Wet Paint L.A. Art Dealer Expands to Tribeca, Racquel Chevremont Is Now a ‘Real Housewife,’ and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which art stars dined at Lucien this week? And which artist had a long history of getting kicked out of the Odeon? By Annie Armstrong, Mar 28, 2024
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Defying Art Market Pessimism (and Crocodiles) Following the outstanding sale of her collection, the veteran auctioneer looks back on his friendship with Monique Barbier-Mueller. By Simon de Pury, Mar 27, 2024
The Art Detective ‘It’s Not a Soft Landing’: Contemporary Art Prices Come Crashing Down. Is This the End? Current market conditions challenge the popular belief that art always goes up. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 22, 2024
Wet Paint Salon 94 Loses a Top Artist, Fresh Details on Cady Noland’s L.A. Show, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what did you miss at Jamian Juliano-Villani's afterparty for her Gagosian show? By Annie Armstrong, Mar 21, 2024
Wet Paint Cady Noland’s Ultra-Mysterious L.A. Show, an Art Space in a Snake Enclosure, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, a scammer is posing as advisor Todd Levin, and the Art Production Fund gala took over the Grill. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 15, 2024
Kenny Schachter Valley Guy, Part 4: Kenny Schachter Returns From His L.A. Adventures With Frieze Gossip—and His Very Own A.I. App By Kenny Schachter, Mar 7, 2024
The Art Detective A Mysterious Brice Marden Painting Is Auction-Bound, and the Art Detective Is on the Case Unknown to experts, the canvas could soon sell for a record $50 million. Who has consigned it? By Katya Kazakina, Mar 2, 2024
Wet Paint Inside Jimmy Iovine’s Star-Studded Charity Art Sale, Poolside Chatter at the Felix Art Fair, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which powerhouse art couple has split? And who was behind the now-retired Instagram account @whos___who? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 29, 2024
Kenny Schachter Valley Guy, Part 3: Kenny Schachter on Fake Kusamas, an Illicit Photo Sale, and Hans Ulrich Obrist’s Star Turn And our columnist is mulling a move to Los Angeles, despite some fender-benders. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 27, 2024
The Hammer We’re (Nearly) Ready to Automate the Art Industry Plus, why we should expect more consolidation among art advisors. By Simon de Pury, Feb 26, 2024
The Art Detective Jeff Koons’s Art Is on the Moon, but His Prices Have Cratered. Can Power Players Reignite His Market? Major shows will soon hit Hong Kong, New York, and London. Will a collector pay more than $50 million for his sculpture of Michael Jackson and Bubbles? By Katya Kazakina, Feb 23, 2024
Wet Paint Jeffrey Epstein-Commissioned Painting Heads to Auction, Clearing Directors Squabble Over Brussels Branch, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who showed up at the Met's opening for their Harlem Renaissance show? What notorious "good guy" of the art world threw the party of the week? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 22, 2024
The Art Detective Should Museums Show Art Owned by Patrons? It’s Tempting. It Can Also Blow Up As the Brooklyn Museum prepared to present the collection of a trustee, Swizz Beatz, it aimed to avoid controversy. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 16, 2024
Wet Paint New York’s Favorite Non-Gallery, Valentine’s Day With the Power Lesbians Playing Backgammon, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist got kicked out of a party at Casino? And who threw the best party of the week? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 15, 2024
Kenny Schachter Valley Guy, Part 2: Kenny Schachter Falls in Love with L.A., Opening Show While Dueling New York Neighbor In his second Hollywood diary, our columnist reports on a new Elon Musk creation, an art-filled boutique, and big-dollar deals. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 15, 2024