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 3, 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 2, 2023
The Art Detective ‘It’s Sick But It’s True’: Why Art Addicts Go on Shopping Sprees and Then Don’t Pick Up Their New Artworks… for Years Unclaimed art purchases are a widespread phenomenon. Sometimes there's a good reason, but often there just isn't. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 31, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: From Publisher to Market Player This week: Loyal gallery’s unusual path to longevity, Patrick Drahi’s unsentimental approach to art financing, Edgar Plans’s market moment, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 31, 2023
Auctions A Rare Version of Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’ Sells for a Record $2.8 Million, Signaling Smooth Sailing for Asia Week The series of gallery and auction sales netted a robust $132 million, driven by increased travel from China. By Lee Carter, Mar 30, 2023
Wet Paint Meet the Famed Video Game Artist Who’s About to Power Up in the Art World, the Case of the Lightning-Fast Flipper, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who flipped their Lauren Quin painting after holding it for less than two years? And what gallerist won a Wet Paint hat through last week's Casting Call game? By Annie Armstrong, Mar 30, 2023
Auctions Phillips Inaugurated Its New Asia Headquarters With a Lukewarm Evening Sale in Hong Kong That Raked in $45 Million The result represents an upward trend of the region's market following Hong Kong Art Week. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 30, 2023
