Wet Paint Powerhouse Gallery LGDR Finally Names Its Artists, a ‘Bachelor’ Star Shows Us His NFTs, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, who was Hans Ulrich Obrist having lunch with in Venice? And curator Daisy Sanchez gives us a peek into her life. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 21, 2022
Wet Paint Eric Adams Gets COVID After Partying With the Art World, Skater Evan Mock Gets His Own Cryptocurrency, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, Chance the Rapper hits up the Chicago gallery scene, and expert tips on rookie mistakes to avoid during the Venice Biennale. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 14, 2022
Art Fairs Expo Chicago Lights Up for the First Time in Years, Drawing Dealers From Near and Quite Far Navy Pier breezed back to life with the latest edition of Expo, the Windy City's premier art fair. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 8, 2022
Wet Paint Jeff Koons’s NFT Artist Son Speaks Out on Dad’s Divorce, New York Gets Hip New Gallery Hood, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what "Game of Thrones" co-stars were out in Ridgewood, Queens? And scenester-curator Brooke Wise gives us a look into her life. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 7, 2022
Wet Paint David Zwirner and a Star Artist Part Ways, Guerrilla Artists Stink-Bomb the Whitney Biennial Party, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what rock stars showed up to the Whitney? Which artist is backing billionaire Rick Caruso for L.A. mayor? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 31, 2022
Museums Demanding a New Contract, Unionized Whitney Museum Employees Demonstrated at the VIP Opening of the Museum’s Biennial Union members say the museum has been dragging its feet on contract negotiations. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 30, 2022
Market How a New, ‘Deliberately Unsexy’ Blockchain Business Wants to Help Artists Benefit From Collectors Flipping Their Work The founders hope that reallocating the spoils of success will create a more equitable art world. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 30, 2022
Wet Paint Mary Boone Is Serving Her Debt to Society at This Nonprofit, a Carroll Dunham Fake Gets Yanked From Sale, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what East Village haunt is Patti Smith dining at? What artist is looking for a studio assistant who can comfortably lift 50 pounds? By Annie Armstrong, Mar 24, 2022
Wet Paint Sotheby’s Hired the TikToker Who Said He Bought a George Condo, Artist Leaves Gallery Over Beeple Show, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist fed her own blood to writer Rachel Rabbit White? What's the New York Post saying about Issy Wood? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 10, 2022
Art Fairs When the Outsider Art Fair Began 30 Years Ago, It Catered to a Niche Audience. Now, Even Celebrities Want In Andrew Edlin, the fair's owner, credits the popularization of outsider art to the dealers that stuck to it through thick and thin. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 4, 2022
Wet Paint The Real Reason Sotheby’s $30 Million CryptoPunks Sale Flopped, Artists Abandon Downtown’s Hottest Gallery, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist is jazzed about her new Ugg collaboration? And jack-of-all-trades dealer Seth Fountain takes us on a tour through his life. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 3, 2022
Wet Paint In-Demand Star Kandis Williams Picks a New Gallery, a Top Music Producer Clues Us Into His Collection, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, which artists got together for the World Series of Art Poker? Which dealer is having trouble with his collectors? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 24, 2022
Art Fairs Action! Los Angeles Glitterati Descend on a Frenetic First Day of Frieze, Snapping Up Works and Posing for the Cameras The art fair is back after two years at swanky new digs in Beverly Hills. By Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong, Feb 18, 2022
People Matthew Brown, the 26-Year-Old Art Dealer, Might Be the Breakout Star of Los Angeles’s Gallery Scene. Just Don’t Ask Him to Confirm In a short time, the wunderkind dealer has won the loyalty of artists and become the talk of Tinseltown for his zeitgeist-nailing program. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 18, 2022
Wet Paint Michael Xufu Huang’s Cecily Brown Gets Flipped (Again!), a Dealer Who Hates NFTs Is Making $$$ on NFTs, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, which Hauser and Wirth employee got to enjoy the Super Bowl live? And Sarah Hoover takes us on a tour of her life. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 17, 2022
