Art

San Salvador, El Salvador (Oswaldo Martinez/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Where Is Nayib Bukele Actually Storing El Salvador's Bitcoin?
Last week, the sats stacking president of the "Land of Many Volcanoes" announced he was moving thousands of the country's BTC into a bitcoin "piggy bank."
San Salvador, El Salvador (Oswaldo Martinez/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

"On NFTs" is the  largest art historical study on NFTs to date. (Robert Alice)
Robert Alice Made NFT History, Now He’s Writing About It
Legendary art book publisher TASCHEN is putting out the first major survey of NFT art, while Christie's launches his new art project tonight.
"On NFTs" is the  largest art historical study on NFTs to date. (Robert Alice)

(EtherRocks)
As EtherRocks Hit Sotheby’s, Who Is Laughing Hardest?
Literally clipart of rocks, the NFTs are a popular joke on digital art. Now the storied auction house is selling them, they may become even more collectible, says Daniel Kuhn....
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Magnus Resch argues in his latest book NFTs could reshape how art markets operate, and potentially bring in new buyers. (Phaidon)
How to Make Money Buying Art: Advice From Art Market Economist Magnus Resch
In his latest book, the Yale economist guides prospective buyers through never overpaying for art using data and by curating relationships. It turns out NFTs have particular u...
Magnus Resch argues in his latest book NFTs could reshape how art markets operate, and potentially bring in new buyers. (Phaidon)

A woman holding bags. (freestocks/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Web3 Needs to Develop an Obsession With Brand Image
It’s high time for the crypto industry to start thinking about the next phase of adoption, the end user and the signals it is sending, esteemed artist and designer Aapo Nikkan...
A woman holding bags. (freestocks/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

cemetary (image by John Thomas on Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
1 Way to Revive Dead NFT Wallets
Artist and legal scholar Brian Frye says inaccessible crypto tokens cannot be sold, but can be donated — with potentially significant tax benefits.
cemetary (image by John Thomas on Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Shubham's Web3
The NFT Market Has Crashed. What Should Artists Do Now?
A brief guide to expanding deeper into, and beyond, Web3.
Shubham's Web3

DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)
Base Is Here, But Some of Its Projects Raise Red Flags
This week, Coinbase launched its new Base blockchain while DeGods NFTs are way up after the project announced its upcoming Season III series. Plus, Microsoft and Aptos are tea...
DeGods Season III art preview. (DeGods)

Allen Ginsberg, photographed by William S. Burroughs in 1953 with Ginsburg’s writing in the margins. (© Allen Ginsberg; courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles)
This Art Exhibit Is Bringing New Life to Allen Ginsberg’s Poetry Using AI
The Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles will preview a collection of poems generated by an AI trained using Ginsberg’s literary body of work, supported by his estate.
Allen Ginsberg, photographed by William S. Burroughs in 1953 with Ginsburg’s writing in the margins. (© Allen Ginsberg; courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles)

Americana's "concierge vaulting" facility. (Americana)
Tokenized Collectibles Platform Americana Is Bringing High-End Physical Items On-Chain
Backed by Alexis Ohanian and OpenSea, the platform is creating blockchain-based solutions for several pain points associated with buying and selling high-end physical collecti...
Americana's "concierge vaulting" facility. (Americana)