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Security Lapse at Christie’s Exposes Artwork Locations: German Experts Uncover Vulnerability

News / 24/08/2023

Introduction: Experts Reveal Glaring Cybersecurity Gap Allowing Precise Artwork Location Data to be Published A significant cybersecurity vulnerability has been uncovered by German information security experts within the renowned auction house Christie’s safeguards. This flaw allowed the precise location data of artworks belonging to numerous consigners to be inadvertently disclosed on the auction house’s website. …

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Christie’s Fails to Sell $400,000 ‘Lost Robbie’ NFT Weeks After a Similar One Sold on SuperRare

art market news, News / 29/07/2023

The digital art market has been experiencing both highs and lows, with occasional impressive sales amid an overall bear market. Recently, the Canadian company Lighthouse Immersive Inc., renowned for its immersive art exhibitions, filed for bankruptcy in the US. Similarly, Christie’s faced its share of challenges in the digital art space when one of artist …

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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Dominated London Auctions with Record-Breaking Sale, While Phillips Struggles

art market news / 01/07/2023

The London Evening sales concluded on a rather lacklustre note with Phillips’ “20th Century to Now” auction, which generated just over £9 million ($11.4 million) in sales. In comparison, Christie’s and Sotheby’s London auctions, buoyed by the sale of Klimt’s “Lady With a Fan,” amassed a staggering £199 million ($252 million). Phillips’ auction, on the …

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11 Auction House in India Art Enthusiasts Should Know About

Do You Know? / 19/06/2023

Auction houses are the hangout hub for art enthusiasts and curators. Ranging from antiques to significant paintings, auction houses are the best option to collect and articulate art. Here are 11 auction places in India that art enthusiasts should know and check out: 1. Osian’s: Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it is India’s 1st Auction House …

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11000 Drawings by People on Display as an Ode to the Coronation of Charles III

News / 04/05/2023

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends …

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Understanding the unique art index that bolsters art investment in India

art market, Featured / 13/03/2023

Rishiraj Sethi A joint initiative of IIM-A and the Mumbai-based Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, the IIMA-AuraArt Indian Art (Price) Index — or IAIAI — has been called a “head-heart confluence” While the international art market is at least a whopping 250 years old — if one were to take the formation of notable auction …

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Seattle museum nixes showcase of Big Tech employees’ art amid backlash; and more from the world of art

News / 20/07/2022

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends …

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Bill Perkins aces Ernie Barnes’ ‘The Sugar Shack\’ at Christie’s

News / 16/05/2022

Bill Perkins, the Houston-based entrepreneur and amateur poker player, fought off intense competition from another bidder at Christie’s evening sale on May 12 to win a masterpiece by the late African American painter Ernie Barnes, The Sugar Shack (1976), for $15.3 million. The work had been estimated at just $150,000 to $200,000, so the final …

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Anita Lal collaborates with Christie’s to present art from both ‘Islamic and Indian worlds’

News / 31/03/2022

Anita Lal, 73, fondly known by her initials, AL, is Christie’s London tastemaker for a Spring sale this week. The founder of Good Earth, the home goods and apparel company, that celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, has led many craft interventions. The brand was behind interior restorations like the Rajmahal Palace in Jaipur, a …

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