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The awards were given out during the fourth edition of the NFT.NYC conference, which is unfolding amid a major downturn in cryptocurrency markets

“For people who are not really familiar with my art, maybe it's hard to understand fully,” the artist says. "I think as a first step of communication, it's a great thing.”

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The Chinese-French Modern master continues to lead art market in Hong Kong

The maverick art dealer helped to shape New York’s contemporary art scene by finding and supporting some of today's biggest artists

Spring show at Bernard Arnault’s Paris institution includes unseen collection works by artists such as Murakami and Matisse

Both have adopted marketing strategies more typical of luxury goods firms than artists. In 2009 we looked at their market history