Wet Paint Meet the Young Collectors Calling the Shots at the Guggenheim, a Highly Placed Art Worlder’s Anti-Woke Tweets, and More Art World Gossip Plus, what artwork did Spike Lee buy this week? Which legacy art publication is rumored to be restructuring? By Annie Armstrong, May 25, 2023
Artnet News Pro More Than Meets the Eye: 5 Data-Driven Takeaways From New York’s $1.5 Billion Spring Auctions Our columnist dove deep on auction metrics to locate the market signals in an unusually noisy season. By Tim Schneider, May 25, 2023
Artnet News Pro Hot Lots: 5 Works That Shattered Expectations During New York’s 2023 Spring Sales We look at the lots that overperformed last week and consider what it tells us about the state of the market. By Artnet News, May 25, 2023
Auctions Henri Matisse’s Home and Studio on the French Riviera, Where the Artist Made His Paper Cutouts, Has Hit the Market for $2.7 Million The apartment's new residents will occupy the space where Matisse lived and worked for over ten years. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 25, 2023
NFTs Photographer Chen Man’s First NFT Series Is a Futuristic Spectacle Featuring a Pregnant Grimes as an A.I. Cyborg The musician is depicted wearing a tattered shirt that reads "X AE A-12 MUSK." By Richard Whiddington, May 24, 2023
Auctions An Extraordinary Wristwatch Belonging to the Last Emperor of China Just Sold for $6.2 Million, Setting Multiple Auction Records Aisin-Giro Puyi wore the rare Patek Philippe timepiece while detained in Siberia. By Lee Carter, May 24, 2023
Artnet News Pro Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 12 Takeaways From New York’s Nearly $1.5 Billion Spring Sales From the priciest work to the biggest flop (and more), here are our parting observations from New York's marquee auctions this May. By Artnet News, May 23, 2023
Auctions A 2,000-Year-Old Gold Greek Stater Just Fetched $6 Million at Auction, Making It the Most Expensive Ancient Coin Ever Sold The coin once belonged to the State Hermitage Museum until it was sold off by Joseph Stalin. By Richard Whiddington, May 23, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s First Sale of NFTs From Three Arrows Capital’s Collection Pulled in a Stunning $2.4 Million, Obliterating Estimates A 'Fidenza' went for five times its presale estimate. By Richard Whiddington, May 22, 2023
Auctions Nearly $6 Million Was Just Raised to Help Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home, Thanks to Venus Williams and Adam Pendleton An online sale co-curated by the tennis star and the artist featured works by 11 high-profile artists. By Vittoria Benzine, May 22, 2023
Art Fairs Where Does Art Stand Today? Here Are a Few Critical Impressions Gleaned at the Frieze New York Art Fair Takeaways from a frenzied week of art fairs. Plus, "That '70s Show!" By Ben Davis, May 22, 2023
Market Former Sotheby’s Asia Chief Executive Kevin Ching Joins Christie’s Amid a Regional Boom Auction houses in Asia should not focus on chasing trends, lest they neglect what they do best, the veteran warns. By Vivienne Chow, May 22, 2023
Auctions Claude Lalanne, Tiffany, and Two Giacometti Brothers Headline the June Design Sale at Christie’s New York The auction house will host a sale of unparalleled 20th- and 21st-century design on June 8. By Vittoria Benzine, May 22, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Buyer’s Choice This week: inside the collecting mind, a gossip hound’s how-to guide, a very Lalanne toast to the weekend, and much more. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Art Fairs 6 Galleries Changing the Conversation at New York’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair The fair serves to connect new audiences to African artists—but it opens new conversations around diaspora as well. By Melissa Smith, May 19, 2023
