Celtic Coins Stolen from German Museum, New York Representative Investigated Over Met Gala Invite, and More: Morning Links for November 23,2022
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
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The FTX Collapse is Not The End of Crypto and Fine ArtNFTs
“Let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater,” writes lawyer Sarah Odenkirk of fine-art NFTs.
Nottingham Castle’s Storied Art Collection Could Be in Jeopardy After SuddenClosure
The castle said it had begun appointing liquidators.
New Artifacts from the ‘Three Star Mound’ Civilization Discovered inChina
A wooden chest was discovered alongside bronze figurines.
Italy Could Raise Museum Admission to Fund Measures to Combat ClimateProtesters
Meanwhile, a German city is investigating the activists who threw potatoes on a Monet.
Auction of Pre-Columbian Artifacts Begins in Paris Despite Pressure fromMexico
A Mexican cultural organization urged the auction house Giquello & Associés to “take into consideration the historical, symbolic and cultural value of the assets.”
Christie’s Pulls $25 M. T. Rex Skeleton from Sale, Why Galleries at Fairs Pre-Sell Artworks, and More: Morning Links for November 21,2022
Here’s what we’re reading this morning.
As U.N. Climate Talks Continued in Egypt, Protesters Simultaneously Targeted Sculptures in Three EuropeanCities
A sculpture by Charles Ray that stands outside the Bourse de Commerce in Paris was doused in orange paint.
National Gallery of Canada Fires Four Senior Staff in SuddenRestructuring
The National Gallery of Canada has fired chief curator Kitty Scott, Indigenous curator Greg Hill and two other senior staffers.
Relative of Hilma af Klint Condemns NFTProject
Her relative says the project goes against af Klint’s spiritual intent.