Banks's destroyed work was re-auctioned, and it appreciated nearly 18 times in three years
On October 10, in sotheby's London contemporary art evening auction, The 2018 Banks' work "Love in the Trash", which was destroyed in a frame, fell for £16 million and sold for £18.582 million, becoming a new world record for artists. Love in the Trash has nearly 18 times more than the £1.04 million sale price it sold three years ago and is one of the fastest-growing contemporary art in the secondary market. Subsequently, Sotheby's Asia officially issued a statement saying that the buyer was an Asian collector.
The most complete wooden structure site unearthed in Hunan, dating back to 4700 years ago
Recently, the Hunan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology released the latest results of the excavation of the jimingcheng ruins in Changde County: a large wooden structure architectural remains were excavated in the western area of the site, which is about 4700 years old, which is the clearest structure and the most complete prehistoric wooden architectural remains found in China. The ruins of Chicken Barking City were discovered in 1978. In addition, archaeologists have also found bran from 22 tons of rice, dating back about 5300-4600 years.
Chaff layer microstructure
The new Museum of Hubei Province is about to open, and Zeng Houyi chimes are moving to a new home
The third phase of the expansion project of Hubei Provincial Museum was basically completed, and the exhibition was carried out in an orderly manner. On October 12, Zeng Houyi Chimes, one of the treasures of the Hubei Provincial Museum, launched the "moving" project and moved to the new museum in the third phase, and the Zenghou Yi Exhibition in the museum was also temporarily closed to the public from the 12th. After the completion of the third phase of the expansion project, the total construction area of the museum reached 110,000 square meters. In addition to the Exhibition of Zeng Houyi, the new museum will also launch the Zeng Shijia, The Yue King Gou Jianjian, the Liang Zhuang King, the Ancient Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, and the newly launched 800 Years of the Chu Kingdom Exhibition. The new museum is expected to open at the end of this month.
The V&a Museum will create a new museum for children
The Childhood Pavilion, part of the Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom, is currently closed and will be transformed into a design and creation museum for children and young people. On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the museum will be completely renovated at a cost of £13 million and renamed the Young v&a Museum of Victoria and Albert. It is expected to open in 2023. The target audience is people under the age of 14. Three new immersive galleries of "Imagine", "Play" and "Design" will present approximately 2,000 pieces of the V&a Museum's star collection.
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The Associated Press will push the NFT for major news moments
The Associated Press, in partnership with Metalsist Lab, is about to launch its archived news report nft on the Binance platform on Oct. 19. These NFTs cover the AP's milestones in space, global conflicts, scientific discoveries and more over the past 100 years and are made up of high-resolution images. In addition to historic photojournalism, it includes rare digital copies of the most important "news stories" that the Associated Press urgently sent to newsrooms around the world.
Princess Diana Century Wedding
Super Blue Blood Moon 2018
Visa teamed up with former baseball stars to create a new NFT project
Recently, global payment giant Visa announced a partnership with miah johnson, a former player and NFT artist in Major League Baseball, to jointly launch a project to help digital artists enter the NFT world. Through a rigorous application process, they will provide mentoring services to selected creators, while creators will also benefit from the opportunities offered by Visa Payment Partners to reach a larger audience.
The global collector top 200 list was released, who are the Chinese collectors on the list?
Recently, artnews released its annual list of the top 200 global collectors. This year's list of collectors from Chinese mainland is not much different from last year, including Liu Yiqian, Wang Wei and his wife, Li Lin, Qiao Zhibing, Guo Guangchang, Wang Jinyuan and his wife, Wang Jianlin, He Jianfeng and Yang Bin. Hong Kong and Taiwan are listed by collectors Miguel Chang, Chen Taiming, Zheng Zhigang, Liu Luanxiong, Liu Luanhong, Cai Mingxing, Weng Meihui and so on.
McDonald's China Releases First NFT, Creative Work "Big Mac Cube"
Recently, McDonald's China launched its first NFT creative work "Big Mac Cube" to celebrate its 31st anniversary of entering the Chinese mainland market, and the official opening of its new headquarters building on the west bank of Shanghai. Inspired by the McDonald's brand ethos and the shape of the new headquarters building, Big Mac Cube is a three-dimensional dynamic digital creative creation. McDonald's China's cooperation institutions are Cocafe and the public chain platform conflux. 188 copies of the "Big Mac Cube" will be given as a limited gift to some employees and consumers.
The more beautiful the night, the more beautiful it is, and the Pudong Art Museum is fully open for night
During this year's National Day Golden Week, pudong art museum opened 10 consecutive nights of night shows, unique night river scenery and architectural perspective, received countless praise. In order to actively develop the night economy and meet the needs of the audience for night exhibitions, Pudong Art Museum will add night shows every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from October 14, and fully open night shows from November 1, that is, the opening time of the museum will be extended to 21:00 (closed every Tuesday).
Chengdu Fosun Art Center, officially opened in 2022
Recently, Fosun Art Center announced that its Chengdu branch will be officially opened in April 2022. Located on the Financial Island of Chengdu High-tech Zone, Chengdu Fosun Art Center is a three-story, one-story, one-story building, and the first venue to expand after the establishment of Shanghai Fosun Art Center five years later. In addition to selecting high-quality art exhibitions, the new venue in Chengdu will also host a variety of public education activities to provide the public with the opportunity to get close to art.
Renderings of Chengdu Fosun Art Center
Former Sotheby's executives teamed up to set up an art consultancy
Recently, two executives who left sotheby's auction this year, Yuki Terase and Amy Cappellazzo, and another partner, Adam Chinn, will jointly establish an international art consulting firm, Art Intelligence Global, with headquarters in Hong Kong and New York. Yuki Terase will lead the Hong Kong headquarters, while Capelasso and Chin will operate the New York space.
Yuki Terase (right) and Amy Capelasu (left)
Fang Wenshan × Jay Chou and launched a joint limited edition doll
On October 13, Soka Art launched Fang Wenshan and Jay Chou's joint "Punk Cat Sting" (blue and white porcelain model) limited edition doll. Based on Jay Chou's song "Blue and White Porcelain" as the source of creation, the doll was personally created by Fang Wenshan, which combines the "blue" tone of the Ru kiln and the machinery of the industrial revolution, so that this trendy doll has both cultural heritage and the texture of mechanical civilization. The purchase of the doll will also be accompanied by a letter of guarantee signed by Fang Wenshan and an nft online encryption and anti-counterfeiting certification.
The French Heritage Foundation has released a report that has created huge economic benefits in 25 years
The French Heritage Foundation celebrated its 25th anniversary on October 7 and published a study summarizing its economic benefits. Since its inception, the foundation has raised funds for 32,000 buildings, including €232 million for Notre Dame Cathedral, which previously suffered fires, accounting for a quarter of notre dame's total donations. The report shows that for every euro the Foundation invests in a restoration program, it generates an economic benefit of 21 euros. The Foundation receives €7 million a year from the French Ministry of Finance for an uninherited inheritance, €27.7 million from projects such as the Estate Lottery, €39 million in public grants and €26 million in donations.