Art Culture

X Removes Support for NFT Profile Pictures – ARTnews.com

Paid subscribers of X (formerly Twitter) can no longer set an NFT as a profile picture. This quiet removal comes after the company’s owner...

Art World Insiders Make Their Predictions for 2024 – ARTnews.com

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, the ARTnews newsletter about the art market and beyond. Sign up here to receive it every Wednesday. With 2023 now in the...

Climate Protestor Vandalizes Memorial Wall at National Gallery of Art – ARTnews.com

A climate protestor recently painted words in red on a wall near a Civil War exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington...

ARTnews and Robb Report Hold Third ‘Art of Luxury’ at Miami Art Week – ARTnews.com

In early December, Art in America, ARTnews and Robb Report held the third annual “Art of Luxury” series coinciding with Miami Art Week and...

Blair Considered Loan of Parthenon Marbles To Boost Bid for Olympics – ARTnews.com

When Tony Blair was Prime Minister of the UK, he considered a “long-term loan” of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece to increase support for...

Finger Amputation in Prehistoric Cave Art May Have Ritualistic: Study – ARTnews.com

A new interpretation of Paleolithic cave art proposes that prehistoric people cut off their fingers for religious rituals. A paper presented at a meeting...