Unfairly Imprisoned, He Labored on a Chain Gang for Years. Now Winfred Rembert’s Paintings About That Experience Are Selling for Nearly $300,000

The Art Detective

Unfairly Imprisoned, He Labored on a Chain Gang for Years. Now Winfred Rembert’s Paintings About That Experience Are Selling for Nearly $300,000

Prices for the visceral art of Winfred Rembert, the late Pulitzer Prize winner, have tripled in six months.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 30, 2022

Wet Paint

Wet Paint in the Wild: Curator Roya Sachs Goes Backstage to Produce Some Art Wizardry at a Psychedelic Music Festival

The curator takes us along for an action-packed trip to Format music festival in the Ozarks.

By Annie Armstrong, Sep 29, 2022

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