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Daniel Arsham is gearing up to host one of his biggest sales to date. Presented on e-commerce platform Whatnot, the New York-based artist will dip into his personal archives to offer rare editions he's created over the past ten years in his first livestream sale event.More than just a shopping opportunity, the Arsham Anniversary Archive Drop can be viewed as a linear progression in the artist's various interests. Some of the more recent and sought-after works will be available, from his Crystalized Squirtle ($4,300 USD) and R2D2 Future Artifact ($2,500 USD) to earlier works, such as Arsham's 2013 Future Relic 01 release, which will come signed by the artist. Less pricey items will also reappear, such as collaborations he's done with Suicoke and Casetify. During the presentation, Arsham wil...

Belgian authorities have recovered paintings from Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall that were stolen in 2010 from an Israeli art collector in Tel Aviv. Police from Namur, a city located about an hour southeast of Brussels, were notified that someone was trying to sell Picasso's Tête (1970) and Chagall’s L’homme en prière (1971) back in 2022. First reported by The Guardian, the anonymous suspect (codenamed "Daniel Z") is a 68-year-old Israeli watch dealer who allegedly stole the paintings and jewelry, that together, is worth up to $1,580,000 USD. After 14 years of investigating, local detectives received a tip when the two paintings in question were being put up for sale in Namur.Authorities raided Daniel Z's home on January 10, but found a "large sum of money", instead of the paintings. “The ...

Later this week, Casa Batlló will unveil Sofia Crespo’s Structures of Being — an AI-powered audiovisual show that will transform the façades of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.Located in the heart of Barcelona, the Casa Batlló is widely considered one of Antoni Gaudí’s architectural masterpieces. Crespo will be the second-ever artist to reimagine the iconic house — with the first being Refik Anadol who unveiled his Living Architecture event back on the site back in 2023.For Structures of Being, Crespo will be reinterpreting the building’s exteriors with AI. The AI had been trained with Gaudí’s works as well as the library of natural forms that the architect often incorporates in his designs. According to the official press release, the resulting visuals will be a “contemplative exploration ...