Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Art-Startup Founder Charlie Jarvis Hits the PS1 Gala and Plays Chess at the Office Jarvis is the founder of the Fairchain platform. By Annie Armstrong, Jun 2, 2022
Wet Paint Thief Steals Artwork From the Whitney Biennial, Frank Stella’s Son Donates to Ted Cruz to Spite Dad, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, who sent a cardboard cut-out to represent him at a gala? Which ex-U.S. President has a big art show coming? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Jun 2, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Dealer Diego Diez Hunts for Future Art Stars at a Top Residency Program During Amsterdam Art Week The owner and director of Amsterdam's Diez Gallery brings us along for a week in his life. By Annie Armstrong, May 26, 2022
Wet Paint Meet the Young Collectors on Gagosian’s Radar, Vanuatuans React to Inigo Philbrick’s Sentence, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, which art-collecting divorcée spontaneously cut up a Balenciaga dress? And which beloved museum watering hole is closing forever? By Annie Armstrong, May 26, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: ‘Boston Art Review’ Founder Jameson Johnson Photographs Her Way Around Beantown In this week's edition, Johnson runs into Mickalene Thomas. By Annie Armstrong, May 20, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Closes the Spring New York Auction Season With a Double-Header Contemporary Art Sale That Nets $283.4 Million The house hosted two sales Thursday night to round out two weeks of auction action. By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2022
Wet Paint Inside the Art World’s Exclusive Queer Backgammon Mafia, Russian Dealers Abandon Moscow, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what major L.A. artist is looking for a new assistant? Who's out dining at Altro Paradiso? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2022
Auctions Phillips’s $225 Million Evening Sale Marks Its Biggest-Ever Night, Led by an Astounding Basquiat Basquiat's 'Untitled' alone drew $85 million on an evening the house's deputy chairman Robert Manley called 'historic.' By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2022
Museums The Whitney’s Union and Supporters Protested Outside the Museum’s Annual Gala Following a ‘Lowballed’ Wage Offer The offer was "tone-deaf in terms of what is going on in this whole sector," said the union's president. By Annie Armstrong, May 18, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint In the Wild: Art Advisor Dan Oglander Photographs His Way Through New York Art Week With His Trusty Dog In this week's edition, Oglander takes his pet around town and hits the fairs. By Annie Armstrong, May 12, 2022
Wet Paint Investors in Loïc Gouzer’s NFT Startup Should Read the Fine Print, Lucien Gets Its First Art Show, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, Canada gallery is opening two new spaces and James Franco makes an appearance at NADA in New York. By Annie Armstrong, May 12, 2022
Artnet News Pro Who Actually Buys Fractional Art? We Spoke With 3 Investors: a Real-Estate Exec, a Podcaster, and a Corporate Lawyer These everyday professionals are betting on bite-size pieces of cultural assets. By Annie Armstrong, May 10, 2022
Art Fairs ‘We’ve Seen a Huge Convergence’: NADA New York Dealers Are Catering to Collectors Who Want Both NFTs and Traditional Media Gallerists say there's more than enough space for everything. By Annie Armstrong, May 6, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: NADA Head Honcho Heather Hubbs’s Photo Diary of Christmas in April in Dimes Square and Prepping for the Big Fair Hubbs takes us to her favorite restaurant and her favorite parks, and offers a glimpse of the NADA New York install. By Annie Armstrong, May 6, 2022
Market A College Student Bought a $10 Ashtray at a Goodwill. Turns Out It’s a Yoshitomo Nara—and He Flipped It for a 30,000 Percent Profit Terrelle Brown, a 22-year-old student at Wheaton College, hit the jackpot. By Annie Armstrong, May 4, 2022
