Annie Armstrong

Wet Paint Columnist

Annie Armstrong is a writer and reporter based out of New York City.

Latest from Annie Armstrong
Wet Paint

A Tiny Art Fair Takes Over the Chelsea Hotel—and More Juicy Art Gossip

by Annie Armstrong

Market

Frieze L.A. Selects 101 Exhibitors for its 2025 Edition—and More Art Industry News

by Annie Armstrong

Auctions

By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Phillips’s Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York

by Annie Armstrong

Auctions

At $54.1 Million Phillips Auction, Few Splashy Sales but Plenty of Drama

by Annie Armstrong

Auctions

From Chandelier Bids to White-Glove Sales: The Wild Jargon of Art Auctions, Decoded

by Annie Armstrong & Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella

Market

$1.6 Billion Worth of Art Goes Under the Hammer in New York—and More Art Industry News

by Annie Armstrong

Wet Paint

R.I.P. White Cube’s Legendary Miami Basel Party, and More Juicy Art World Gossip

by Annie Armstrong

Market

Endeavor Reports $420 Million Loss Amid Frieze Sale Rumors—and More Art Industry News

by Annie Armstrong

Wet Paint

Ivanka Trump Remains an Art World Pariah, and More Juicy Art World Gossip

by Annie Armstrong

Politics

The Art World Reacts to the Election—and Donald J. Trump’s Win

by Andrew Russeth & Annie Armstrong & Jo Lawson-Tancred & Brian Boucher & Naomi Rea & Margaret Carrigan & Ben Davis & Sarah Cascone

Market

Sotheby’s Closes Breuer Building Deal—And More Art Industry News

by Annie Armstrong

Wet Paint

Did This Banana-Bedecked Phone Inspire Maurizio Cattelan’s $1 Million ‘Comedian’?—And More Juicy Art World Gossip

by Annie Armstrong

Pop Culture

‘Love Is Blind’ Villain Leo Braudy on His Life as an Art Dealer

by Annie Armstrong

Market

Frieze Art Fairs May Be Put Up For Sale—And More Art Industry News

by Annie Armstrong

Wet Paint

The Art World’s Favorite Dermatologist Opens in Tribeca, and More Juicy Art World Gossip

by Annie Armstrong