Who owns street art? Pieces are increasingly being taken off walls and sold to private collectors http://ow.ly/7gB430rPzHm
Alright! We're a "featured booklist" on Bookshop (@Bookshop_Org)'s "biography and memoir" page this week! The Bookmarks team kindly selected our list for our "Georgia O'Keeffe" episode from our "Art Auction Audacity" series. Support indie books and stores! https://buff.ly/2WAaD3C
Congratulations to Milos_Seculic for winning the Expert League in our Summer Open 2021 and a big congratulations to Kathart, winner in our Rookie League http://ow.ly/YACz30rPzG2
Months after the Beeple sale, Christie’s is still betting on NFTs http://ow.ly/dIGw30rPzuk
Disgraced former art dealer Angela Gulbenkian has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently selling a Kusama pumpkin sculpture http://ow.ly/23Kq50FH4fG
Tech writer @BHYRights has had many prosthetic devices in her life, from myoelectric hands to a $70K bionic arm. But her experience with these cutting-edge technologies has often left her disappointed. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-lows-of-high-tech/
BONUS! We enjoyed a discussion with Jessica Stewart at @mymmodernmet, where we chatted about artists who have had an impact on art history. This episode--the first half of our conversation--is only available on MMM's podcast, "Top Artist." Listen in now: https://buff.ly/3BVPQYz
Our favorite artist-boyfriend, the iconic Vincent van Gogh, died #OTD in 1891 in Auvers-sur-Oise. This is purportedly the last portrait ever made of Van Gogh-- an etching (made after an original drawing) of the artist on his deathbed, completed by his doctor, Paul Gachet.
British artist Damien Hirst laid off 63 people last autumn while claiming £15m in government Covid-19 loans http://ow.ly/ZQgI30rPm3K
Today! Listen to @mymodernmet's Top Artist Podcast, where Jennifer recently joined Top Artist's host, Jessica, to discuss some of the most impactful artists in art history. This is the 1st of 2 collaborative eps-- join us for the second half on August 9. https://buff.ly/2UUydan
Happy Birthday, Judith Leyster! This Haarlem-born painter was born today in 1609, and she's one of our favorite artists of the Dutch Baroque era. #OTD
The Lows of High Tech https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-lows-of-high-tech/
Without assistants, many famous artists would never complete their masterpieces http://ow.ly/krK030rP9kG
Christie’s plans to expand Hong Kong galleries and salesrooms four-fold by 2024 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/christies-plans-expand-hong-kong-galleries-salesrooms-four-fold-by-2024-2021-07-27
A new classic car exhibition at MoMA presents cars in the same light as sculpture http://ow.ly/Y7cD30rOYIM
It's (finally) new #newsletter day! AND...WE'RE BACK!, #Edo, #VanGogh, #TheSimpsons - https://mailchi.mp/b8648e8d8d09/edo-van-gogh-the-simpsons
"#Hokusai - The Great Wave (of Real Acid)" via @fine_art_simpsons (IG)
The LA art scene continue to grow http://ow.ly/hvtf30rOSE5
The awards are announced! “The jury felt that The Beholder’s Share moves podcasting to a whole new place, that of being an artwork in itself.” 🥇
Thank you, @museweb, @AAMers, & @SFMOMA for the opportunity to produce the most meaningful ep of my career.
https://www.aam-us.org/programs/awards-competitions/2021-muse-award-winners/?fbclid=IwAR2mwpltGyJCL7iqi7TTdKTtRrGyfmGIoQI_X8SnhMa9LApIj8IpK696aJk
Christie’s will auction off paintings by Rashid Johnson, Cecily Brown and other top artists to benefit a charity fighting fossil fuels http://ow.ly/55Ag50FCP1u
Which will be more valuable? A painting or an NFT? http://ow.ly/wf1550FCP0L
Bumblebee Bus Markings: School Vehicle Stripes Highlight Internal Structures https://99percentinvisible.org/article/bumblebee-bus-markings-school-vehicle-stripes-highlight-internal-structures/
What the US government sanctions of prominent Bulgarian art collector Vassil Bojkov mean for the art market http://ow.ly/YRDI30rON3V
WH’s Jen Psaki grilled by reporters about the sale of Hunter Biden’s artwork http://ow.ly/808s30rON3a
Tokyo-based producer @DanielESemo brings us a story about the Japanese hanko (carved seals used in place of signatures), a tradition that persisted during the digital era. And, how the COVID pandemic might bring a change to this ancient, analog practice. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/hanko/
BONUS EP: I interviewed Dr. Rachel Saunders, @harvartmuseums's curator of Asian art, in light of the exhibition "Painting Edo" going dark, and what it taught everyone about museum accessibility during and after the Age of Covid. Give it a listen!
http://www.thelonelypalette.com/interview/2021/6/13/dr-rachel-saunders-curator-harvard-art-museums
