Auctions A Busted Trailer Listed on a Government Auction Website Turned Out to Be a Space Fan’s Dream: a NASA Command Vehicle One web sleuth called it "the holy grail of government auctions." By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 14, 2022
The Gray Market Two Buzzy Hybrid Projects Have a Lot to Teach Us About the Uneasy Merger Between Crypto and Physical Art Our columnist weighs in on what recent events in New York suggest about the total convergence of tangible and tokenized art. By Tim Schneider, Sep 14, 2022
Market Surrealist Art Is Everywhere Right Now. The Prices Are Pretty Surreal, Too These days, surrealism is a catchall for a particular style of representational painting: figuration with a twist. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 14, 2022
Auctions Faded Photos Bought for $2,200 at an Estate Sale Turn Out to Be Two Rare Stieglitz Works Stuck Together A rare and pristine platinum print was hiding behind a faded Alfred Stieglitz print auctioned at a Connecticut estate sale last year. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 13, 2022
Artnet News Pro Looking for a Rising Star? Here Are 6 Artists Poised to Break Out After a Strong Showing at Armory Week 2022 From a veteran of the downtown New York scene only now getting his due to a young painter sought out by top collectors, here are our picks. By Artnet News, Sep 13, 2022
Auctions Elon Musk’s Ex Is Auctioning Off Their Relationship Mementos, Including the Tesla Chief’s Birthday Card to His ‘Boo-Boo’ So far, the highest bid is $12,000 for an emerald necklace Musk gave his former girlfriend. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 13, 2022
Market Brussels Is the Domain of Some of the World’s Edgiest Collectors. So Why Did the Latest Gallery Weekend Feel So Safe? Collectors from neighboring countries and artists from around the world descended on Brussels for its latest Gallery Weekend. By Devorah Lauter, Sep 13, 2022
NFTs Leonora Carrington’s Market is Blazing. Now You Can Acquire One of Her Most Unusual Sculptures—a Surreal Tequila Decanter With an NFT Chaser In the artist's later years she designed an otherworldly decanter for 1800 Tequila. Now it's on auction for the first time, exclusively on BlockBar. By William Van Meter in Partnership With 1800 Tequila, Sep 12, 2022
Artnet News Pro Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at the 2022 Armory Show in New York Here's what dealers say they sold at this year's Armory Show. By Artnet News, Sep 12, 2022
Galleries Clearing Gallery Has a Knack for Elevating Unknown Artists Into Blue-Chip Stars. Now, It Just Needs to Figure Out How to Grow With Them Olivier Babin talks about transitioning from a failed artist to a successful art dealer—and why he feels like he is, essentially, "a butler." By Devorah Lauter, Sep 10, 2022
Auctions A 1993 Painting by Ernie Barnes Just Sold for $1.6 Million, Adding to the Late Artist’s Recent Market Explosion The artwork, which depicts a lively church scene, soared past its presale high estimate of $700,000 at Bonhams New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2022
Art Fairs Here Are 7 Artists Who Stood Out at Independent’s 20th-Century Fair, From a Texas Modernist to a Pioneering Graffiti Artist The fair's stated aim is to make room for artists who have been under-appreciated in their lifetimes, or whose contributions have been undeservedly forgotten. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 9, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Friedrich Petzel Wheels and Deals Across Frieze Seoul, Then Jumps Back Into the Gallery Grind in New York The art dealer takes us through a week in his life while in South Korea. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 9, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Seoul Focus This week in the Back Room: Frieze Seoul from a great height, Mary Boone’s second act, PPOW beats the odds, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Sep 9, 2022
Art Fairs At the Armory Show, David Antonio Cruz’s Paintings of Chosen Families Sparked Joy—and Hinted at Where the Market’s Tastes Lie The artist's solo booth with Chicago art dealer Monique Meloche is in the fair's Focus section. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 9, 2022