The Gray Market In 2023, You Can’t Spell ‘Art Market’ Without ‘M&A’—How Perrotin’s Sale of a Majority Stake in His Gallery Pencils Out Our columnist consults mergers and acquisitions pros to shed a little light on Colony IM's pending investment in Perrotin. By Tim Schneider, Jun 21, 2023
Wet Paint Wet Paint Goes to Basel, Where We Were Tattooed by David Mugrabi, Fleeced for Drinks, and Appalled by the Beds at Les Trois Rois Our columnist reports live from Basel's most exclusive and mythologized hotel. By Annie Armstrong, Jun 15, 2023
The Gray Market Apple’s Hotly Anticipated Mixed-Reality Headset Won’t Disrupt the Art World, But Could Help Optimize the Market Our columnist weighs in on what Apple's Vision Pro will mean for the art world. By Tim Schneider, Jun 14, 2023
The Art Detective Market Reset or Not, Art Basel Still Dazzles: Top Trophies Range From a $60 Million ‘Mellon’ Rothko to $22.5 Million Bronze Spider Several artworks are being offered at a significant markup over prices they commanded just recently, while others are coming to the fair at a steep discount. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 9, 2023
Wet Paint Inside the New Underground Art World Poker League at Amanita, Queer Thoughts Says Ta-Ta (for Now?), and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what gallerist was caught dining en plein air in Paris with Alex Katz? Which art space is offering a bounty for whoever graffitied their windows? By Annie Armstrong, Jun 8, 2023
The Gray Market L.A. Art Phenom Adam Alessi Has Blazed a Trail to New York. His Warped Figures Are Avatars of an Unsettled Art World Our columnist considers how the artist's New York debut at Clearing gallery may clarify a muddled moment in the market. By Tim Schneider, Jun 8, 2023
Wet Paint A Famous Artist Plops Down on Henry Street, the Case of Allan Schwartzman and the Delectable Sandwich Mixup, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who are the art world's Taylor Swift fans devout enough to trek out to see her perform in New Jersey? What buzzy Dimes Square restaurant is closing? By Annie Armstrong, Jun 1, 2023
The Art Detective What Went Wrong With Christie’s Fineberg Sale, the Auction That Nearly Drove the Art Market to Despair? Plenty. At first, people were stunned to see art by major names selling for a pittance. Then they got excited. By Katya Kazakina, May 26, 2023
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
The Hammer Simon de Pury on How the Obsessions of Our Youngest Generation Can Predict Future Trends in Collecting The veteran auctioneer shares what he's learned from observing successive generations of buyers. By Simon de Pury, May 19, 2023
The Art Detective ‘My Assistant Told Me to Slow Down’: How Top Art Collectors Budget Their Money (and Time) During New York’s Big Auction Season With auctions, art fairs, and gallery dinners galore, it's not easy for the well-heeled to stick to a schedule. By Katya Kazakina, May 13, 2023
Wet Paint James Turrell Gives the Wackiest Gala Speech, Ex Karma Director Opens Promising New Space in Chinatown, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist did Larry Gagosian bring to sit courtside at a Knicks game? Who showed up to Alex Arnault's star-studded birthday party? By Annie Armstrong, May 11, 2023
The Gray Market Why Should Artists Care About the Writers’ Strike? Because They Work Under the Same Global Pressures Our columnist unearths the hidden parallels between the Writers Guild of America’s walkout and the average artist’s plight. By Tim Schneider, May 10, 2023
The Art Detective Revealed: The Mystery Consignors to New York’s $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions, From a Storied Mega-Dealer to the Founder of Cirque de Soleil Who is liquidating art in this season's spring sales? The answers might surprise you (or not). By Katya Kazakina, May 5, 2023
Wet Paint The Game of Museum-Director Musical Chairs Heats Up, Leo Fitzpatrick’s Gallery Is Closing Shop, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, how does Lucy Bull get rid of her back pain from painting? Where did all the art stars wind up after the Met Gala? By Annie Armstrong, May 4, 2023
