A painting by Gustav Klimt just made headlines. It sold for a whopping $236. 4 million at Sotheby's in New York. This makes it the second most expensive painting ever sold at an auction. The painting is a portrait of a young woman. She is wearing a fancy Chinese dragon robe. It was painted between 1914 and 1916. The painting was part of a bigger collection. It belon...
In a recent auction, a massive rock from Mars made headlines by selling for a staggering $5. 3 million. This isn't just any rock; it's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Weighing in at 54 pounds, this Martian meteorite, named NWA 16788, was discovered in the Sahara Desert in Niger just last year. Scientists believe it was blasted off the surface of Mars b...
Ever heard of a banana duct-taped to a wall selling for $6. 2M? That's exactly what happened at Sotheby's New York. The piece, called "Comedian" by Maurizio Cattelan, sparked a seven-minute bidding war and sold for a whopping $6. 2M—far more than its estimated $1M to $1. 5M value. A Chinese collector, Justin Sun, outbid online competitors to secure the unique artwork...
Meet Ai-Da, a robot with a creative twist. This humanoid, born in the UK in 2019, isn't your average machine. It's an artist, using AI algorithms and robotic arms to paint. Its latest masterpiece? An abstract portrait of Alan Turing, the British mathematician who kicked off AI in 1948. This isn't just any portrait, though. It's expected to fetch a cool $120, 000 to $...
This month, Sotheby's is putting up an unusual piece of art for sale: a portrait created by an AI robot named Ai-Da. The painting, called "A. I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024), " is expected to sell for between $120, 000 and $180, 000. Ai-Da, who was created by British gallerist Aidan Meller, uses cameras in her eyes and robotic arms to create art. She's not jus...