Wet Paint Wet Paint: Libbie Mugrabi’s Legal Issues Multiply, Art Advisor Appears to Photoshop Herself Into Instagram Snaps, & More Art-World Gossip Which elusive artist is showing their first work in decades? What's the latest power gallery to open a Paris outpost? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jun 18, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Gagosian Farm Team? How the Fabled Mega-Dealer Is Leaning on Smaller Gallerists to Scout Fresh Talent for His Stable Two artists in particular may point towards the future of programming at the world's most famous mega-gallery. By Nate Freeman, Jun 14, 2021
Wet Paint Buyer of $1.4 Million Emily Mae Smith Unmasked, Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Spotted Upstate, & More Art-World Gossip What artist got a visit from LeBron James? What's the latest Chelsea gallery to open an Aspen outpost? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jun 11, 2021
Wet Paint Lawsuit Alleges Leon Black Used a Fake Museum Gig as Bait in Abusive Relationship, Galas Go Back to IRL, & More Art-World Gossip Which downtown hotspot did Met director Max Hollein hit up? What upstate gallery is opening a new Manhattan outpost? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jun 4, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: NFT Collective Whines Over Cryptopunks Sale, Coveted Young Artist Joins Hauser & Wirth, & More Art-World Gossip Which art dealer is sitting courtside at Knicks playoff games? What famed artist-made house hit the market? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 28, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: Julian Schnabel Is Having a Baby at 70, Market Goes Gaga for Long-Dead Surrealist, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip What rock star has a secret stash of George Condo paintings? What unlikely U.S. city is being scouted by a mega-gallery? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 21, 2021
Artnet News Pro Hot Lots: 6 Artworks That Completely Upended Expectations During Last Week’s New York Day Sales The evening sales get all the attention. But it's at the day sales where market stars are born. By Nate Freeman, May 18, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: West Coast Power Broker David Kordansky Expands to New York, Cryptopunks Buyers Revealed, & More Art-World Gossip What consignor saw their Jonas Wood increase in value by 14,000 percent? What fair has a new Asia edition to reveal next week? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 14, 2021
Auctions Supercharged by a $103 Million Picasso, Christie’s Ended New York’s Spring Auction Week With a Mammoth $481 Million Sale Other big lots included a $48.5 million Monet and a $37 million Van Gogh. Yet for all the big numbers, the auction seemed a bit deflated. By Nate Freeman, May 13, 2021
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Real Estate Developer Bob Rennie on Collecting Performance and Installing Extremely Clever Bathroom Art The real estate tycoon tells us all about his personal treasure trove. By Nate Freeman, May 10, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: Ken Griffin Buys Barnett Newman Masterpiece, In-Demand Painter Opens Downtown Gallery, & More Art-World Gossip What artist got a studio visit from Drake? What actress has a painting show at a gallery in the California desert? Read on to find out. By Nate Freeman, May 7, 2021
Art Fairs ‘It’s Exciting for People to Have That ‘Wow’ Moment’: Collectors Snap Up Major Works by Dana Schutz and George Condo at Frieze New York Dealers managed to do strong business on opening day at the pared-down Frieze New York. By Nate Freeman & Eileen Kinsella, May 5, 2021
Artnet News Pro Why Did a Horde of the Uber-Rich Just Descend on Mexico City’s Galleries? Because the Art Market’s Future (for Now) Is Regional Even without a fair at a convention center, Zona Maco provided a model that other international art hubs can follow. By Nate Freeman, May 4, 2021
Art World Wet Paint: Felix Fair to Open During L.A. Gallery Weekend, Buzzy New York Show Features Mystery Artist, & More Art-World Gossip Who showed up at Larry Gagosian's uptown birthday bash? What art space let "Succession" film after Dia denied them? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Apr 23, 2021
People Painter Robert Nava Is Hated by Art-World Know-It-Alls. So Why Are Collectors Fighting for Anything From His Studio? Why do Robert Nava’s paintings feel so good to a certain class of moneyed collectors when they look so… bad? By Nate Freeman, Apr 19, 2021
