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NFT, or art in the age of its digital scarcity: your questions, answered

March 25, 2021

DOMUS - If you follow the digital art world at large, or even if you just follow mainstream news, you've probably heard of NFTs or Non-Fungible Tokens. What are they, and why are they suddenly all over the pl...

France to Return Klimt Painting to Rightful Heirs After Nazi-Era Sale

Artery

March 16, 2021

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NY Times - The only painting by Gustav Klimt in the country’s national collection will be returned to the family of a Jewish woman who was forced to sell it. She died in the Holocaust. - read more ...

A Pandemic-Driven Love Affair With All Things Vintage

Artery

March 10, 2021

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NY Times - It’s not often that Home Union, a vintage home furnishings store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, gets its hands on a 1970s Mads Caprani curved floor lamp. But when it does, the $2,200 Danish fixture sells...

How One Looted Artifact Tells the Story of Modern Afghanistan

Artery

March 10, 2021

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NY Times - In November 2013, Nora von Achenbach, curator at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg, Germany, examined the catalog for an upcoming auction by the Paris-based dealer Boisgirard-Antonini. The glo...

From Japan comes a solution for attending theatre while respecting social distancing

Artery

March 10, 2021

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domus - Japanese dance company Moonlight Mobile Theater (tsukiakari-theater.jp) renown for their avant-garde performances, has come up with a crafty way of returning to the scene while respecting social distanc...

Why the Art World Needs a Clear Marker for What the ‘End of the Pandemic’ Means

Artery

March 10, 2021

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artnet news - Our columnist explores US medical experts' thinking on how to define when to lift public-health restrictions. - read more...

Dallas Museum of Art to Return Sacred Statue to Nepal

Artery

March 10, 2021

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NY Times - For more than eight centuries, the sacred stele of Lakshmi-Narayana, a manifestation of the Hindu deities Vishnu and Lakshmi, watched over devotees in the Nepalese city of Patan until it suddenly d...

Palm Springs Takes a Stance Against Desert X Biennial’s Partnership With Saudi Arabia

Artery

March 1, 2021

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Hyperallergic - Desert X, the art biennial located in the Coachella Valley that began in 2017, has announced the artists for its 2021 edition. Curated by Cesar García-Alvarez and Neville Wakefield, this third e...

Posted in Art Sunday Edition A War Over Patterns, Symbols, and the Cultural Heritage of Karabakh’s Carpets

Artery

March 1, 2021

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Hyperallergic - Away from the militarized frontlines between Armenia and Azerbaijan, a curious asymmetrical soft war is being waged between the two countries in regards to one unlikely art form, carpets and rug...

Biden Revokes a Trump Order Seeking ‘Classical’ Civic Architecture

Artery

March 1, 2021

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NY Times - An executive order that former President Donald J. Trump issued in the waning days of his administration, which sought to make classical architecture the default style for new federal buildings, was ...