Artnet News Pro The Co-Founders of SuperRare Tell Us How and Why Their Incredibly Successful NFT Platform Became a DAO We spoke to the brains behind the company about its genesis four years ago and its massive growth. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 17, 2022
Auctions Bonhams Buys Boston-Based Skinner Auction House, Accelerating Consolidation of Midlevel Auctions The acquisition 'brings the world to New England,' and creates an entity known as Bonhams Skinner. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 16, 2022
Galleries Lehmann Maupin Goes All in on Tech, Offering NFTs and an Augmented Reality Experience From Ashley Bickerton Less than a year after it started accepting cryptocurrency as payment, Lehmann Maupin is wading further into the digital art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 11, 2022
Galleries The Rauschenberg Foundation Is Teaming Up With New Galleries to Bring a Bonanza of Shows to New York and Salzburg The foundation is putting a serious push behind the artist's post-1970s work. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 10, 2022
Art World Devastating Floods in Eastern Australia Have Cost Galleries and Artists ‘Incomprehensible’ Losses of Artwork and Property Flood waters reached the second floor of Lismore Regional Gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 9, 2022
Law & Politics After Losing Nearly $60 Million, the Getty Trust Is Suing Finance Giant Allianz for Allegedly Mismanaging Its Investment The Getty and others allege that Allianz lied about its risk management strategy. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 7, 2022
Politics Directors of Russia’s Top Art Museums and Fairs Are Resigning En Masse Leaders at the Pushkin Museum, the VAC Foundation, and the Cosmoscow fair have stepped down. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 4, 2022
Auctions Despite Talk of a Boycott of the Russian-Owned Auction House, Phillips Cruises to a Solid $40 Million Evening Sale in London The overall results were strong, especially considering challenges in the lead-up to the auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2022
Politics Russian Oligarch Vladimir Potanin Steps Down From the Guggenheim’s Board After Two Decades Potanin was one of a group of oligarchs who met with the Russian president at the Kremlin last week. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2022
Archaeology & History A Stunning Report Has Pinpointed the Long-Unknown Origins of the Venus of Willendorf The figurine, discovered in Austria in 1908, was likely made from stone carried all the way from Northern Italy. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 2, 2022
Law & Politics U.S. Authorities Have Indicted a Superblue Sales Director as an Alleged Conspirator of Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Just weeks before Inigo Phibrick is set to appear in court for sentencing, a new indictment has been made in the art fraud case. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 2, 2022
Market The Financial Community Is Shutting Its Doors to Russia. Will the Art Market Follow? The same conditions that create soaring values are now being used to keep a lid on art being used as an asset. By Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2022
Auctions A Prized Basquiat Owned by Billionaire Mega-Collector Yusaku Maezawa Could Fetch More Than $70 Million at Auction This Spring Maezawa also revealed he is planning to build a museum to house his collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 28, 2022
Pop Culture Thanks to the Magic of A.I., Andy Warhol Will Narrate a New Netflix Documentary Series on His Life From Beyond the Grave The documentary series aims to pull back the curtain on the artist's inner life and relationships. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 25, 2022
Law & Politics A Judge Tells Relatives of Henry Darger That There Are ‘Lots of Holes’ in Their Claim to the Late Artist’s Estate Distant relatives of the artist have stepped forward with a claim for control of the estate. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 24, 2022