#Jewish Museum exhibit shows art looted during World War II

#Jewish Museum exhibit shows art looted during World War II

“#Jewish Museum exhibit shows art looted during World War II” Matisses, Picassos, Cézannes. Nazi forces plundered scores of artistic treasures — and took an unfathomable number of human lives — during World War II and the Holocaust.  Works of art went on improbable paths before, during and after the war, withstanding harrowing conditions. They wound…

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# OpenSea trading volume explodes 76,240% YTD amid NFT boom

# OpenSea trading volume explodes 76,240% YTD amid NFT boom

“# OpenSea trading volume explodes 76,240% YTD amid NFT boom ” Trading volumes on peer-to-peer nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea have surged by over 12,000% in 2021. DappRadar data shows that the total incoming value to OpenSea’s smart contracts increased to $56.07 million on Wednesday compared to $73,556 on Jan. 1. Meanwhile, the marketplace’s user…

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#Prehistoric cave paintings show Neanderthals were artists

#Prehistoric cave paintings show Neanderthals were artists

“#Prehistoric cave paintings show Neanderthals were artists” ARDALES, Spain, Aug 8 – Neanderthals may have been closer to our species of prehistoric modern human than previously believed after cave paintings found in Spain proved they had a fondness for creating art, one of the authors of a new scientific report said on Sunday. Red ochre pigment discovered on stalagmites in the Caves of Ardales, near Malaga…

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# Blockchain-based digital art installation to launch on Vancouver bridge

# Blockchain-based digital art installation to launch on Vancouver bridge

“# Blockchain-based digital art installation to launch on Vancouver bridge ” Canadian public art exhibition organization Vancouver Biennale is preparing to unveil an art installation that combines physical and digital realities withblockchain technology. Located on the south side of the Cambie Street Bridge in Vancouver, the new Voxel Bridge installation is a blockchain-based augmented reality…

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# Thanks to Bauhaus, I totally get NFTs now

# Thanks to Bauhaus, I totally get NFTs now

“# Thanks to Bauhaus, I totally get NFTs now ” On Friday of last week, I got a press release from Grace at a music and public relations firm called 23, and Grace wanted to know if I was interested in running a feature on a series of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs. I almost instinctively…

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