The Art Detective What Makes the Property-Brokering, Painting-Hoovering Art King of Tribeca so Unusual? He’s a Genuinely Good Guy At the intersection of art and real estate, you expect a cut-throat wheeler-dealer. Not this time. By Katya Kazakina, 16 hours ago
Art Fairs ‘Hong Kong Is Back’: Celebrities, Collectors, and A-List Artists Turned Out in Force for the City’s Biggest Art Basel Since 2019 The fair helped let out some pent-up energy in the region. By Vivienne Chow, 2 days ago
Museums Mets Fans! Wear Your Hats Tomorrow and Get Free Admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Opening day of Major League Baseball is just around the corner. By Sarah Cascone, 17 hours ago
Museums See Inside the Reopened Rembrandt House Museum, Which Now Displays Nearly a Third More of the Dutch Golden Age Master’s Stuff The new displays include artifacts dug up from a cesspit outside the building. By Sarah Cascone, 17 hours ago
Style Two Mexico City Design Stars Helped Cartier Unlock Histories Hidden in Its Jewels in a New Exhibition The famed French maison invited Frida Escobedo and Ana Elena Mallet to dive into its archives. By William Van Meter, 17 hours ago
Politics A Florida School Focused on Classical Western Civilization Fired a Principal Over a Lesson Showing Michelangelo's 'David' One parent called the iconic nude "pornographic." By Sarah Cascone, 19 hours ago
Crime Did Bulgarian Police Just Discover a Previously Unknown Jackson Pollock Painting? Here’s What the Evidence Suggests On the back of the painting is a dedication to actress Lauren Bacall, dated to her 25th birthday. By Taylor Dafoe, 19 hours ago
Gallery Network Spotlight: Art Düsseldorf Unveils New Curated Sections for Its 2023 Edition, Bringing Focus to Emerging Artists and Contemporary Issues The maturing fair turns five and opens to the public on March 31. By Artnet Gallery Network, 21 hours ago
The Back Room The Back Room: Answering Hong Kong’s Riddle This week: the intrigue around ABHK’s return, a new art-world power couple emerges, the rise of single-owner auction action, and much more. By Artnet News, 21 hours ago
Law The World’s Most Valuable Coin, Previously Sold With Falsified Provenance, Has Finally Been Returned to Greece A dealer was arrested this year for selling the ancient coin with falsified provenance documentation in 2020. By Taylor Dafoe, 21 hours ago
People Veteran Chinese Curator Pi Li on the Region’s Diversifying Market and Leading One of Hong Kong’s Up-and-Coming Cultural Venues Pi recently stepped into the role of head of art at Tai Kwun, after a decade at M+. By Rain Lu & Cathy Fan, 22 hours ago
Auctions New York’s Iconic Flatiron Building Sold for $190 Million in a Bitter Auction on the Steps of a Manhattan Courthouse Bidders battled it out for 40 minutes. By Lee Carter, 23 hours ago
Art World A TikToker Freaked Out When He Found a Painting of His Living Room Displayed in a London Gallery. Here’s How It Ended Up There 'They have an oil painting of my living room... this can't be real.' By Min Chen, 23 hours ago
Art World Art Industry News: Pharrell’s Online Auction House Is Offering Millions of Dollars Worth of Celebrity-Worn Bling + Other Stories Plus, Hokusai's 'Great Wave' sells for $2.8 million and the V&A celebrates seven decades of Chanel. By Artnet News, 1 day ago
Auctions What Defines ‘British Cool’? A Bonhams Sale Surveys the Vibe, With 11 Banksy Works, a Mick Jagger and Warhol Collab, and More The diverse array of offerings celebrates the rich cultural heritage of modern Britain and its enduring sense of cool. By Lee Carter, 1 day ago
Wet Paint Hark! A New Art World Power Couple Emerges, the Adderall Shortage Keeps Artists and Dealers on Their Toes, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, a new game with a prize of a free Wet Paint hat, and which millionaire NFT artist is moving to Marfa, Texas? By Annie Armstrong, 2 days ago
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Why Vermeer’s Many Secrets Are Now Coming to Light [Re-Air] This week, contributor Kriston Capps joins the podcast to discuss a the many secrets of the famed Dutch painter. By Artnet News, 2 days ago
