Tag: art

• Russet, the Color of Peasants, Fox Fur, and Penance

  June 6, 2021

  Mary Stuart was six days old when she became the Queen of Scotland. Her precious body was guarded from that moment onward, moved like a pawn on a chessboard from… more ›

• Financial Times

  June 6, 2021

  Expert insights, analysis and smart data help you cut through the noise to spot trends, risks and opportunities. Join over 300,000 Finance professionals who already subscribe to the FT. https://www.ft.com/content/79f3452f-89c9-4c56-804d-dd4b5b5b8c92 more ›

• Constrained by the Limitations of Soviet-Era Architecture, Brodsky & Utkin Imagined Fantastical Structures on Paper

  May 10, 2021

  To be an architect with vision in the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 80s, was to witness a near complete loss of Moscow’s historical architectural heritage. Restrictions on aesthetics,… more ›

• NFTs and Luxury: A Conversation With Ian Rogers of Ledger and Benoit Pagotto of RTFKT Studios

  April 27, 2021

  Over the past year, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have become one of the hottest trends from the world of crypto to go mainstream, drawing heavy attention from the art world, luxury brands,… more ›

• How many layers of copyright infringement are in Emily Ratajkowski’s new NFT?

  April 27, 2021

  Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski is selling a link representing a composite image that features a photograph of herself in front of a print by another artist that contains a… more ›

• With a New Museum, African Workers Take Control of Their Destiny

  April 18, 2021

  A Dutch artist worked with former plantation employees to create a “white cube” that they hope will one day display works returned from European museums. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/arts/design/white-cube-renzo-martens.html more ›

• Can museums really make digital visits pay?

  April 6, 2021

  In a world where more than 200 million people pay for Netflix and 155 million are premium subscribers on Spotify, cash-strapped museums are slowly waking up to the monetary gains… more ›

• Going viral, the right way: what it’s like running the world’s best museum social media accounts during a pandemic

  April 2, 2021

  While museums around the world saw a staggering 77% fall in visitors last year due to pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, their social media followers grew as they became the primary way for institutions to… more ›

• azuma makoto continues his futuristic ‘paludarium’ series of bonsai ecospheres

  March 12, 2021

  japanese flower artist azuma makoto presents his latest exhibition which displays the TACHIKO and YASUTOSHI versions of his ‘paludarium’ series. https://www.designboom.com/?p=763790 more ›

• NFTs and a Thousand True Fans

  March 5, 2021

  To be a successful creator you don’t need millions. You don’t need millions of dollars or millions of customers, millions of clients or millions of fans. https://a16z.com/2021/02/27/nfts-and-a-thousand-true-fans/ more ›