After an absence of three and a half years, the United States will join the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO. Late last week, member …
Interior Design
7 questions to gallery owner Huw Lougher on why he thinks editions are a collector’s best bet
Founded in 2015 by Huw Lougher, Contemporary Lougher established itself as a “space where anyone can buy a work of art, either as an investment or simply because they like …
Beeple’s new and very risque NFT is the artist’s first work to enter a museum’s permanent collection
For an artist who started the NFT boom in 2021, it took Beeple a minute to enter a museum’s collection. But finally, the wait is over. The Castello di Rivoli …
Did membership in a New York cult contribute to the disappearance of Jackson Pollock? + Other stories
Art Industry News is a daily summary of the most important developments in the art world and the art market. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, July 3. …
Tourist arrested for engraving his name and that of his girlfriend on the Colosseum asks for forgiveness
The tourist responsible for the inscription “Ivan + Hayley ’23” on the Colosseum in Rome last week has asked Italian authorities for forgiveness, according to the Daily mail. The man …
Black Artists Use AI to Create Works That Reveal Technology’s Built-In Bias for New Online Show
A new online exhibition of works by black artists from Africa and its diaspora explores AI’s misrepresentations of black identity, which they say offers “a fragmentary, perhaps even violent image” …
Simon de Pury explains why we urgently need to find scalable models for charity auctions and fundraising events
Each month in The Hammer, art industry veteran Simon de Pury lifts the curtain on his life as the ultimate art world insider, his brushes with fame and his invaluable …
The world’s most creative and dynamic watches are auctioned off to benefit medical research. See them here
Dozens of unique pieces will be auctioned at Palexpo Geneva on November 5 as part of the 10th edition of a biennial auction to benefit research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy …
A special edition of Charles and Ray Eames’ innovative Shell Chair from 1950 gets a reissue, complete with its original cat design
Launched in 1950, the shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames were the first mass-produced piece of furniture in which the seat and back were formed from a single …
JTT, the New York Gallery Known for Minting Star Artists, Is Closing After More Than a Decade
In a surprise move, Tribeca’s JTT gallery, known for discovering up-and-coming artists, will close at the end of next week after over a decade in business. “It has always been …