The Art Detective Why Do Artists Leave Their Galleries? It’s About Money—and a Whole Lot More The announcements of new artist-dealer relationships are coming at an increasingly fast clip. Here's what's driving the musical chairs. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 23, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Gagosian Director Adam Cohen Armorys Hard With Dan Colen and Rashid Johnson The proprietor of A Hug from the Art World takes us along for an action-packed week. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 22, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on the Hot Art Cities Primed to Displace New York as the Center of the Art World The veteran auctioneer and global traveler weighs in on the city's vying for the crown. By Simon de Pury, Sep 22, 2022
The Gray Market Auctioneers Are Gatecrashing the Primary Market. But That Might Not Be a Terrible Thing Our columnist wades into the controversy over auctioneers' primary-market sales series to see who's really gone too deep. By Tim Schneider, Sep 21, 2022
Wet Paint Rick Rubin May Have Burned Down Donald Judd’s Former Home, a Conceptual Art Thief Hits Miami, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, how did Frieze threaten a collector? Which well-known dealer was impersonated at sea? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 15, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Art Journalist Randy Kennedy Fueled Up on French Home-Cooking to Kick Off New York’s Fall Art Season The writer and Hauser & Wirth principal took us through a week in his life. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 15, 2022
The Gray Market Two Buzzy Hybrid Projects Have a Lot to Teach Us About the Uneasy Merger Between Crypto and Physical Art Our columnist weighs in on what recent events in New York suggest about the total convergence of tangible and tokenized art. By Tim Schneider, Sep 13, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Friedrich Petzel Wheels and Deals Across Frieze Seoul, Then Jumps Back Into the Gallery Grind in New York The art dealer takes us through a week in his life while in South Korea. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 9, 2022
Wet Paint Art Dealer Max Levai Romps Through the Hamptons, Mary Boone Is Looking for a New Space, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what art gallery did Joe Biden's daughter take her full security detail to? What dealers are out at Burning Man? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 8, 2022
The Art Detective As They Arrive in New York, the Dealers Behind Sprüth Magers Discuss How a Gallery Can Have a ‘Cultural Footprint’ The much-admired dealers of 20th century titans are debuting in New York with an exhibition of work by John Baldessari. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 1, 2022
Wet Paint Beyoncé’s Favorite Photographer Gets a New Gallery, Jerry Saltz Gets Into a Social Media Dust-Up, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist got a commission from one of the Spice Girls? Who owns the art world's cutest-ever dog? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 1, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Rapper and Curator Vic Mensa Hits the Studio With Thundercat and Hangs Out at His Kavi Gupta Group Show The rapper had his curatorial debut, "SKIN + MASKS", in Chicago this summer. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 31, 2022
The Gray Market Everything the Art Industry Needs to Know About the Major Change Coming to the Ethereum Blockchain (and Other Insights) Our columnist unspools how Ethereum’s upcoming technical evolutions will impact artists and the art business across sectors. By Tim Schneider, Aug 30, 2022
The Art Detective Musicians and Movie Stars Have Had Managers Forever. Now, It’s Becoming Big Business to Manage Artists, Too Longtime art advisors say that managing artists has become the fastest-growing segment of their business. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 26, 2022
Wet Paint New York’s Cool Art Kids Are Hanging Out in… the Financial District? Pat Steir Is Joining a Mega-Gallery, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, where did the Clintons go art-hopping in the Hamptons? And who is the latest addition to the Henry Street gallery hub? By Annie Armstrong, Aug 25, 2022