2023 Underground Art Market Report
Sotheby’s Shatters Records with $35 Million in Digital Art Sales Sotheby’s, the acclaimed auction house with a legacy stretching back 279 years, has made a landmark imprint on the digital art market this year. Michael Bouhanna, the company’s head of digital art, announced that the …
Read MoreFine arts auction house Sotheby’s made “close to $35 million” in digital art sales this year. The numbers were provided by Michael Bouhanna, vice president of the company and its head for digital art, who called 2023 “one of the most exciting years for digital …
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The NFT market on the Bitcoin blockchain has seen remarkable growth over the past week. The numbers speak for themselves. Sales total about $425.63 million. This burgeoning market is displaying an interesting dynamic, even surpassing Ethereum’s NFT sales. Bitcoin NFTs: An Impressive Sales Rate Over …
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Murals in solidarity with Gaza in Cape Town. (Photo: Nurah Tape, Palestine Chronicle) By Nurah Tape In recent weeks, it would be hard for visitors not to capture the numerous pro-Palestine murals in the picturesque area of Bo-Kaap in Cape Town. Nestled on a …
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Two arrests have now been made after a road sign featuring work by secret street artist Banksy was photographed being removed from a road junction in south-east London. The piece of art – a red stop sign with three military drones painted on top – …
Read MoreBy BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI The artworks of the Ugandan digital artist Denzel Muhumuza and the poetry by the Rwandan writer Gretta Ingabire at the exhibition The Sun, The Moon and The Truth at the Akamwesi Mall dwell on nature, everyday life, and several aspects of the …
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A second man has been arrested in connection with the apparent theft of a new Banksy artwork in London. On Friday (December 22), Banksy unveiled a new anti-war artwork in Peckham, South London, featuring a ‘STOP’ traffic sign emblazoned with war aircraft. The artist confirmed …
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Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are one of the emerging technologies that took 2020 and 2021 by storm. Over those two years, the NFT market rose to over $11 billion, with February 2022 seeing over 400,000 users per week across sites like OpenSea and Mints. As the industry …
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Hate language sprayed in Meanwhile Gardens in Notting Hill labelled ‘grotesque’ By Ryan Prosser Published: 19:21 EST, 24 December 2023 | Updated: 19:30 EST, 24 December 2023 Vile anti-semitic graffiti calling Jews ‘evil’ was spotted spray-painted in a skating park in west London on Sunday. …
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The Savannah Police Department is investigating the vandalizing of the Civil War monument in Forsyth Park. The graffiti reads, “Free Gaza, Free Palestine.” According to Neil Penttila, public safety communication manager for the City of Savannah, the incident occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday morning. A …
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