Yahoo

If You Buy the NFT of This Basquiat Drawing, You Get the Option to Destroy the Original

The internet may still be debating whether NFTs are actually good for the art market. In the case of at least one Basquiat, however, it appears that they may not be so great for the artwork itself. An ...
The Root

Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Pulls the Plug on NFT Auction That Would Have Allowed the Winner to Destroy Original Drawing

This whole Non-Fungible Token (NFT) craze has me convinced that rich people just don’t know what to do with their money. The more I research it, the more the concept seems like one that managed to ...
The Daily Beast

Basquiat NFT Auction Would Let Winner Destroy Original Drawing

“Free Comb with Pagoda” is thought to be worth at least $80,000, but bidding for the drawing’s “deconstruction” starts at $2,500. Former Reporter/Editor An auction of a non-fungible token (NFT) tied ...
The Sun

Inside the NFT craze beloved by celebs as Melania Trump launches platform for fans to buy a drawing of her EYES

FORMER First Lady Melania Trump has launched a platform for fans to purchase NFTs of a drawing of her eyes, with a portion of proceeds going to children in foster care. You now can purchase the ...
The Art Newspaper

Drawing is being sold in an auction sponsored by the firm behind David Bowie’s online bank

First there was the burned Banksy, now the winning bidder of an NFT of a drawing by Jean-Michel Basquiat will be given the option to destroy the original. The 1986 mixed media work on paper, Free Comb ...