The Art of Satiety
An unusual project combining gastronomic pleasures and contemporary art was presented to the visitors of the abr restaurants in Almaty. "The Art of Satisfaction" was an exhibition of contemporary art, which featured exhibitions by the artist Sergey Kalmykov and works by young Kazakhstani artists
Tracey Emin opens an art school
The Turner Prize-nominated artist Tracey Emin is about to open an art school and museum in her hometown of Margate, England. A school called TKE Studios — in honor of her full name Tracy Karima Emin — will be housed in a former bathhouse and morgue five minutes from her studio.
A copy of a painting by a Flemish painter turned out to be a masterpiece of the 17th century
Art historian Christopher Wright, who decades ago acquired a copy of a painting by Flemish painter Antonis Van Dyck, recently realized that it could be the original, reports The Guardian.
Attendance at the Louvre dropped to level of 1986 last year
Attendance at the Louvre has dropped to three times its pre-pandemic coronavirus level, The Art Newspaper wrote on January 5. Last year, the Louvre Museum received only 2.8 million visitors, less than 30 percent of its record level.
"Empire of Light" by René Magritte will be auctioned for the first time at Sotheby's. The starting price for the painting is 60 million dollars.
The monumental painting, painted in 1961 for Baroness Anne-Marie Gillon Blood will be sold at auction at Sotheby's in London on March 2. The canvas measures 114 by 146 centimeters with an estimated value of more than 45 million pounds sterling ($60 million).
Get ready for a new world order: art market experts make their predictions for 2022
U.S. dominance, industry collaboration and growing concerns about climate change are all on the minds of art market experts - and, of course, NFT. Art market experts interviewed by The Art Newspaper gave their thoughts on what to expect from the art market in 2022.
The National Museum of the Netherlands presented the world's most detailed photo of Rembrandt's "Night Watch"
To create the image, the Rijksmuseum team used 8,439 individual photographs, which were connected by artificial intelligence. From computer and cell phone screens, the Dutch masterpiece can now be viewed in great detail.
Esentai Gallery
The project Art Future for the development of contemporary art in Kazakhstan and Central Asia is the management company of Esentai Gallery — a gallery of contemporary art, which was founded in 2015. Since the opening more than 30 exhibitions have been held and work of more than 75 artists have been represented.
Artist sold a digital model of a house for $500,000 through NFT
Canadian artist Krista Kim was the first in the world to sell a digital model of a house. Futurism reports about it. Kim offered a non-exchangeable token (NFT) of the house, in which only virtual characters can live. The buyer gave 288 units of Ethereum cryptocurrency for it, which exceeds $520,000.
The 14-year-old artist earned $1 million on cartoon NFT whales — and continues to receive money from their resale
Abigail and her brother launched the Belugies NFT project - 8000 pictures of belugas were sold out in ten hours. Business Insider told about its creation. Adam, 25, works as a trader, and his 14-year-old sister Abigail is fond of animals and loves creativity.