The Art Detective How Collector Alexander DiPersia Went From Being a C-Level Hollywood Actor to Making ‘Grownup, Big-Boy’ Moves in the Art Market A real-estate scion linked to a string of glamorous love interests, DiPersia is making an unexpectedly serious name for himself in the art business. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 7, 2023
Wet Paint Inside Andre Sakhai’s Legal Troubles Over an Anna Weyant Painting, a Satanic Artist Protests Palm Sunday in L.A., and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what dealer was spotted reading a classic book on salesmanship on the subway? And what gallery is opening at an Atlantis resort in Dubai? By Annie Armstrong, Apr 7, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Store of Value This week: an art-market logistics mystery, big trouble at big auction houses and museums, extra-sunny buyer psychology, and much more. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2023
Auctions A TikToker Bought a Vintage Purse for $1. It Turned Out to Be a 1920s Cartier Bag That Sold for $9,450 at Auction Chandler West's stunning discovery has gone viral on TikTok. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2023
Market How Does Data Give You the Edge in the Art Market? A Q&A With Artnet’s Head of Strategy and Chief Data Scientist About the New Price Database Artnet's chief strategy officer Albert Neuendorf, and chief data scientist Fabian Bocart weigh in. By Andrew Goldstein, Apr 6, 2023
NFTs Elon Musk Has Inexplicably Changed Twitter’s Logo to That of Dogecoin’s, Causing the Joke Cryptocurrency to Spike in Value Twitter replaced its bird icon with Dogecoin's dog and no one really knows why. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 6, 2023
Market New York’s Landmark Flatiron Building Will Go Up for Auction—Again—After the First Winning Bidder Failed to Pay a $19 Million Deposit Last month, an auction looked to clear up debates over the ownership of the iconic structure, but the sale only complicated the situation. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 6, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening Sale Brings In a Respectable $85.5 Million, Fueled by a Strong Demand for Ultra-Contemporary Art Artist records were set for Matthew Wong, Pang Jiun, Loie Hollowell, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2023
The Gray Market Don’t Believe the ‘Resistance-Is-Futile’ Hype When It Comes to A.I. and Art Our columnist looks at how a recent, precedent-setting legal case might lead us to rethink narratives about tech's world-devouring promises. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2023
Market Want to Dip a Toe Into the Blazing Market for Picasso? We Polled the Experts About Where the Smart Buys Are Demand has seldom been higher, but there are plenty of hidden gems to be scooped up at lower price points. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2023
Art Fairs Sao Paulo’s Art Week Celebrated Brazil’s Multiplicity, Reflecting the New Government’s More Expansionist Vision of Culture SP-Arte was more integrated than ever into the city outside its walls. By Ela Bittencourt, Apr 5, 2023
Analysis The Latest UBS Art Basel Report Puts the Global Art Market at $67.8 Billion, Indicating Modest Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty The art market, while still top-heavy, defied much of the ongoing global and economic volatility in 2022. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 4, 2023
NFTs Damien Hirst Is No Longer Making His Signature Spin Paintings. Instead, He’s Unveiled a New A.I. Generator So You Can Make Them Yourself Artworks generated by the platform can be purchased as a physical piece, an NFT, or both. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 3, 2023
NFTs How Should NFTs Be Taxed? The IRS Is Asking the Public to Weigh In The IRS is seeking comments on its plan to tax NFTs as collectible assets. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 3, 2023
Artnet News Pro Peter Doig’s Latest Work Is ‘the Most Talked About Show in London.’ But What’s Really Going on Behind the Scenes of His Art Market? From a notorious speculator to the possible involvement of a Russian consortium, the artist's market history is full of twists and turns. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 3, 2023