NFTs After More Than a Year of Keeping Their Faces Hidden, the Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Appear on Camera for the First Time Feverish speculation has swirled around the identities of the men behind the hit NFT collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 5, 2022
Museums & Institutions In a Major Promotion, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Added CEO to Director Max Hollein’s Title Hollein takes the mantle from current CEO Dan Weiss, who is stepping down next summer. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 4, 2022
Analysis In 2020, Blue-Chip Art Businesses Flocked to the Hamptons. Are They in It for the Long Haul? "It's a thing," said one veteran dealer of the newly energized Hamptons art scene. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 3, 2022
Law & Politics Henry Darger’s Heirs Open Up a New Front in Their Legal Battle to Control His Lucrative Market A group of 50 distant relatives are trying to wrest control from the late artist's former landlords. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2022
Art Fairs Design Miami Is Canceling Its First Paris Edition After French Police Nixed Its Planned Location for Fear of Potential ‘Social Movements’ Police said they are concerned about security in the public square. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 1, 2022
Law & Politics In a Surprise Move, a Swiss Court Is Reopening an Investigation Into Swiss Billionaire Yves Bouvier at the Behest of His Nemesis, Dmitry Rybolovlev The previous case was thrown out on bribery-related allegations in Monaco. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 29, 2022
People Artist Jennifer Bartlett, Known for Her Intensive Investigations Into the Possibilities of Painting, Has Died at Age 81 The artist has been making her striking installations on steel plates for more than 50 years. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2022
NFTs Burn, Baby, Burn! Damien Hirst Will Set His Own Drawings Aflame in the Culmination of His Grand NFT Experiment ‘The Currency’ What happens when a YBA crosses paths with NFTs? By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2022
Crime A Dutch Court Upheld an Eight-Year Sentence for the Daring Serial Thief Who Stole Nearly $20 Million in Art From Museums The court wants to send a message about the serious nature of art theft. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2022
Law & Politics A Version of Monopoly Featuring a Graffiti Artist’s Mural Has Sparked a Fierce Legal Drama Over Copyright The artist says including a photo of his mural in the game constitutes copyright infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 21, 2022
Law & Politics A Sculptor’s Lawsuit Against Jeff Koons Over the Originality of the Mega-Artist’s Most Infamous Work Can Proceed, a U.S. Judge Rules Michael Hayden says Koons improperly used one of his sculptures in the "Made in Heaven" series. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 20, 2022
People Claes Oldenburg, the Leading Pop-Art Sculptor Who Turned Hamburgers and Erasers Into Whimsical Totems of the 20th Century, Has Died at 93 Oldenburg's monumental and playful outdoor sculptures can be seen all over the world. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2022
Art World Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Lays Off 20 Percent of Its Staff as It Prepares for a ‘Prolonged Downturn’ OpenSea CEO said changes being made now will help the company survive. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022
Auctions Phillips Announces a Record $746 Million in Auction and Private Sales for First Half of 2022, Another Sign of the Peaking Art Market The auction house also revealed the opening of its first Los Angeles outpost. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions ‘People Are Willing to Give Their Lives’: We Spoke to Ukrainians Who Are Risking Everything to Safeguard Their Country’s Art For some museum workers, who survived the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the scene is all too familiar. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022