The 12 Days of Artmas If You’re Looking for a Fragrance to Give, We’d Suggest a Bottle of Chanel No. 5—an Icon and Artists’ Muse Celebrating its 100th Anniversary On the fourth day of Artmas, we recount the story of the famous fragrance from legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel, and the art it has inspired. By Artnet News, Dec 16, 2021
NFTs Melania Trump Has Launched Her Own NFT Platform, With a Watercolor Image of Her Eyes as the Debut Offering “My vision is: look forward with inspiration, strength, and courage,” she says in a bizarre audio recording accompanying the first NFT. By Artnet News, Dec 16, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Apparently Europe’s Most Unlikely Bromance Is Between… Emmanuel Macron and Anselm Kiefer? + Other Stories Plus, Sally Mann wins photography's biggest prize, and the Venice Architecture Biennale names a new leader. By Artnet News, Dec 16, 2021
Art World Art-World Insiders Share Their Most Cherished Holiday Traditions, From Matching Pajamas to Crafting Artsy Ornaments Alex Prager, Jane Kallir, Benjamin Godsill, and others share their favorite holiday traditions. By Artnet News, Dec 15, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: China’s President Warns Culture Workers Not to Become Slaves to the Art Market + Other Stories Plus, Italy sends its artistic treasures to regional museums, and a new climate award looks to engage emerging artists. By Artnet News, Dec 15, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Why the Wild Success of the Van Gogh Experience Has Traditional Museum Directors Sweating Bullets + Other Stories Plus, custodial staff stage a protest at the Guggenheim Bilbao, and the Armory Show plans a focus on Latinx art. By Artnet News, Dec 14, 2021
The 12 Days of Artmas On the First Day of Artmas, My True Love Gave to Me… a Step-by-Step Guide for Gifting an NFT It is possible to give an NFT, though the process isn’t exactly seamless. To kick off The 12 Days of Artmas, here’s a how-to. By Artnet News, Dec 13, 2021
Market The U.K. Has Barred a Rare 17th-Century Portrait of an Upper-Class Black Sitter From Export to Give Museums the Chance to Buy It Public galleries and institutions have until March 9 to raise funds to acquire the unusual work. By Artnet News, Dec 13, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: California Man Sentenced to Prison for Forging Paintings by Cult ‘Shadowman’ Artist Richard Hambleton + Other Stories Plus, Uli Sigg says no works were censored in the exhibition of his collection at M+, and the founders of Metro Pictures look back. By Artnet News, Dec 13, 2021
Politics Banksy Designed a Line of T-Shirts to Raise Money for Protesters Accused of Toppling a Statue of Slave Trader Edward Colston The “Colston Four” are charged with criminal damage to public property. By Artnet News, Dec 13, 2021
Art World From Artist Pak’s Freakish New Auction Record to Chaos at the Havana Biennial: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Get caught up on the week's art news, fast. By Artnet News, Dec 10, 2021
On View The Biggest Survey of Bob Dylan’s Visual Art to Hit the U.S. Is Now Open in Miami—See Images Here The show of paintings, drawings, and sculptures opened at the Florida International University’s Frost Art Museum in November. By Artnet News, Dec 10, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: The Andy Warhol Foundation Wants to Take a Lawsuit Against the Pop Artist to the Supreme Court + Other Stories Plus, Poland's right-wing government sacks another museum director and Portugal is accused of violating its duty to the Venice Biennale. By Artnet News, Dec 10, 2021
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: A Gossip Columnist Walks Into a Bar at Art Basel Miami Beach This week, Wet Paint scribe Annie Armstrong joins the show. By Artnet News, Dec 10, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: The Brooklyn Museum Has Hired a Powerhouse Obama Administration Alumna as Its New COO + Other Stories Plus, Steve McQueen makes a deeply personal PSA for British television and Christie's first on-chain NFT sale fails to ignite. By Artnet News, Dec 9, 2021