An NFT created to honor the late actor Chadwick Boseman will be redesigned following backlash. Andre Oshea, the artist behind the digital work, announced the NFT on April 24 to coincide with the Oscars (Boseman was nominated for Best Actor). Though the Academy did not commission the work, it was reported that the virtual token was included in guests' gift bags.Critics characterized the NFT as insensitive, especially in the wake of Boseman's Best Actor snub. Others accused Oshea of copying a pre...

Every year, Swiss luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet selects a rising artist to commission under its Contemporary division. For the fifth installment of its project, the house has chosen Hong Kong-based curator Ying Kwok and artist Phoebe Hui for an installation display at the heart of the city. Titled The Moon is Leaving Us, Hui's work bridges art with science, using a mechanical kinetic robot to draw unique renditions of the moon. We caught up with the creative to talk about the inspirations ...

Next month, Sotheby's is gearing up to stage its first-ever auction dedicated to female artists across the centuries, who have often been categorised or marginalised by history due to their gender. “The divisive classification ‘women artists’ but never ‘male artists’ is at the heart of a debate that has been disputed for decades, and yet continues to be a trap that is so often fallen into. Female artists should not be pigeon-holed nor segregated, which is precisely why we are holding a...

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, has unveiled a poignant exhibition honoring the life of Breonna Taylor, a Black 26-year-old healthcare worker who was shot and killed by police in March 2020. Curated in close collaboration with Taylor's family, Promise, Witness, Remembrance is comprised entirely of work by Black artists including Amy Sherald, Nick Cave and Hank Willis Thomas.The exhibition is divided into three sections: Promise explores American ideals and the country's failure to...