Sotheby’s relaunch Glitch digital art sale, newbie gamer uncovers $49K NFT and more
Digital art auction house Sotheby’s has altered its latest art sale significantly after receiving community feedback regarding a lack of diversity, meanwhile a novice player in Illivium: Beyond has made a staggering profit of 140,525% by finding the most elusive character in the game yet.
Digital art house Sotheby’s have announced that bidding for its upcoming digital art sale “Glitch: Beyond Binary” will open on April 19.
Glitch: Beyond Binary is a reboot of last month’s “Natively Digital: Glitch-ism” auction which was temporarily paused due to critism over its lack of diversity.
In an April 13 tweet, Sotheby’s announced the art sale, stating that it will “highlight the diverse artist communities that make up Glitch Art.”
Join us in welcoming the curators of "Glitch: Beyond Binary", @letsglitchit and @thedinachang, as they highlight the diverse artist communities that make up Glitch Art.Sale opens 19 April at Sotheby’s. Introduction written by @_menkman. Discover more: https://t.co/PXybAoBKHd pic.twitter.com/SYgMkPdlyk
In a statement released on the same day, Sotheby's emphasized that the sale would represent people from all walks of life. It noted:
Sotheby’s initally paused the sale on March 27 after popular NFT artist Patrick Amadon told his 142,400 followers that he would withdraw his work from Sotheyby’s upcoming “Natively Digital: Glitch-ism” art sale to protest a lack of female representation.
In an April 12 statement, Illivium revealed that a newcomer to the online game Illuvium: Beyond has discovered the rarest Illuvitar yet, the coveted Holo Blazing Rhamphyre, and has managed to sell it for an astonishing $49,128.85 USD.
The lucky player found the rarer Illuvitar inside a D1SK, which is a type of digital loot box
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