On View ‘It’s About Being Hopeful’: Rising Star Artist Honor Titus Serves Up an Ace of a Debut Painting Show in Chelsea The young artist and former punk singer has the year's first heavily buzzed-about sold-out show, open through March at Timothy Taylor. By Nate Freeman, 5 hours ago
Art World Wet Paint: Colby Mugrabi Turns on President Trump, Beastie Boy Mom Sells $150 Geodes at Sotheby’s, & More Art-World Gossip What big American art fair is getting pushed from April to September? What shuttered art boîte is about to reopen? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jan 15, 2021
Art World Wet Paint: Art Dealer’s Daughter Pitches Woo on ‘The Bachelor,’ Eight-Figure Diebenkorn Goes to Palm Beach, & More Art-World Gossip What gallery scooped up an ex-Gavin Brown artist? What bar's become the go-to art boite in freezing New York? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jan 8, 2021
Art World John Outterbridge, the Pioneering Assemblage Artist and Los Angeles Community Activist, Has Died at 87 The artist was recently part of the museum shows "Soul of A Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power" and "Outliers and American Vanguard Art." By Nate Freeman, Dec 23, 2020
People Sven Sachsalber, an Inventive and Wily Italian Artist Who Was on the Rise in New York’s Art Scene, Has Died at 33 The cause of death is unknown. By Nate Freeman, Dec 21, 2020
Art World Wet Paint: Aby Rosen’s Gramercy Park Hotel Is About to Get Evicted, Jay-Z and Beyoncé Scoop Up New Art, & More Art-World Gossip What buzzy Christie's sale bombed? Which Manhattan art-world haunts are closing for the winter? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Dec 18, 2020
Auctions Hot Lots: These 7 Artists Emerged as Market Sensations During This Year’s Star-Making Auction Day Sales Alex Gardner, Salman Toor, Christina Quarles, and other artists drastically outperformed expectations. By Nate Freeman, Dec 15, 2020
Art World Wet Paint: Vito Schnabel Nabs Chelsea Space, Jared and Ivanka Are Moving to Miami’s Art-Collector Island, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip What art festival became a superspreader event? Who gave Dimes Square a shout out on Seth Meyers? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Dec 11, 2020
Auctions Led by Neiman Marcus’s Estimate-Smashing Calder Mobile, Sotheby’s Latest Hybrid Evening Sale Pulled in $63.4 Million Sotheby's final livestreamed auction of the year brought in a respectable total—although last-minute withdrawals offered a skewed picture. By Nate Freeman, Dec 8, 2020
Art World On the Scene in Palm Beach, Where New York’s Most Powerful Galleries Have Opened Spaces in the Land of Mar-a-Lago Transplant art galleries have found it easy to sell works in person on the US's most elite tropical island. By Nate Freeman, Dec 7, 2020
Art Fairs Here’s What It’s Like on the Ground in Miami Beach, Where Zombie Art Basel Is Happening, Sort Of The fairs were cancelled, penthouses languished, and parties got called off. That's when things got interesting. By Nate Freeman, Dec 4, 2020
Art World Wet Paint: The Mugrabis Go Big on Kenny Scharf, Jay-Z and Beyoncé Lose Out on an Amoako Boafo, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip What supermodel went to the Boros Collection? What Soho spot did Chloe Sevingy diss for kicking out an old fave? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Dec 4, 2020
People ‘He Was Mythic’: The Late Artist-Provocateur Dash Snow’s Legacy Is Poised for a Resurgence With the Backing of a Hot Upstart Gallery Morán Morán now represents the Dash Snow estate, which will be co-run by Snow's former partner Jade Berreau and the artist Dan Colen. By Nate Freeman, Dec 2, 2020
Art World Wet Paint: Kushner Brother Angles to Become a Mega-Collector, Ai Weiwei Sows Misinformation on Biden Win, & More Art-World Gossip What collector was spotted wearing a MAGA mask at the White House? Which artist did Emrata accuse of being a copycat? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Nov 20, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Spent Weeks in Quarantine to Participate in Shanghai’s Art Week, the First Major In-Person Event Since Lockdown. Was It Worth It? Here's what it took for US and European galleries to participate in Shanghai's West Bund and ART021 fairs. By Eileen Kinsella & Nate Freeman, Nov 13, 2020