Wet Paint The Rubells Show Off Their Shiny New Prodigy, Downs & Ross’s Director Steps Back, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which rapper-producer touched the art at Untitled? Which mega-dealer might need to buy more underwear before the weekend? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 2, 2022
Art World Wet Paint in the Wild: Laurie Simmons Revels in Her Opening at 56 Henry and Honors Jimmy Desana at Brooklyn Museum The artist takes us through a week in her life. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 1, 2022
People Real-Estate Developer John Marquez Will Open a Foundation in Miami to Showcase His Personal Collection of Colorful Figurative Art MAP Marquez Art Projects is expected to open next spring. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 29, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Artist Rachel Rossin Takes Us on a Tour of Dunkunsthalle, Her New Art Space in an Abandoned Dunkin’ Donuts The New York artist takes us through a week in her life. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 24, 2022
Wet Paint Unmasking the Man Who Made a 20,000 Percent Profit on an Amy Sherald, an Oral History of the Jane Hotel, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, who in the art world paid Elon Musk for a blue check mark? And why was Urs Fischer's sculpture pulled from a charity sale? By Annie Armstrong, Nov 18, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Dealer Bridget Finn Travels From Detroit to New York to Watch Her Charity Auction at Christie’s Finn captures the artists who helped make it happen, and what it feels like to see months of organizing pay off in under a minute. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 17, 2022
Market Meet Albert Willem, the Self-Taught Belgian Painter Whose Jokey Tableaux Are Suddenly Netting Six Figures at Auction Although he only made his auction debut this year, Willem's works are selling for ten times above their high estimates. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 17, 2022
Auctions Phillips 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale Nets $139 Million, Led by Twombly’s Red Loops The event suggested a tepidness is settling into the market. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 15, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s $391 Million Modern Art Double-Header Signals Enduring Strength in the Art Market, Despite Fears of a Recession The auction house sold works from the David M. Solinger collection, followed by its Modern art evening sale. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 14, 2022
Wet Paint An Update on Christophe de Menil, the D.J. Who Is a Thorn in the Side of Dealers at Art Basel Miami Beach, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist has attracted Kylie Jenner's attention in New York? And what iconic watering hole is about to join the Chelsea bar graveyard? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 11, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Fort Gansevoort’s Adam Shopkorn Travels to the Canadian Arctic for One Very Chilly Studio Visit The owner of Fort Gansevoort gallery shows us a week in his life. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 10, 2022
Wet Paint The Skinny on Anna Weyant’s Primary Market Prices, Art Job Salaries Laid Bare, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which galleries piqued Michelle Obama's interest last week? And who got a proposal at the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art? By Annie Armstrong, Nov 4, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Ursula Von Rydingsvard Plays With Chainsaws and Sees Her Sculptures Transformed Into Cookies The octogenarian sharpens her blades as she prepares for an exhibition at Galerie Lelong & Co. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 3, 2022
Politics How Ted Cruz Accidentally Got Caught Up in a Publicity Stunt for an Adult-Themed NFT Cruz fans wanted to know, "Who is that sitting behind him?" By Annie Armstrong, Oct 28, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Artist Jeanette Hayes Takes Us on a Psychedelic Romp Through Paris Just look at how the artist ran with the prompt! By Annie Armstrong, Oct 27, 2022