Auctions A Hat That Napoléon Wore During the Battle of Jena Just Sold for $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s It’s the first of two hats worn by the emperor appearing at auction this fall. By Taylor Dafoe, 6 hours ago
Museums A Group of Nigerian Artists Have an Offer for the British Museum: Return the Benin Bronzes and We’ll Give You New Ones in Exchange The British Museum has been noncommittal in its stance on repatriating the historic artifacts. By Taylor Dafoe, 9 hours ago
Auctions A Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Could Fetch Over $30 Million at Sotheby’s—and Become the Priciest Work by a Female Artist Ever Sold The painting, titled “Diego y yo (Diego and I),” would handily smash the record for Kahlo. By Taylor Dafoe, 1 day ago
Auctions Six Paintings by Radiohead’s Cover Artist Are Going Up for Sale at Christie’s London—See Them Here They were made by Stanley Donwood, the English artist responsible for the band’s covers since 1994. By Taylor Dafoe, 2 days ago
Market An NFT Marketplace Exec’s CryptoPunk Avatar Helped Web Sleuths Bust Him for Insider Trading Nate Chastain has stepped down from his role at OpenSea, the world's largest NFT trading platform. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 17, 2021
Art History A Newly Discovered Vincent van Gogh Drawing of a Bummed-Out Old Man Has Been Unveiled in Amsterdam Completed in November 1882, the sketch depicts an old man with his head in his hands and appears to be a study for the artist's 'Worn out.' By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 16, 2021
Art World After Outcry From Activists, Artist Pedro Reyes Will No Longer Design a Monument to Indigenous Women in Mexico City Artists and activists argued that a male sculptor should not have the authority to depict Indigenous women. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2021
Auctions Artist Dread Scott’s First NFT Is a Video of a White Man Atop an Auction Block. He’s Taking It Straight to Christie’s "This is a really rare opportunity to buy a white male for sale,” said the artist. "They don't come up very often." By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 14, 2021
Events and Parties The Owner of Beeple’s $69 Million NFT Is Turning the Artwork Into an Immersive Party—You Just Have to Pay $150 to Attend The first authorized display of the record-setting work will anchor a daylong exhibition of NFTs by 150 artists. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 13, 2021
Art Fairs Future Fair Debuts in New York With an Experimental Co-Op Model—and Dealers Say It Has Delivered Going on now through Sunday, Future Fair operates like a co-op, sharing profits with participating galleries. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 10, 2021
Auctions Just Two Bored Ape NFT Lots Brought in a Combined $26 Million at Sotheby’s This Week, a New Crypto-Art Record for the Auction House A lot of 101 apes, plus six “mutant serums,” scored $24 million alone. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 10, 2021
Politics Steve Bannon’s School for Far-Right ‘Gladiators’ Has Officially Been Evicted From Its Home in an 800-Year-Old Italian Monastery Benjamin Harnwell, Bannon’s business partner, plans to appeal the move. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 9, 2021
People Fifteen Years Ago, Keltie Ferris Was Peter Halley’s Student. The Artists, Now Friends, Sat Down to Talk Shop as They Debut New Work The painters are showing their latest abstract paintings at the Independent art fair this week. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 8, 2021
Law The Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee Is Demanding Hunter Biden’s Art Dealer Make the Artist’s Sales Public Hunter's career is "insulting to the art ecosystem," said Representative James Comer, quoting art advisor Lisa Schiff. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 8, 2021
Pop Culture ‘I Want People to Have Strong Reactions’: Director Cheryl Dunn on Her Documentary About Enfant Terrible Artist Dash Snow 'Moments Like This Never Last' features never-before-seen footage of the mid-2000s New York scene. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 7, 2021
