The Back Room The Back Room: Twilight of the Gmail Art Advisors This week: good riddance to bad advisors, A-list poaching gossip, Vermeer as ticket master, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 10, 2023
Analysis Expert Report on Documenta 15 Calls Show an ‘Echo Chamber’ for Israel-Related Antisemitism. But Its Authors Defend Artistic Freedom The 133-page report, which was commissioned by culture minister Claudia Roth, has wide-ranging implications for the future of the show. By Quynh Tran, Feb 10, 2023
Wet Paint What You Need to Know About the Art World’s New Reality TV Show, Lucas Zwirner and Elizabeth Peyton’s Friendship Sparks Chatter, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what gallery suggested that a collector auction a piece by one of their own artists? Who was spotted at Palazzo Chupi with the Schnabels? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 9, 2023
The Gray Market The Traditional Borders of Taste Have Melted Down. The Way We Talk About the Art Market Is Still Catching Up Lessons about presenting, marketing, and selling art from an expansive show of 'Drawing by Sculptors' at Helena Anrather gallery. By Tim Schneider, Feb 8, 2023
Auctions A Prized Kandinsky Painting Recently Restituted to the Heirs of a Jewish Collector May Fetch $45 Million at Sotheby’s The Van Abbemuseum restituted the painting to the heirs. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 8, 2023
Auctions Anne Vallayer-Coster Was a Painter for Marie Antoinette—Here are 3 Things to Know About the 18th-Century Artist Smashing Expectations at Auction The renowned flower painter was the second woman elected to France's Royal Academy. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 8, 2023
Analysis LVMH Shelled Out $47 Million to Keep a Caillebotte Masterpiece in France. So Why Are People Complaining? LVMH is entitled to a major tax break after buying the painting. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2023
Auctions The Private Equity Firm Behind Bonhams Is Reportedly Exploring a Sale of the Auction House for $1 Billion In 2022, Bonhams's saw a 27 percent increase in its annual revenue. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2023
Artnet News Pro Southeast Asia’s Underrated Art Scene Is on the Rise. Here Are 8 Galleries That Ambitious Collectors Need to Know in the Region These local galleries can help you navigate the landscape of this culturally rich and complex region. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 7, 2023
Art Fairs The Co-Founders of the Scrapped Masterpiece London Are Reuniting to Debut a New London Art and Antiques Fair Thomas Woodham-Smith and Harry Van der Hoorn will introduce the London Summer Art Fair in June. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 6, 2023
The Art Detective ‘Gmail Art Advisors’ Are a Pestilence on the Market. Luckily, They Are Starting to Melt Away, One by One Who are these speculative intermediaries who materialize in boom times to make a quick buck? “They appear out of the blue and often vanish into the mist.” By Katya Kazakina, Feb 3, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Old Masters, New Life? This week: an Old Masters auction overview, an Ernie Barnes mystery, a Winfred Rembert groundswell, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 3, 2023
Wet Paint Eddie Murphy Outs Himself as the Owner of Ernie Barnes’s ‘Sugar Shack,’ Why the Whitney Is the Worst Party Venue Ever, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what are the most overrated artworks in New York City museums? Who all was spotted at The Odeon this week? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 2, 2023
The Gray Market U.S. Lawmakers Are Suckers for Star Power. That’s a Big Obstacle to Reining in A.I. Image Generators Our columnist contrasts the U.S. Senate's vigorous defense of Taylor Swift fans to the silence around visual artists' rights in the A.I. era. By Tim Schneider, Jan 31, 2023
Auctions Park West, the Gallery Best Known for Selling Art on Cruise Ships, Wants to Turn the Tide After Years of Legal Battles. Will a New York Outpost Help? The Manhattan gallery is the fourth brick-and-mortar space the company has opened in recent years. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 31, 2023
