Curated Chatter

051: - Zoom Queens - Thursday Top Five - April 22, 2021

Episode Summary

Tune in to this week’s Thursday Top Five if you want to hear about the new science department at Sotheby’s, the possible demise of NFTs, and the discovery of Harriet Tubman’s childhood home!

Episode Notes

Updates 

Whitest Paint Ever

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/scientists-debut-whitest-paint-ever

This week’s Stories 

Story 1: New Departments at Sotheby’s 

https://news.artnet.com/market/sothebys-pop-culture-and-science-department-1960618

Story 2: Picasso Paintings 

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/picasso-degradation

Story 3: NFT Prices Plummet

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/nft-bubble-burst-prices-art-world-tan/index.html  

Story 4: A Drone in the High Line

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/arts/design/sam-durant-high-line-drone-sculpture.html

Story 5: Harriet Tubman Childhood Home 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/archaeologists-discover-harriet-tubman-childhood-home-1234590438/

Emerging News 

3D Printed David 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccahughes/2021/04/16/michelangelos-david-gets-ultra-realistic-3d-printed-copy/?sh=29ba06c5a46e