The Met Eyes the Sale of Picasso’s First Cubist Sculpture as It Works to Claw Its Way Out of a $150 Million Revenue Shortfall

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The Met Eyes the Sale of Picasso’s First Cubist Sculpture as It Works to Claw Its Way Out of a $150 Million Revenue Shortfall

We reveal the priciest work that the Met is considering selling.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 24, 2021

Wet Paint

Downtown’s Newest Art Star Has a 200-Person Waitlist, Peres Projects Is Branching Out to Seoul, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip

Plus, which mega-dealer just bought an $8.75 million Richard Neutra-designed home in L.A.? And which arts leader was hanging with Boris Johnson?

By Annie Armstrong, Sep 22, 2021

The Gray Market

Why the Wave of Climate-Crisis Art Is More Than Just Virtue-Signaling, Even If It’s Not Enough (and Other Insights)

Our columnist asks who will follow the lead of artists confronting collectors with the ecological crisis at even the most commercial events.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 21, 2021

The Art Detective

Could the Breuer Building Become a ‘Really Ritzy Gym’? Investors Eye the Famed Property as the Whitney Weighs a Sale

The clock is ticking to make a decision, and the factors at play are complex.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 19, 2021

Wet Paint

Klaus Biesenbach Was Planning to Leave L.A. for a While, Kanye West Taps Artists for His Christian School, and More Art-World Gossip

Plus, which art heiress threw a Richard Prince-themed birthday party? And what gallery is doubling down in the East Village? Read on for answers.

By Annie Armstrong, Sep 16, 2021

The Gray Market

How the ‘Platform Delusion’ of Big Tech Helps Explain Why Galleries Are Finally Turning Away From Big Art Fairs (and Other Insights)

Our columnist transports lessons from a new book on Silicon Valley that clarify galleries' growing hesitance around fairs.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 14, 2021

The Art Detective

‘The Demand Is Off the Charts’: At the Independent Fair, Young Figurative Painters Steal the Show (and Draw Mile-Long Wait Lists)

Independent offered a peek at the dynamics shaping the broader art market today.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 10, 2021

Wet Paint

Top Tennis Player Fined Over Gallery Sponsorship, Art Basel’s Last-Ditch Effort to Keep Dealers From Fleeing + More Art-World Gossip

Plus, which Silicon Valley art gallery is pivoting to an app? And which top-tier dealer is opening in upstate New York?

By Julie Baumgardner, Sep 9, 2021

The Gray Market

Why Art Basel’s $1.6 Million ‘Solidarity Fund’ Creates One of the Most Compelling Social Experiments in Art-Market History (And Other Insights)

Our columnist uses news of Art Basel's unprecedented, late-breaking package of exhibitor benefits to vault toward the bigger picture.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 7, 2021

The Hammer

Simon de Pury on How the World’s Top Fashion Houses Have Worked With Artists to Create a Red-Hot Market for Collaborations

The auctioneer ruminates on how contemporary art stars have used these projects to the advantage of their market.

By Simon de Pury, Sep 6, 2021

Wet Paint

Mega-Collector Aby Rosen Fined for Contempt, Rachel Dolezal’s Art Looks, Um, a Lot Like Glenn Ligon’s + More Art-World Gossip

Which formerly incarcerated art dealer is back on the circuit? Which top CEO hung a Kehinde Wiley in her office? Read on for answers.

By Artnet News, Sep 3, 2021

The Art Detective

As the Met Prepares an Action-Packed Fall Season, Museum Director Max Hollein Talks Deaccessioning, NFTs, and Chuck Close

The Met's director offers a peek at the art season ahead—and meditates on the turbulence of the past 18 months.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 3, 2021

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