The Art Detective ‘Gmail Art Advisors’ Are a Pestilence on the Market. Luckily, They Are Starting to Melt Away, One by One Who are these speculative intermediaries who materialize in boom times to make a quick buck? “They appear out of the blue and often vanish into the mist.” By Katya Kazakina, 2 days ago
People ‘I’m After Something More Sublime’: Sam Falls on Making Art Out of Nature to Capture the Nature of Time Falls’s new solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland is on view through June 11, 2023. By Taylor Dafoe, 3 days ago
Style Hublot and Artist Takashi Murakami Unveil Their Vividly Fun, Very Floral Fourth Collaboration The Swiss watchmaker and Japanese icon team up on a new collection of uplifting timepieces and NFTs. By William Van Meter, 2 days ago
The Back Room The Back Room: Old Masters, New Life? This week: an Old Masters auction overview, an Ernie Barnes mystery, a Winfred Rembert groundswell, and much more. By Artnet News, 2 days ago
Style Henri Matisse’s Great-Grandson Has Collaborated With Guerlain on a $17,000 Perfume Bottle Inspired by the Celebrated Painter Only 14 limited-edition bottles have been made—each signed and numbered. By Lee Carter, 2 days ago
Artnet Auctions A Star Is Born: Artnet’s Matthew Parciak Introduces Cindy Sherman’s Rare Early Vintage Self-Portrait in Our Select Photographs Auction A progenitor of the artist's iconic 'Untitled Film Stills' is live for bidding through February 15, 2023. By Artnet Auctions, 2 days ago
Law Major U.S. Auction Houses Have Reportedly Been Subpoenaed as Part of a Federal Investigation Into Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs The investigation is probing how Russian tycoons have used art to evade sanctions or launder money. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Gallery Network 7 Questions for Gallerist Luba Kladienko-Ramirez on Trusting Your Path and Founding an Art Gallery to Support Animal Rescue ArtToSaveLives Contemporary, whose principal artist JuanCarlos rLora is debuting a new series, is a first-of-its-kind gallery that uses profits to fund its mission to rescue animals. By Artnet Gallery Network, 2 days ago
Law A French Court Has Refused to Drop Antiquities Smuggling Charges Against Ex-Louvre Director Jean-Luc Martinez Both Martinez and curator Jean-Francois Charnier, who is also ensnared in the allegations, will appeal the decision. By Devorah Lauter, 2 days ago
Shows & Exhibitions Rijksmuseum’s Acclaimed ‘Slavery’ Exhibition Will Travel To U.N. Headquarters in New York The well-received exhibition that explored the contested history of the Dutch colonial era will get a global audience By Vivienne Chow, 2 days ago
Art World Art Industry News: Singapore’s Government Interfered to Censor an Artwork Shown at ART SG + Other Stories Plus, Russian police raid an artist's exhibition and Sarah Sze gives a sneak peak of her Guggenheim installation By Artnet News, 2 days ago
People How the Buzzy Young Artist Joseph Yaeger Is Constructing His Cinematic Language in Striking Watercolors The painter's latest show at the Perimeter in London is on view through February 18. By Mischa Frankl-Duval, 2 days ago
Art World ‘Shreds of the Same Memory’: Watch Tau Lewis Turn Scraps of Fabric Into Elaborate Soft Sculptures As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Artnet News, 3 days ago
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Marc Spiegler on the Evolution of the Art Business (and Life After Art Basel) The former fair executive sits down for his first extended interview since announcing his exit. By Artnet News, 3 days ago
Wet Paint Eddie Murphy Outs Himself as the Owner of Ernie Barnes’s ‘Sugar Shack,’ Why the Whitney Is the Worst Party Venue Ever, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what are the most overrated artworks in New York City museums? Who all was spotted at The Odeon this week? By Annie Armstrong, 3 days ago
Gallery Network Spotlight: Past, Present, and Future Converged in Xie Tian’s Lunar New Year Festival Event A banquet, river cruise for white neon rabbits, and art exhibition were just some of the events held this month in “You Are the Best Rabbit—Xie Tian Art and Life Festival.” By Artnet Gallery Network, 3 days ago
Shows & Exhibitions The Late Canadian Polymath Rodney Graham Is Getting a Posthumous Showcase in the British Countryside “Getting It Together In the Country” is on view through May 8 at Hauser and Wirth Somerset. By Naomi Rea, 3 days ago
