In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
American companies increasingly look outside of China after Covid
Parts of Shanghai have faced intermittent restrictions on business due to Covid controls, even after a broader two-month lockdown ended…
Comic Book Dealers Are Making Six-Figure Sales at New York’s Comic Con, Thanks to the Boom in Film and TV Adaptations
The aisles were packed with costumed fans at the Javits Center for the opening day of New York Comic Con…
China’s factory activity contracts unexpectedly in July as Covid flares up
An employee operates a spinning machine at a textile factory on May 26, 2022 in China. China’s factory activity contracted…
A Union Rally at the Philadelphia Museum Draws Protesters Blasting the Institution’s ‘Stonewalling’ on Contract Negotiations
In the institution’s biggest union rally to date, workers once again gathered in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art…
New Analog Recording of Bob Dylan’s ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ Makes Nearly $2 Million at Auction
Bob Dylan just sold a new one-of-a-kind recording of his hit single “Blowin’ in the Wind” for £1.48 million ($1.77…
‘It’s Important to Leave Something for the People of Venice’: Why Artist Bosco Sodi Is Letting Locals Take His Biennale Art Home
When the Venice Biennale closes in November, artworks from hundreds of artists will be packed up and shipped back to…
With Travel Restrictions Still in Effect, More Than Half of Art Basel Hong Kong’s Dealers Are Presenting Unmanned ‘Ghost Booths’
For the second year, travel restrictions are making it difficult for gallery personnel to make the trip to Art Basel…
Editors’ Picks: 14 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Moleskine Art Show to a Cocktail for the Women of Surrealism
Each week, we search for the most exciting and thought-provoking shows, screenings, and events, both digitally and in-person in the…
‘The Pain Is Part of the Process’: Why Two Artists Are Pushing Body Modification to the Extreme
Many people aren’t sure what to make of Tiamat Legion Medusa, the self-described most body-modified transexual in the world, who has…
What I Buy and Why: Hannah Gottlieb-Graham on Trading PR Services for Art to Build Her Budding Collection
Just over two years ago, Hannah Gottlieb-Graham left her full-time job at the New York photography nonprofit Aperture to launch her…
Workers Rebuilding Notre Dame Have Discovered Previously Unknown Tombs and a Mysterious Sarcophagus Beneath the Cathedral
Archaeologists working to restore Paris’s fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral have discovered something remarkable: previously unknown tombs hidden beneath the 850-year-old Gothic…
What I Buy and Why: Miami Collector Ellie Hayworth on Supporting Small Galleries and Fairs, and the ‘Gut-Punch’ Joy of Discovering New Artists
When art consultant Ellie Hayworth went to ride out lockdown with her parents in Miami in March 2020, she had…