The acceptance of NFTs by the traditional art market has been challenging. While some projects have enjoyed financial success and critical acclaim, others have languished, unsold and buried in a pile of visual noise. And, just as the art world was warming up to fine art NFTs thanks to thoughtful projects like Frank Stella’s Geometries on Artist Rights Society’s ARSNL platform or Peter Wu’s...
For Niagara Falls residents in the community encompassing the stretch of Main Street between the Public Library and the Underground Railroad Heritage Center, hope has long been in short supply. Abandoned buildings and empty storefronts have given the area the appearance of a dilapidated ghost town, despite the region’s geographic proximity to the tourist hotspot that is the Falls themselves. The Niagara Falls National...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines A ‘COMPLETE CATASTROPHE’ has taken place in the German city of Manching, according to its mayor, Herbert Nerb. He was referring to the theft of a cache of 450 Celtic coins that was stolen from a museum there on Tuesday. According to the Guardian, that group is worth several million euros. To undertake the heist,...
People have always watched the night sky. As evidenced by cave paintings and other artifacts, humans were aware of lunar cycles as long as 25,000 years ago, and the ancient Egyptians based their calendar on the rising and setting of stars and constellations. Astrology, a divination practice based on the positions of celestial bodies (as opposed to astronomy, a scientific discipline concerned with their...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Making a post pandemic return to the area, the 24th San Marco Art Festival will welcome approximately 25 local and regional fine artists to Balis Park in San Marco Square. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<San Marco is a historical center for upscale, trendy clothing boutiques, exquisite restaurants with outdoor café seating, distinguished art galleries, and more, The Square is...
In a conversation about life, artist Ruth Holland Waddell offered this: “Every age has its wisdom,” she said. “You have the wisdom of your age; I have the wisdom of my age. It’s all relative. In other words, if you say something I hadn’t thought of, I’ll think you’re wise. And if I say something you hadn’t thought of, you’ll think I’m wise.” At...
The Parkersburg Art Center’s annual Artist Trees display opened Saturday. (Photo by Evan Bevins)PARKERSBURG — This is the weekend many people may put up their Christmas trees, but 18 are already decorated and lit at the Parkersburg Art Center. The annual Artist Trees display opened Saturday, with trees designed by local people in the style of a variety of artists....
BEIJING, Nov. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 3rd, on the sixth day of the exhibition of "Pursuing Dreams with a Pure Heart - Han Yuchen Oil on Canvas Collection" at the National Art Museum of China, Fan Di'an, Chairman of the China Artists Association and President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, and Wang Xiaolin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of...
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Friday, November 25. NEED-TO-READ Art Museums Grapple With Identifying Climate Activists – Activists wanting to “shock people” into acting on climate change by targeting artworks have put museums into a difficult position as they are...
Ament perfectly blends the college navy and action green of the Seahawks with the Raiders' signature silver and black to create a vibrant, fun holiday gameday poster. But that's as far as the courtesies go, as the poster does little to give Raiders fans any hope of victory. This is the Seahawks gameday poster after all, as Ament explains."First and foremost," said Ament. "It...
