Auctions A Philadelphia Man Paid $6,000 for Cracked Church Windows He Saw on Facebook. Turns Out They’re Tiffany—and Worth a Half-Million The precious stained glass was set to be sledgehammered, but the antiques dealer intervened just in time. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 15, 2023
Art Fairs At Taipei Dangdai, Instagram Bait Mingled With 20th Century Masterpieces, Catering to the Eclectic Tastes of Two Generations of Wealth Considered Taiwanese buying habits and ongoing tensions with China hampering attendance meant sales were slower off the mark than at competing Asian fairs. By Frederik Balfour, May 15, 2023
NFTs Kenny Schachter’s New NFT Game Is an Art-World Battle Royale That Pits Traditional Artists Against Digital Creators 'Pop Principle' drops May 18 on Daata. By Min Chen, May 15, 2023
The Art Detective ‘My Assistant Told Me to Slow Down’: How Top Art Collectors Budget Their Money (and Time) During New York’s Big Auction Season With auctions, art fairs, and gallery dinners galore, it's not easy for the well-heeled to stick to a schedule. By Katya Kazakina, May 13, 2023
NFTs A New NFT and ‘Speculative Reality’ Puzzle From Artist Trevor Paglen Sends Users on a Dark, Mind Control-Themed Treasure Hunt "I was thinking about audience in a different way," the artist said. By Brian Boucher, May 12, 2023
Art Fairs See 6 Highlights From TEFAF New York, From a Lalanne Grasshopper Bar to a Seafaring Pair of Wyeth Murals The tony New York edition of Europe's top fair for historical masterpieces arrives at the Park Avenue Armory. By Lee Carter, May 12, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s S.I. Newhouse and 20th-Century Evening Sales, May 2023 The night began with nervous energy but the anxiety soon gave way to quiet confidence. By Tim Schneider, May 12, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Heavy Is the Hammer This week: a New York auction primer, a gala speech gone wrong, a canny mega-gallerist consignor, and much more. By Artnet News, May 12, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Must-See Booths at Independent New York, From Vietnam Protest Photos to a Racy Film Inspired by Yayoi Kusama Despite the recent boom of all things digital, Independent is a highly analog affair. By Richard Whiddington, May 12, 2023
Galleries Gagosian Is Closing Its Britannia Street Gallery in London and Will Launch a New Public Art Program Instead The gallery has announced the new initiative Gagosian Open, which will bring art into public spaces By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 12, 2023
Market Onetime Andy Warhol Superstar Baby Jane Holzer Is Selling Prints by the Artist for Fractional Ownership The company is trying to remove stigma now associated with buying art via the blockchain. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 11, 2023
Auctions Christie’s S.I. Newhouse and 20th-Century Sale Jointly Net $507 Million, Signaling a Cautious Market That’s Still Willing to Shell Out for Rarities The sale was led by Henri Rousseau's jungle painting 'Les Flamants,' which sold for $43.6 million. By Annie Armstrong, May 11, 2023
NFTs Artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s Transcendent New NFT Project Invites You to Connect With an ‘Oracle That Lives on the Blockchain’ The artist's new NFT work, titled 'EET,' drops May 30. By Min Chen, May 11, 2023
Wet Paint James Turrell Gives the Wackiest Gala Speech, Ex Karma Director Opens Promising New Space in Chinatown, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist did Larry Gagosian bring to sit courtside at a Knicks game? Who showed up to Alex Arnault's star-studded birthday party? By Annie Armstrong, May 11, 2023
Art Fairs ‘It’s Like a Potluck’: The Spring Break Art Show Returns With Work by Regular Participants, Their Friends, and Their Friends’ Friends Spring/Break pulled together a show in less than three weeks' notice. By Sarah Cascone, May 11, 2023
