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Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off a Rare Trove of Drawings by Gérald Genta, the ‘Picasso of Watchmaking’

Genta's luxury watches, such as the Patek Philippe Nautilus, helped modernize the industry.

By Artnet News, Apr 18, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: Did a Fragment of the True Cross Sink Along With Russia’s Biggest Naval Vessel? + Other Stories

Plus, an open-air show of Ukrainian art lands in Venice, and a battle rages over art collector Nicholas Zoullas's estate.

By Artnet News, Apr 18, 2022

Art World

From a Blockbuster Basquiat Exhibition in New York to Namibia’s Canceled Venice Pavilion: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Catch up on this week's news, fast.

By Artnet News, Apr 15, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $33 Million in Grants to 245 Exemplary Arts Projects Across the U.S. + Other Stories

Plus, the Mattress Factory has a new director and an inside look into Simone Leigh's highly anticipated Venice Biennale pavilion.

By Artnet News, Apr 15, 2022

The Art Angle

‘Be Comfortable With Not Knowing Everything’: How a Mysterious Whitney Biennial Confronts Our Anxious Moment

This week, Artnet News's National Art Critic Ben Davis joins the podcast to discuss the preeminent showcase of contemporary art.

By Artnet News, Apr 15, 2022

Art World

‘I’m Very Interested in These So-Called Useless Objects’: Watch Ai Weiwei Describe How He Chooses a Format for Pointed Critiques

As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words.

By Artnet News, Apr 14, 2022

Auctions

Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale Will Offer New NFTs From Some of the OGs of Computer-Generated Art

Historic and brand new works by several nonagenarian artists are at the heart of the sale, which takes place later this month.

By Artnet News, Apr 14, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: An International Three-Museum Matisse Extravaganza Will Kick Off in Philadelphia This Fall + Other Stories

Plus, Sean Connery's Picasso is headed to auction, and Iowa City is getting a $50 million museum.

By Artnet News, Apr 14, 2022

Studio Visit

Step Into the Messy Studio of Artist Robertas Narkus as He Prepares to Represent Lithuania at the Venice Biennale

Each week leading up to the Venice Biennale in April, Artnet News brings you into the studio of an artist as they prepare for acclaimed exhibitions in and around the Giardini.

By Artnet News, Apr 14, 2022

Science & Tech

A New System Called DALL-E Seems to Have Cracked the Code on True AI-Generated Art. The Implications Are Staggering

The program understands the relationship between images and the words we use to describe them.

By Artnet News, Apr 13, 2022

Artnet News Pro

A Buyer’s Guide to the 2022 Whitney Biennial, From a Turner Prize Nominee to an Unrepresented Provocateur

We reveal their prices and most coveted works.

By Artnet News, Apr 13, 2022

Art World

Art Industry News: Damien Hirst Says He Will Exhibit—and Then Publicly Burn—His Leftover ‘Currency’ Paintings + Other Stories

Plus, former Japanese Princess Mako is reportedly a volunteer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and artist Guan Xiao joins David Kordanksy.

By Artnet News, Apr 13, 2022

Artnet News

Auctions

Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off a Rare Trove of Drawings by Gérald Genta, the ‘Picasso of Watchmaking’

Art World

Art Industry News: Did a Fragment of the True Cross Sink Along With Russia’s Biggest Naval Vessel? + Other Stories

Art World

From a Blockbuster Basquiat Exhibition in New York to Namibia’s Canceled Venice Pavilion: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Art World

Art Industry News: National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $33 Million in Grants to 245 Exemplary Arts Projects Across the U.S. + Other Stories

The Art Angle

‘Be Comfortable With Not Knowing Everything’: How a Mysterious Whitney Biennial Confronts Our Anxious Moment

Art World

‘I’m Very Interested in These So-Called Useless Objects’: Watch Ai Weiwei Describe How He Chooses a Format for Pointed Critiques

Auctions

Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale Will Offer New NFTs From Some of the OGs of Computer-Generated Art

Art World

Art Industry News: An International Three-Museum Matisse Extravaganza Will Kick Off in Philadelphia This Fall + Other Stories

Studio Visit

Step Into the Messy Studio of Artist Robertas Narkus as He Prepares to Represent Lithuania at the Venice Biennale

Science & Tech

A New System Called DALL-E Seems to Have Cracked the Code on True AI-Generated Art. The Implications Are Staggering

Artnet News Pro

A Buyer’s Guide to the 2022 Whitney Biennial, From a Turner Prize Nominee to an Unrepresented Provocateur

Art World

Art Industry News: Damien Hirst Says He Will Exhibit—and Then Publicly Burn—His Leftover ‘Currency’ Paintings + Other Stories

The Intelligence Report

Download the Spring 2022 Artnet Intelligence Report Here

The Intelligence Report

Introducing: The Artnet Intelligence Report, Spring 2022 Edition

Auctions

For the Third Time in Its History, Christie’s Will Sell One of the World’s Largest Diamonds to Benefit the Red Cross

Artnet News

Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off a Rare Trove of Drawings by Gérald Genta, the ‘Picasso of Watchmaking’

Art Industry News: Did a Fragment of the True Cross Sink Along With Russia’s Biggest Naval Vessel? + Other Stories

From a Blockbuster Basquiat Exhibition in New York to Namibia’s Canceled Venice Pavilion: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week

Art Industry News: National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $33 Million in Grants to 245 Exemplary Arts Projects Across the U.S. + Other Stories

‘Be Comfortable With Not Knowing Everything’: How a Mysterious Whitney Biennial Confronts Our Anxious Moment

‘I’m Very Interested in These So-Called Useless Objects’: Watch Ai Weiwei Describe How He Chooses a Format for Pointed Critiques

Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale Will Offer New NFTs From Some of the OGs of Computer-Generated Art

Art Industry News: An International Three-Museum Matisse Extravaganza Will Kick Off in Philadelphia This Fall + Other Stories

Step Into the Messy Studio of Artist Robertas Narkus as He Prepares to Represent Lithuania at the Venice Biennale

A New System Called DALL-E Seems to Have Cracked the Code on True AI-Generated Art. The Implications Are Staggering

A Buyer’s Guide to the 2022 Whitney Biennial, From a Turner Prize Nominee to an Unrepresented Provocateur

Art Industry News: Damien Hirst Says He Will Exhibit—and Then Publicly Burn—His Leftover ‘Currency’ Paintings + Other Stories

Download the Spring 2022 Artnet Intelligence Report Here

Introducing: The Artnet Intelligence Report, Spring 2022 Edition

For the Third Time in Its History, Christie’s Will Sell One of the World’s Largest Diamonds to Benefit the Red Cross

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