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This Iconic David Bowie Album Cover Just Made Auction History
Brian Duffy’s iconic lightning-bolt portrait of David Bowie for his Aladdin Sane record sold for nearly $500,000,…
Trump May Be the Most Consequential Arts President. It’s Time for a Unified Response
It’s time U.S. arts leadership acknowledges that President Donald Trump and Russell Vought, his director of the Office…
Francis Ford Coppola Is Selling His $1 Million Watch to Recover ‘Megalopolis’ Outlay
Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is auctioning seven luxury watches at Phillips New York, citing financial strain after…
‘It’s a Moment to Reclaim Presence’
Asian artists are hardly new to the global stage—but something feels different in Paris. Over the past week, as Art…
How Are Asia’s Art Markets Faring?
The Big Picture is excerpted from The Asia Pivot, Artnet Pro’s biweekly members-only newsletter providing…
Using NFTs to Stop the Spread of Deepfakes
Deepfakes are a growing threat online, generating content that is hyper-realistic yet false. As this threat grows, NFTs, along with blockchain technology, could…
Ethereum (ETH) gas fees fall under 1 gWei despite ecosystem growth
Fees on Ethereum (ETH) are dropping quickly, remaining under 1 gWei for days. Low fee levels like that have not been seen even during the most bearish times for…
Behind Damien Hirst’s Beloved Motif
English artist Damien Hirst (b. 1965) first rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the Young British…
Japan’s Web3 Support Continues: Tax Reforms and Solving Social Problems
Takeru Saito, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, announced tax reforms intended to nurture the growth of startups in the Web3 and blockchain sectors –…
Hackers Are Now Offering Christie’s Client Data for Auction
Thursday saw two new developments in the ongoing story of the historic hack against Christie’s auction house by the…