Simon de Pury on How He Keeps His Finger on the Pulse of a Rapidly Transforming Art Industry

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Simon de Pury on How He Keeps His Finger on the Pulse of a Rapidly Transforming Art Industry

Hint: it involves Roblox.

By Simon de Pury, Jan 24, 2022

The Art Detective

Crypto-Rich Collectors Are Putting Up Their NFTs as Collateral to Get Cold, Hard Cash. But Is It Actually a Good Deal?

Banks have charged clients as little as one percent for art loans. An NFT-backed loan can come with a rate of more than 100 percent.

By Katya Kazakina, Jan 23, 2022

Wet Paint

Lucas Zwirner Is Looking for Love, Tribeca Dealers Sound Alarm on the Mega-Gallery Moving In, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip

Plus, which art-world socialite is hanging out with Venus Williams? Which hospitality king is opening up a new shop in New York?

By Annie Armstrong, Jan 21, 2022

Kenny Schachter

Kenny Schachter Has a Message for All You NFT Skeptics: Crypto Art Just Paid for My IRL New Apartment

Our columnist has a bone to pick with one NFT naysayer in particular.

By Kenny Schachter, Jan 19, 2022

Kenny Schachter

Bonus: Kenny Schachter’s 10 Daring NFT—and Crypto—Predictions for 2022

Our columnist has some visions of the near future to share.

By Kenny Schachter, Jan 19, 2022

The Gray Market

4 Burning Questions About Resale Restrictions Ignited by the Market’s Latest Art-Flipping Scandal (and Other Insights)

Our columnist parses the very public legal battle between Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 18, 2022

The Art Detective

Emerging African Artists Have Amassed Nearly $65 Million at Auction Since 2019. Some of Them Don’t Even Have Galleries Yet

Artists such as Ismail Isshaq and Emmanuel Taku are igniting bidding wars at auction before they've even had a major New York gallery show.

By Katya Kazakina, Jan 13, 2022

Wet Paint

Celebrity Daughter Lands Gig at Gagosian, Paul Chan’s New Show Draws Weirdly Intense Backlash, and More Art-World Gossip

Plus, which auctioneer denounced lockdown measures on Instagram? Which artist collaborated with Reese's Puffs cereal? Read on for answers.

By Annie Armstrong, Jan 12, 2022

The Gray Market

Why One Crypto Critic’s Thought Experiment May Actually Point the Way Forward for Digital Art (and Other Insights)

Our columnist addresses whether avant-garde NFTs can be the exception to the rule that the internet's next phase will repeat past mistakes.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 11, 2022

Wet Paint

Kanye West Teams Up With Judy Chicago, TikToker Gets $25K Offers for Probably Fake Banksys, and More Art-World Gossip

Plus, which artist blasted the New Yorker for trying to cancel New Years? What painter is now on an exclusive dating app? Read on for answers.

By Annie Armstrong, Jan 5, 2022

The Gray Market

Artnet Oracle Tim Schneider Offers 10 Adventurous, Highly Specific Predictions for the Art World in 2022 (and Other Insights)

Our columnist once again peers into the swirling mists of the new year to try to decipher what lies ahead of the art industry.

By Tim Schneider, Jan 4, 2022

The Gray Market

How Artnet Oracle Tim Schneider’s 10 Highly Specific Art-World Predictions for 2021 Worked Out (and Other Insights)

Our columnist grades the predictions he made at the start of 2021 to see where he went right (and wrong).

By Tim Schneider, Dec 28, 2021

The Art Detective

Sotheby’s Owner Patrick Drahi Stands to Make a Fortune Off an IPO Just Two Years After Taking the House Private. How? By Being Ruthless

Cost-cutting, smart financial plays, strong branding, and very good timing helped make Sotheby's an extremely listable asset.

By Katya Kazakina, Dec 20, 2021

Artists Slap Dealer With Suit for Missing Payments, Brooklyn Museum Prez Tries to Block Bad Press, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip

Plus, what party drew Rob Storr and Alison Roman? What art-adjacent restaurant just got shut down for health reasons? Read on for answers.

By Annie Armstrong, Dec 17, 2021

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