The craze for NFTs has reached fever pitch with the sale of a collection of digital artworks by Canadian musician and artist Grimes.
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Australia’s oldest known rock art is a 17,300-year-old kangaroo painting
Australian scientists declare a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo as the country’s oldest known rock art. Ancient wasp nests that surround the rock were used to date the 2-metre long artwork.
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Hidden inscription on ‘The Scream’ attributed to the artist himself
Tucked away in the corner of Edvard Munch’s (1863-1944) ‘The Scream’, renowned for being the world’s most harrowing painting,lies a tiny inscription: “Can only have been painted by a madman“. Infrared scans have now confirmed that the mysterious words are indeed those of the Norwegian artist and not the graffiti of a ridiculing critic.
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For Rent: Frieze unveils Mayfair pop-up exhibition space
Frieze art fair has announced plans to host pop-up exhibitions from international galleries in its new permanent gallery space, No.9 Cork Street, London from autumn 2021.
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Petition launched by locals to return Banksy artwork to Nottingham
Banksy’s popular hula-hooping artwork in Nottingham has been removed and sold for “six figures” to a collector from Essex. Disappointed residents are now circulating a petition to have the local attraction returned to the city.
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New architectural project launched to rejuvenate London’s National Gallery
London’s National Gallery announces plans for a £25-30 million upgrade project, which will be partially finished by the institution’s 200th anniversary in 2024.
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Christie’s becomes digital art pioneer with sale of NFT artwork
Christie’s is to become the first major auction house to sell a standalone NFT (Non-Fungible Token) work of art.
‘Everydays: The First 5000 Days’ (2021), a digital artwork by Beeple, will be auctioned online between 25 February and 11 March 2021. In a sign that Christie’s is charting new territory in the digital art market, it is offering Beeple’s work with an “unknown” estimate and bidding will start at US$100 (£72).
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Uffizi Gallery acquires its first piece of contemporary street art
Renowned for its priceless Old Master paintings, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has acquired a work by a street artist for the first time in its 440-year history. The London-based street artist known as Endless, whose identity remains a secret, admitted that even he was “surprised” by the historic museum’s decision to accept his graffiti piece.
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New Jersey family sued for alleged conspiracy to sell Rembrandt painting
The sale of an early Rembrandt (1606-1669) painting has sparked a family feud in New Jersey, US, after several heirs of its former owner were accused of conspiracy and deception in New York State Supreme Court.
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COVID-19 vaccine sculpture commemorates 10 millionth vaccination received in the UK
A Bristol-based artist has created a glass sculpture of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to celebrate the administration of 10 million doses of the vaccination in the UK.
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