From exhibition catalogue pages marketed as original prints to brazenly fake “authorized” copies of Harings and Warhols, we’re living in a golden age of art piracy.
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Etsy Sellers Demand Reversal of “Train Wreck” Policy
The company is asking users to verify their bank details via Plaid, a fintech company that recently settled a privacy class action lawsuit.
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Thousands of Etsy Sellers Are Boycotting the Platform Over High Transaction Fees
Sellers are accusing Etsy of “pandemic profiteering” after the company announced a 30% fee increase.
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Exquisite Gullah-Geechee Baskets Are Now on Etsy
This unique basket tradition can be traced back over 10 generations.
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The Influential Quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend Are Now on Etsy
Each shop features the quilter’s story and their array of offerings, with prices on works that range from $27 to $5,500 per piece.
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A Demonic Fowl Inspired by Hieronymus Bosch Came to Life on the New York City Subway
The artist Rae Swon crafted the viral, hellish art garment.
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Pop Goes the Wardrobe: Hally McGehean’s “Wearable Art”
In the 1960s, Paco Rabanne subverted traditional dressmaking techniques in his fashions, eschewing the needle and thread for pliers and wire and replacing fabric with metallic discs and panels. The so-called “space age” dresses constructed solely of inflexible paillettes revolutionized how women could adorn their bodies. Now, Etsy-extraordinaire Hally McGehean continues the trajectory of this alternative dress style in her work, with some über-conceptual 21st Century touches.
