2023 Underground Art Market Report
The dishes on the table draw on Sandra Williams’ Peruvian heritage — Lomo saltado, a stir fry that reflects the culinary influence of Chinese/Asian histories in Peru, and papas huancaina, a rustic potato dish from the Andean highlands. Sitting under the table are Gladys and Arthur, …
Read MoreIn downtown Los Angeles, absurdity interrupts urban blight: A fire hydrant sprouts stockinged legs; a winged telephone leaps from a phone booth; a mailbox towers, inaccessible, over passersby. The city’s historic business district and surrounding neighborhoods are the backdrop for contemporary street artist S.C. Mero, …
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X (Twitter) has officially discontinued supporting non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as profile pictures for its paid subscribers. This decision signifies a notable shift in the platform’s direction. It also has ambitious plans for 2024, including peer-to-peer payments and enhanced AI-powered tools. X (Twitter) No Longer Supports …
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Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed features supporting non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This move aligns with the new vision the company’s owner, Elon Musk, set forth for 2024. The announcement departs from the platform’s earlier integration of NFTs, reflecting a broader trend …
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Artist Keith Haring in his New York City studio in the 1980s Paulo Fridman / Corbis via Getty Images The year before he died of AIDS-related complications, the artist Keith Haring created a unique work known only as Unfinished Painting (1989). In its upper-left quadrant, …
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In a recent update, Elon Musk’s “X” (formerly known as Twitter) has discreetly removed the option for its paid subscribers to use profile picture (PFP) NFTs. The social media platform’s change comes amidst a series of new initiatives and visions outlined by Musk for the …
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Twitter silently took away a perk available to the people who were subscribed to its paid Twitter Blue service. The feature removed, earlier allowed X users to set NFT (non-fungible tokens) as their profile pictures. This feature was initially rolled out in 2022 (pre-Musk era) …
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A Florida man was arrested after getting caught using spray paint to cover up pro-Palestinian graffiti at a South Florida highway on Jan. 2. Yoni Maimon, 30, was charged with two counts of criminal mischief. Per the arrest report obtained by WSVN, Florida Highway Patrol …
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On January 9, X (formerly known as Twitter) announced its plans to begin the process of reinventing itself as the “everything app.” This will involve new uses for artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer payment systems, and a big emphasis on slamming ads into the pinned-open eyes of …
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ILLUSTRATIVE: A municipal worker paints over a Star of David daubed on the wall of a building in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. Photo: Reuters/Riccardo Milani A 44-year-old mother of four children broke down in a French court on Tuesday after she was convicted of …
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