Mar 21, 2022 | Art, Culture, News & Trending
Pysanka, Ukrainian egg decorating, is seeing a wave of popularity as a way of connecting with the news. Pysanka (pronounced pi-san-kuh) is a Slavic art form dating back at least to the pre-Christian era. The oldest known example was found recently in Lviv and dated to...
Jan 24, 2022 | Art, Auctions, Culture, News & Trending
Konami auctioned off their first NFTs, featuring artwork from their famous Castlevania series. Together, they went for over $156,000. The Konami Memorial NFT Collection was minted to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Castlevania, a series of video games, comics, and...
Dec 20, 2021 | Art, Culture, News & Trending
Federal charges have been brought against two artists in Washington state for falsely claiming to be Native American. Two separate but very similar cases have been brought against the artists Lewis Anthony Rath and Jerry Chris Van Dyke. It’s a crime in the...
Nov 29, 2021 | Art, Auctions, Culture, New York, News & Trending
The fall art auctions in New York City are always worth a watch, and this year they’ve blown away old records. A surge in global wealth among the already-wealthy and an urge to lock money into inflation-resistant investments like fine art have been the major...
Nov 22, 2021 | Art, Culture
Hong Kong’s newest art museum is already feeling a bit of pressure. The M+ Art Museum in Hong Kong opens this week, a 700,000 square foot temple to contemporary art. Debuting with over 8,000 works, it is one of the world’s largest and most representative...
Aug 10, 2021 | Art, Culture, News & Trending
Rico Worl released the design for a U.S. postage stamp celebrating Tlingit culture, a first for the Alaskan Native American tribe. Rico Worl, who lives in Juneau, Alaska, is Tlingit and Athabascan. Some years ago, he grew concerned seeing a large tourist market in...
