What are NFT Scams?
Non-fungible tokens – known as NFTs – are distinctive digital assets representing objects like art, music, videos, and games that…
How to Protect Yourself from Rental Scams
Competition grows fiercer by the day in the nation’s hottest housing markets, and that translates to a competitive rental market as…
Fugitive Billionaire Joseph Lau Will Auction Off Millions of Dollars in Art and Wine to Make Up for Stock Market Losses
Billionaire art collector Joseph Lau, who has been living as a fugitive in Hong Kong following his conviction in 2014 for…
Two Looted Ancient Greek Statues, Including One That Was on View at the Met, Have Been Returned by the U.S. to Libya
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has returned a pair of looted ancient Greek statues to Libya, one of which had…
International Authorities Seize Nearly 10,000 Illicit Cultural Artifacts and Make 52 Arrests in the Latest Wave of Crackdowns
International law enforcement authorities in 28 countries executing the latest phase of Operation Pandora, an international crackdown on illegal cultural goods…
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…
An Italian Court Demands the Restitution of an Ancient Roman Lance Bearer From the Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Torre Annunziata court near Naples, Italy, has ruled that the Minneapolis Institute of Art must restitute an ancient statue…
Was Last Weeks Stock Market Crash an Overdue Reality Check?
The stock market recently fell by 10% in a single week, but was this crash long overdue? This video was…
Julian Assange and Crypto Artist Pak Have Raised $54 Million for the WikiLeaks Founder’s Defense Fund With a Major NFT Auction
Imprisoned Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and anonymous crypto artist Pak have raised over $54 million with their NFT collection “Censored.”…
After Pushback From the Picasso Estate, the Artist’s Great-Grandson’s NFT Sale Is…a Bit of a Flop
Last month, the worlds of art history and crypto art collided in dramatic fashion, when DJ Florian Picasso and his…
A Dürer Drawing Picked Up at an Estate Sale for $30—Now Worth More Than $10 Million—Is Making Its Public Debut in New York
Art lovers take note: you can now see Albrecht Dürer’s drawing The Virgin and Child, one of the most exciting art-historical…
Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021
Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021 IdentityIQ The past year was packed with major events that affected…
The 10 Most Expensive NFT Artworks of 2021, From Beeple’s $69 Million ‘Everydays’ to XCOPY’s $3.8 Million Portrait of ‘Some Asshole’
As 2021 draws to a close, it seems like a good time to revisit the explosive market for NFT art.…
Born Without Arms or Legs, the Victorian Artist Sarah Biffin Painted Beautifully With Her Teeth. Now, She’s Become a Market Star
A unique figure from the annals of art history has found sudden success on the auction block, with a small…
We Went on a Whirlwind Tour of Art Basel Miami Beach With Patron and Collector Sarah Arison. Here’s What Caught Her Eye
For most art collectors, Miami is a once-a-year pilgrimage. Philanthropist and patron of the arts Sarah Arison, however, was born…
A U.K. Landlord Tore a Banksy Mural From a Shop Wall. Locals Fear It Will Be Sold to Cash In on Banksy’s Astronomical Market
The owner of a building in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in the U.K., where Banksy painted a mural of a child with…
The Largest Documentary Film Festival in the U.S. Is Kicking Off in New York. Here Are 7 Films About Art to Check Out at Doc NYC
Today marks the start of Doc NYC, the nation’s largest documentary film festival, and quite a few of the selections…
The Anonymous Was a Woman Grant Has Selected Its Largest-Ever Cohort of Female Artists Over 40—See Work by the Winners Here
The Anonymous Was a Woman awards are back and better than ever, thanks to new donations—made anonymously, naturally—that will expand the number…