Newsletter | Vol 01, Issue 03
What you need to know about the art world this week!
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WHAT TO KNOW THIS WEEK
…IN ART WORLD NEWS
Trend watch. Sotheby’s reported on five art market trends to watch in 2022, from the ever-growing multi-billion dollar market of NFTs to emerging digital platforms. Sotheby’s
It’s EXPO CHICAGO week. Entering its ninth year, EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art will host more than 140 leading international exhibitors at EXPO CHICAGO 2022 in Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. See their website for a full list of programming and exhibitions. EXPO CHICAGO
…IN METAVERSE NEWS
Make way for Solana. OpenSea announced recently that Solana NFTs will be integrated into its platform, which will bring the $1.5 billion existing Solana NFT market cap to the OpenSea marketplace. CryptoSlate
Samsung becomes an NFT gateway. Samsung is partnering with Nifty Gateway to bring its NFT platform to its premium TV product lines. Now you can sit back, relax and enjoy your NFTs displayed from the comfort of your own living room. The Verge
World of Women launches its second collection. WoW Galaxy launched last week, with the primary mint and secondary trading bringing in $79 million within the first day and solidifying artist Yam Karkai’s place in NFT art history. Decrypt
Female Quotient is working towards equality in the metaverse. The Female Quotient (The FQ), an equality services company creating platforms for women and developing solutions for organizations committed to equality, announced its expansion into the Metaverse, following the purchase of land in Decentraland, Sandbox, and NFT Worlds. PR Newswire
EXHIBITIONS TO KNOW
Faith Ringgold: American People. Now through June 5, 2022, at the New Museum, New York City, New York. An incredible presentation of the 91-year old artist, author, and civil rights activist’s legendary work to date. Not to be missed. Link to exhibition
Farah Al Qasimi: General Behavior. Now through September 20, 2022, at the Cultural Foundation in Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi. Link to exhibition
Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith: Flowers, Poetry, and Light. Now through June 26, 2022. Selby Gardens’ 2022 Jean & Alfred Goldstein Exhibition reunites two vanguard artists of the late 20th century and puts their nature-inspired work in dialogue with newly imagined horticultural installations throughout our 15-acre Downtown Sarasota campus of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Link to exhibition
Interference. Now through May 29, 2022. Fourteen graduate exhibitions curated by the M.A. candidates at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College to be displayed at the Hessel Museum of Art in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Link to exhibition
