Wet Paint MoMA Curator Is the Victim of a Terrifying Shark Attack, Larry Gagosian Gets Lasik, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what beloved New York author signed up for Threads? Who showed up to Jay-Z's "Book of Hov" opening party? By Annie Armstrong, Jul 20, 2023
NFTs Melania Trump Has Released an Apollo 11-Themed NFT That May Violate NASA’s Merchandising Policy The NFT features the iconic image of astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the surface of the moon. By Adam Schrader, Jul 20, 2023
NFTs The Jackson Pollock Studio’s First NFT Collection Sold Out in Mere Hours, Raking in More Than $450,000 One of the NFTs minted out in 32 minutes. By Min Chen, Jul 20, 2023
The Gray Market Is Metalabel, From the Former CEO of Kickstarter, the Cure for the Ills of the Creator Economy? Our columnist interviews Yancey Strickler, cofounder of the new venture Metalabel, about how artists can thrive beyond the creator economy. By Tim Schneider, Jul 19, 2023
Auctions A Glittering Trove of Olympic Treasures—From Relay Torches to Medals Dating Back to the First Modern Games—Heads to Auction There used to be art competitions at the Olympics, along with sporting events. By Lee Carter, Jul 19, 2023
Art Fairs Veteran Gallerist Bridget Finn Appointed Director of Art Basel Miami Beach Finn brings extensive experience and knowledge of the gallery eco-system to the new role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 19, 2023
Auctions Could a Corruption Investigation Into Patrick Drahi’s Cable Company Spark Problems For Sotheby’s? An Altice executive has been detained as part of a sweeping probe alleging money laundering, among other crimes. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2023
Art Fairs ‘Galleries Were Selling Paintings in the Dark’: Flooding Imperiled $400 Million in Art at a Hamptons Fair and Shut the Event Down Early Everyone had to evacuate the Southampton fair early. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2023
The Art Detective Who Bought the Mysterious Klimt at Sotheby’s? An Equally Enigmatic Hong Kong Power Broker, Some Believe Sold by one shadowy entity and purchased by another, will the masterwork's fate ever truly be known? By Katya Kazakina, Jul 15, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Great American Frieze This week: Frieze’s bold U.S. expansion, breaking up (a gallery) is hard to do, and much more. By Artnet News, Jul 14, 2023
Auctions The U.K. Has Slapped an Export Ban on a $2.9 Million Alberto Giacometti Chandelier to Allow a Local Institution to Acquire the Work Will a U.K. museum step forward to buy the unique piece by the Swiss sculptor, or will the rare lighting fixture wind up abroad? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2023
Auctions France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023
Wet Paint Inside the Awards Ceremony for the Art World’s Most Downtrodden Underclass, the Roth Bar Returns to Chelsea, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what hot new artist couple showed up to play at the Lesbian and Bisexual Backgammon League? Who is penning a new profile of Larry Gagosian for the New Yorker? By Annie Armstrong, Jul 13, 2023
Auctions Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts’s Jazz-Age Collection Heads to Auction, Led by an Inscribed Copy of ‘The Great Gatsby’ His bandmates called him “totally unique and devoted to jazz and literature from boyhood.” By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023
NFTs Jackson Pollock’s Paint-Splattered Studio Floor, Caked With Residues of His Artistic Activity, Will Be Featured in a New NFT Collection For the Ab-Ex star’s first Web3 outing, collectors will receive a NFT and a hand-numbered museum-quality print. By Min Chen, Jul 13, 2023
