eterna Capital.

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Banksy Sets a New Auction Record With the £16.7 Million Sale of ‘Game Changer’

Previously, the highest price Banksy had garnered at auction was £9.9 million in 2019.

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Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski’s Interdisciplinary Work Tends to the In-Betweens

“The rainbow is a symbol of pride, and we are asked to perform that a lot, even when our mouths are full of blood.”

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‘Digital Legacies 2.0’ Honors the Cultural Impact of Black Women and...

Curated by Tiffany Auttrianna Ward, the digital exhibition debuted on Wednesday.

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Wu-Tang Clan and MF DOOM’s Estate are Pushing the Use of NFTs Forward

Wu-Tang Clan raised eyebrows in 2014 when they announced they'd sell only one copy of their next album, but they've proven gimmicks work.

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Van Gogh’s ‘Street Scene in Montmartre’ Has Sold at Auction for $15.4 Million

According to Sotheby's the painting was in the private collection of a single family for over 100 years.

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Leon Black Stepping Down as MoMA’s Chairman is ‘the Right Decision,’ Says Ai...

Black announced his intent to not stand for re-election as chairman to colleagues on Friday, but he's expected to remain on the board.

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Fake Paintings Attributed to Modigliani, Goya and El Greco Have Been Seized...

At a distance, the forgeries are actually quite convincing; it begs the question of who exactly is responsible for their creation.

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The Musée d’Orsay’s Name is Being Updated to Include a French President’s Name

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing saved the Gare d’Orsay railway station from destruction in 1977.

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This Basquiat Masterpiece Should Fetch a Huge Sum for Sotheby’s in May

With 'Versus Medici,' the artist audaciously crowned himself the forthcoming king of the art world.

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The National Gallery Has Designed an Exhibition Exclusively for Mobile Phones

Historically, museums around the world have been very slow to adapt to the fact that smartphone use and posting has become ubiquitous.

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Event Horizon Telescope’s New Black Hole Image is Astonishingly Detailed

"These relativistic jets are some of the most extreme phenomena in nature," astrophysicist Daniel Holz told the New York Times.

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An NFT Version of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ Will Be Auctioned Off...

Part of the proceeds of the sale will go to the Louisiana family who sold the original 'Mundi' at auction for $1,175 in 2005.

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A Poussin Painting That Was Looted by Nazis Just Turned Up in Italy

The painting, 'Lot with His Two Daughters Serving Him a Drink' was eventually tracked to an antique dealer's home in Padua.

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David Hockney is Skeptical About NFTs and Thinks Beeple’s Work Looks ‘Silly’

The painter, who currently holds the record for most expensive work of art sold by a living artist, is skeptical that NFTs last forever.

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Jerry Gogosian, Meme-Maker, Understands the Art World Better Than Almost...

The art market, Gogosian said, "sets a stage for the richest of absurd comedy, morality tales, love stories, and tragedies."

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The Stake of Dignity: Mariette Pathy Allen’s Portraiture

The politics of looking have been debated endlessly, partially because we love to look in spite of ourselves.

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A Boston Man Has Pled Guilty to Selling Fake Andy Warhol Paintings for $80,000

The buyer of the paintings discovered the ruse almost immediately.

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Picasso’s Portrait of Muse Marie-Thérèse Walter Is Expected to Sell for $55...

Walter's relationship with Picasso began when she was only 17 years old, complicating the nature of the portrait.

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Jasmin Hernandez, Online and In-Person

The pair launched Gallery Gurls in 2012 as a platform for their reviews, photos, and conversations centered on BIPOC artists.

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