Category: Art
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New Lego Set Reimagines Vincent van Gogh’s Iconic Painting from MoMA’s Collection
The Museum of Modern Art announced the launch of a new LEGO Ideas set inspired by one of the most iconic works in MoMA’s collection, Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night (1889). The three-dimensional set reimagines the renowned painting—which has been in MoMA’s collection since 1935—in Lego form, emphasizing the artist’s striking brush strokes and…
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Warhol’s Marilyn Sets Record for 20th Century Work of Art
Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn Sells for $195 Million. 9th of May was a historic day for Christie’s auction house and for the entire contemporary art market. The record-breaking sale of Warhol’s iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe from the Collection of Thomas and Doris Ammann is a testament to the strength, the vibrancy, and…
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Why It Is Time To Join The NFT Train
If you have been paying attention to the world of cryptocurrency, then you have probably heard about NFTs. These digital assets are taking the world by storm for a good reason. We will discuss NFTs and why you should consider investing in them. 1. What are NFTs? Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are unique digital assets…
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Environment and ecology – the noticeable theme at the leading spring event for modern and contemporary art
Paris’ Grand Palais Éphémère is once again playing host to Art Paris fair, one of the highlights of the modern and contemporary art calendar. Boosted by the success of the September 2021 edition that inaugurated the Grand Palais Éphémère on the Champ-de-Mars, Paris, France with a record-breaking 72,745 visitors, Art Paris 2022 was back from 7 to…
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A magnet for the international art market, the world’s leading art fair returns to Maastricht
This June 25–30, TEFAF, one of the world’s leading art fair, will open its doors to the 35th edition of the fair at the MECC in Maastricht, Netherlands, celebrating over 7,000 years of art, antiques, and design. This edition of TEFAF will bring together 242 dealers in total from 20 countries, with 216 returning art…
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The recovery begins. Or so we hope: The most popular art museums in the world
The Art Newspaper published Visitor Figures 2021: the 100 most popular art museums in the world. Overall, the number of people visiting museums grew, with the top 100 cultural institutions in the world having a combined total of 71 million museum visitors compared with 54 million in 2020. “While attendance figures still have some way…