The NFT Art Market Explained & How to Participate Safely

copyright Ali Sabet. Reproduced with permission of the artist Head on over to Art and Object and read all about how NFTs are rocking the art world, plus some pointers on how to collect these digital pieces.

. @johnniewalker_ @pepsi Will Launch Paper Bottles in 2021 @Diageo_News #paperbottles #alcohol #sustainability #paper

I don’t know about you, dear readers, but it’s been nothing short of a miracle for me to focus on much other than the parade of horribles happening right now. Apparently it’s called doomscrolling? Who knew–probably most of you, right? In that vein, I needed something light and frothy for this post, something downright bubbly and comforting. Well, I think I found it (and feel free to email me if…

James H. Billington (1929-2018): A Remembrance

“If we didn’t already have libraries, they would now have to be invented. They are the keys to American success in fully exploiting the information highways of the future,” wrote James H. Billington in the winter 1994 issue of Media Strategies Journal. At the time, the thirteenth Librarian of Congress was reminding a nation enthralled with the nascence of the internet that libraries would be as…

"Home" for the Holidays @groveatlantic @finebooks http://bit.ly/2APj0wq #FridayFeeling

For many of us, the next few weeks will be a flurry of holiday parties, last-minute gift runs, and the chance to see family and friends. In a bid to remember why we go through so much trouble to be with loved ones this time if year, consider picking up the third literary anthology in the Freeman’s collection entitled Home (Grove, $16). Thirty-seven writers from around the world focused on the…

Help @BooklynArt stay in #Brooklyn @BestKickstarter @finebooks ‏http://bit.ly/2B92l66

The year-end fundraiser to keep Booklyn in Brooklyn is nearing its final days. Founded in 1999, the non-profit artists and bookmakers association has promoted, documented, and distributed artists’ books to the general public and educational institutions, dedicated to education through the exhibition and distribution of art books and prints. (For a thorough examination, read A.N. Devers’ piece…

A New Light and the Salvator Mundi Shines on @LouvreAbuDhabi http://bit.ly/2nGgSks #Art

On November 11th, a museum opened in Abu Dhabi. And as is fitting for a city known for its glittering skyscrapers and  luxury accommodations, it wasn’t just any museum. A collaboration with the Louvre in Paris, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is being billed as a new culture hub for the Middle East. Read all about this new desert art palace over at the Art & Object website.   image: © Louvre Abu Dhabi –…