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Mega-Collector Reveals He Doesn’t Care About Art But Loves the Attention
“I don’t really like to buy anything that’s less than $10 million,” the collector said. “It just doesn’t elicit the validation I crave.”
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Say Hello to Spherechain, the “Blockchain Killer”
A new crypto option for those who think the blockchain is too square.
Satire
A Shirtless Hunter Biden Spotted Selling NFTs on Venice Beach
The president’s son’s wares include SpongeBob Squarepants memes, printed on paper at a local Kinko’s.
Art
Two Navajo Artists Weave New Histories
Zefren-M and Morris Muskett find self-expression through contemporary weaving.
Art
There's Something Special About Jim Osman's Sculpture
Osman’s care for and attention to his modest materials, the particularities of their identity, is rare in a society where excess is celebrated daily.
Art
Joy and Terror Coexist in Vian Sora's Unsettling Paintings
The capacity to reside in joy and terror in equal measure gives Sora's paintings their unsettling power, a brutal acknowledgment that creation coexists with destruction.
Art
Tate's Survey of Caribbean-British Art Centers Britain
By the end of Life Between Islands, the island that is centered in this exhibition is Britain, and “the Caribbean” remains a loose, ill-defined, hazy backdrop
Art
How Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” Continues to Inspire Artists
The iconic painting has been fodder for generations of artists who offered interpretations of the original in pursuit of depicting the "real" America.
Art
Met Gala Behavior and Other TikTok Wisdom From Devin Halbal
An influencer who goes by the handle @halbaddie has been helping define what “Met Gala Behavior” is in 2022.
Film
New York’s Best Documentary Festival Makes Its Return
After 2020’s virtual festival and 2021’s severely abridged edition, Art of the Real is back with a full slate of exciting experimental nonfiction.
Opinion
How the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Might Curtail Antiquity Theft
The bottom line is that current laws on the trade of antiquities are insufficient, allowing the looting of culturally significant property to continue.
News
Whitney Museum Workers Surprise 2022 Biennial Guests With Union Protest
Half of the museum’s workers earn less than $20 per hour, and many are temporary workers with no benefits.