Tag: art
Parentology: the childhood of art
PHILIPPE DE KEMMETER Chronic. Even if it is never very good to make dichotomies, we can still argue that the adult world is divided into two very distinct categories: on…
Crypto art under the hammer: NFTs? For Sotheby’s the new million dollar thing
Saturday 17th April 2021 Crypto art under the hammer NFTs? For Sotheby’s the new million dollar thing Crypto art is booming. As a virtual good, so-called non-fungible tokens come under…
Image editing: These apps turn snapshots into works of art
image editing These apps turn snapshots into works of art The right app turns a successful selfie into an even bigger eye-catcher. © BigLike Images / Shutterstock.com Thanks to smartphones,…
Image processing: from snapshot to work of art
image editing From snapshot to work of art The right app turns a successful selfie into an even bigger eye-catcher. © BigLike Images / Shutterstock.com Thanks to smartphones, many people…
Makila or the art of walking in the Basque Country
By Hubert Prolongeau Posted today at 6:00 p.m., updated at 6:00 p.m. Reserved for our subscribers FactualThe medlar walking stick is one of the emblematic objects of the Basque Country.…
Between the ghetto and the gallery: Street art NFTs reach the art market
The NFT trend moves mountains – or in the case of Kiwie at least walls. The Latvian street artist dares to contradict and digitizes graffiti art as non-fungible tokens. NFTs…
How contemporary art has become an auction staple
“Rubber” (1985), by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, at a contemporary art auction organized by Sotheby’s, in London, February 7, 2020. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP 20 years of the “Silver World”…
On the Art of Bitcoin Valuation – BNY Mellon and the S2F Model
In a paper, analysts at asset manager BNY Mellon paint a picture of the Bitcoin store of value. PlanB’s stock-to-flow model is also discussed. How do you rate Bitcoin? Financial…
NFT worthless after 70 years? Digital art meets copyright
Much discussed and little understood: NFTs are overwhelming the art market, leaving as many dollar and question marks behind. With all the euphoria about record revenues, one question has consistently…
TV tips: The art detective Allmen is blackmailed
TV tips The art detective Allmen is blackmailed “Allmen and the secret of eroticism”: The art lover von Allmen (Heino Ferch) cannot resist a famous Fabergé egg © ARD Degeto…
Death of Bertrand Tavernier, tireless filmmaker and voracious lover of the seventh art
Bertrand Tavernier, at the Festival de Saint-Sébastien (Spain), in 2013. RAFA RIVAS / AFP You cannot be from Lyon and not love good food, the one that devours itself with…
This nail art is all the rage right now (we tell you why)
With spring coming, also comes the season of nail art that pimples our nails with colors and fun patterns. That’s good, we present you one of the flagship motifs of…