NFT
NFT of the Ukrainian flag—launched by Pussy Riot member to raise funds for war-torn country—sells for $6.75m
The sale organised by Ukraine DAO is raising funds for Come Back Alive, which will distribute supplies to Ukrainian civilians and the army
Fresh off a $1.7m crypto sale, light sculptor Leo Villareal explains NFTs to my sceptic self
The artist, famous for lighting up bridges across the Thames, tells me how he created his first NFT drop—which sold out within an hour
NFT art—a sales mechanism or a medium?
The boom in non-fungible tokens is diminishing public understanding of what digital art actually is
'We hold NFTs with no value and no future perspective': aggrieved Art Wars NFT investors speak out over dispute
The 1,138 NFTs have been de-listed from OpenSea, after artists complained that permission had not been sought for the creation of NFTs of their work
New NFT platform with art world bona fides launches marketplace with Fang Lijun digital editions
The renowned Chinese painter’s first NFTs, commissioned by Outland, will be followed by US artist Rachel Rose’s latest works in the format
Eternal return: Italian museums to sell digital copies of masterpieces by Leonardo, Caravaggio and Modigliani
Replicas of works from four institutions, including the Uffizi, will be sold as NFTs by Unit London gallery
The British Museum demeans itself by selling its works as NFTs—and will probably live to regret it
In giving cultural validity to meaningless reproductions of Turner and Hokusai pieces, The British Museum blurs the lines between real and fake at its peril
NFT market is vulnerable to money laundering, according to US Treasury study of the art trade
While the study concedes there are some nefarious financial dealings in the art market, there are more immediate concerns and regulatory manoeuvres to take
Journalism or doxxing? News report reveals secret identities of Bored Ape NFT founders—and the crypto community is not happy about it
The Buzzfeed News journalist Katie Notopoulos has named Greg Solano and Wylie Aronow as the men behind the online pseudonyms "Gordon Goner” and “Gargamel”
Sotheby’s and artist Kevin McCoy sued over sale of early NFT
The dispute revolves around the movement of a 2014 work, ‘Quantum’, from one blockchain to another and how that affects its ownership and fungibility
Bored Ape NFT founders seek $5bn funding from Silicon Valley investor
The secretive crypto collective Yuga Labs is reportedly in talks with venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz to sell a multi-million dollar stake
Badiucao launches NFT collection to protest against China's human rights record on eve of Beijing Winter Olympics
Collectors can write their own message about China’s regime onto the blockchain
Picasso NFT family feud: artist's estate blocks sale of digital works but DJ great-grandson presses on
Descendants planned to sell a 1958 Picasso ceramic at an in-real-life auction, mint the piece as an NFT and also release an accompanying song with John Legend
Premier League and Uefa consider legal action over footballer John Terry’s NFT baby ape tweets
NFTs feature the leagues’ trophies which are protected under trademark laws
The Seattle NFT Museum wants to mint a new art world
The museum’s founders organised an inaugural exhibition that is acutely aware of its place in history
A French surgeon tried to sell an X-ray of a former patient’s bullet wound from the Bataclan attack as an NFT
The patient survived the November 2015 Islamic State attack on the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, but never gave permission for the image of her wound to be sold
Into the ether: How a German museum accidentally lost access to two highly valuable NFTs
Copy-and-paste fail or meta commentary on crypto art?
Crypto group shamed for spending $3m on ‘Dune’ book, mistakenly believing it had acquired copyright to produce NFTs
The group Spice DAO planned to sell NFTs based on the contents of the book, which details Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ambitious but failed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel
As the direct-to-consumer model for selling art gains ground, where does it leave traditional dealers?
As peer-to-peer trading disrupts the market, bricks-and-mortar galleries must reconsider what they offer collectors
Caviar with your crypto? World’s ‘first NFT restaurant’ planned in New York
Access to the members-only restaurant will be available only to holders of limited-edition non-fungible tokens
NFTs IRL: Seattle to be home to first museum dedicated to blockchain art
New institution will include exhibitions about digital art, as well as QR codes for visitors to view NFT works
Boris Johnson becomes an NFT: artists react to scandal of leader attending parties during Covid lockdowns
Cold War Steve depicts UK prime minister hiding in a fridge in his interpretation of "Partygate" while David Shrigley labels him an "arsehole"
British Museum banks on Turner NFTs after Hokusai initiative
Prices for Ultra Rare editions start at €4,999 but museum sales percentage remains under wraps
Who will be the gatekeepers of digital art?
Museums, curators and art professionals endorse traditional art, but who will be the gatekeepers for the online world?
Get ready for the new world order: art market experts make their predictions for 2022
US dominance, industry collaborations and increased concern about climate change are all on art market experts’ minds—and, of course, NFTs
The 'Wild West' of finance: governments want to regulate NFTs and cryptocurrencies, but first they have to catch up
This booming but unregulated market is under scrutiny in the US and UK, but legislation is lagging behind innovation
Have price and value in the art market parted ways for good?
In the current climate, where a teenaged NFT artist can sell for $2.9m and Old Masters have fallen out of fashion, the fickle art market has become the presiding judge of aesthetic achievement
Christie’s 2021 sales total $7.1bn, with $150m from NFTs and $103.4m from the most expensive work sold this year, a Picasso
Results are the highest since 2015 and come in just behind Sotheby’s $7.3bn. Hong Kong expansion plan will continue despite Beijing crackdown, as auction house "separates what is political and what is business"
Crypto crochet: digital replica of cardigan worn by pop star Harry Styles auctioned as NFT
The Watermelon Sugar star's knitted garment, designed by JW Anderson, became an internet sensation last year