The Hammer Simon de Pury on How the World’s Top Fashion Houses Have Worked With Artists to Create a Red-Hot Market for Collaborations The auctioneer ruminates on how contemporary art stars have used these projects to the advantage of their market. By Simon de Pury, Sep 6, 2021
Artnet News Pro Simon de Pury on How Trailblazing Hip Hop Stars Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z Built Bridges Between the Worlds of Music and Art The auctioneer charts the unlikely melding of these two worlds. By Simon de Pury, Aug 2, 2021
The Hammer Industry Veteran Simon de Pury on Why Portrait Commissions Are Making a Comeback for the Art World in the 21st Century Who would you choose to do yours? By Simon de Pury, Jun 21, 2021
The Hammer Why Is the Art World Raving About Monaco? Simon de Pury Makes the Case for Why His Home Turf Is a Must-Go Industry Destination With its deep-pocketed collector base and persuasive atmosphere of Old World splendor, the principality is enjoying an art market revival. By Simon de Pury, May 24, 2021
The Hammer Simon de Pury Found NFTs Very, Very Confusing. So He Gave Himself a Crash Course—and Realized They’re Here to Stay The art-industry veteran weighs in on the gold rush for NFTs, and what it has in common with the Swatch boom of the '80s. By Simon de Pury, Apr 26, 2021
The Hammer In Pictures: Art-World Veteran Simon de Pury Looks Back on an Extraordinary Year of a Locked-Down Art Industry De Pury looks back on a year of transformation. By Simon de Pury, Mar 24, 2021
The Hammer Art-World Insider Simon de Pury on Why Instagram Will Endure as the Art Industry’s Favorite Platform Instagram has become an essential portal into contemporary culture. By Simon de Pury, Feb 22, 2021
The Hammer Auction Houses Are Shifting More and More to Private Sales. So Why Haven’t Top Galleries Tried Their Hand at Auctions? Auction veteran Simon de Pury on how galleries could crack down on art flippers by challenging auction houses on their own turf. By Simon de Pury, Jan 26, 2021
The Hammer Auction Veteran Simon de Pury on His Whirlwind Adventures Behind the Scenes on the Hit Netflix Show ‘Emily in Paris’ The auctioneer shares his experience on the set. By Simon de Pury, Dec 17, 2020
Opinion 5 Bold Predictions From Art-Industry Veteran Simon de Pury for How the Auction Business Will Change in the Post-COVID Era The auctioneer shares his thoughts on the future of auctions. By Simon de Pury, May 15, 2020
People Simon’s World . . . On Instagram Simon de Pury seeks art in Azerbaijan, Warsaw, and Paris. By Simon de Pury, Mar 6, 2015
People Simon de Pury Spends Night Inside Antony Gormley Sculpture Who wants an adventure before happily bedding down? By Simon de Pury, Feb 2, 2015
People Simon’s World . . . On Instagram Snapshots from the life of the auctioneer. By Simon de Pury, Jan 23, 2015
Events and Parties Simon’s World . . . On Instagram Check out what Simon de Pury's been looking at lately. By Simon de Pury, Nov 20, 2014
Events and Parties Simon’s World: Svetlana Kuzmicheva-Uspenskaya and Jeff Koons Unite For Charity The global art market is having repercussions in the charity world. By Simon de Pury, Oct 21, 2014
