The Gray Market Is Metalabel, From the Former CEO of Kickstarter, the Cure for the Ills of the Creator Economy? Our columnist interviews Yancey Strickler, cofounder of the new venture Metalabel, about how artists can thrive beyond the creator economy. By Tim Schneider, 19 hours ago
Shows & Exhibitions Artist Sterling Wells Built a Floating Studio in Order to Paint the View From L.A.’s Ballona Creek. Then the City Demolished It The raft studio is now featured in "Sterling Wells: A New Flood" at Night Gallery. By Sarah Cascone, 21 hours ago
NFTs The Jackson Pollock Studio’s First NFT Collection Sold Out in Mere Hours, Raking in More Than $450,000 One of the NFTs, "Convergence," minted out in 32 minutes. By Min Chen, 27 mins ago
People 50 Years After Robert Smithson’s Untimely Death, the Holt/Smithson Foundation Has Released Previously Unpublished Photos of ‘Spiral Jetty’ The mammoth work has become part of the ever-changing local landscape. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 28 mins ago
Art World A Proposed Monument to Shirley Chisolm, the First Black Woman Elected to Congress, Has Finally Been Approved in New York Announced in 2018, the planned statue was delayed by the pandemic and a change in mayoral administrations. By Taylor Dafoe, 4 hours ago
Art World Art Industry News: London Politicians Voice Support for a Statue of Alan Turing in Trafalgar Square + Other Stories Plus, Paula Rego's 32-foot mural is unveiled in London and the Ace Hotel's artist residencey program is back. By Artnet News, 4 hours ago
On View A New Show in Frankfurt Surveys How Famous Artists Explored the Power and Peril of Plastic. See the Works Here Plastic was once an exciting, versatile material that revolutionized art movements in the 1960s. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 16 hours ago
Art World Scientists Have Developed the Whitest White Paint Ever Made—So Reflective It Can Cool Surfaces This ultra-white paint is literally the coolest. By Sarah Cascone, 18 hours ago
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Discovered a Hoard of Bronze Age Artifacts That Was Buried More Than 3,000 Years Ago in the Swiss Alps The prehistoric objects were found thanks to the work of a volunteer metal detectorist. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, 19 hours ago
Auctions A Glittering Trove of Olympic Treasures—From Relay Torches to Medals Dating Back to the First Modern Games—Heads to Auction There used to be art competitions at the Olympics, along with sporting events. By Lee Carter, 19 hours ago
Art World Prominent Collector and Dealer Adam Lindemann Arrested After Alleged Altercation at His Montauk Neighbor’s Art ‘Ranch’ The dealer allegedly trespassed onto Max Levai's art gallery in Montauk, The Ranch. By Annie Armstrong, 20 hours ago
Gallery Network 7 Questions for Dealer Nikolaus Leskovar on His Advice for Collectors, and the Artworks That Bring Tears to His Eyes Leskovar, who is based in Austria, discusses his lifelong passion for collecting, and offers succinct advice for collectors. By Artnet Gallery Network, 20 hours ago
Art Fairs Veteran Gallerist Bridget Finn Appointed Director of Art Basel Miami Beach Finn brings extensive experience and knowledge of the gallery eco-system to the new role. By Eileen Kinsella, 1 day ago
Art World Art Industry News: Artists and Writers Call On the Director of the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center to Resign + Other Stories Plus, a new senior curator for the Kitchen and Tate loans its Rothko room to Paris exhibition. By Artnet News, 1 day ago
Auctions Could a Corruption Investigation Into Patrick Drahi’s Cable Company Spark Problems For Sotheby’s? An Altice executive has been detained as part of a sweeping probe alleging money laundering, among other crimes. By Eileen Kinsella, 2 days ago
Art World The Newly Restored Astor Place Cube Is Spinning Again in Manhattan (After a Brief Stop in the Hamptons) After a weekend in the Hamptons—and an extensive restoration—Tony Rosenthal's beloved cube is back in Manhattan. By Sarah Cascone, 2 days ago
Crime A Michigan Photography Dealer Has Pled Guilty to Defrauding Multiple Collectors Out of an Estimated $1.5 Million Wendy Halstead Beard faked health conditions and invented employees to dodge clients. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
