The Gray Market Donald Trump Is Leading the News Again. Get Ready to See Him All Over the Art World Again, Too Our columnist fears that what's powering Trump back to the top of the news cycle will also power his image back into the art market. By Tim Schneider, Apr 11, 2023
Analysis ‘This Is a Moment They Have to Grab’: How Ghana’s Art Stars Are Building a Movement to Outlast the Speculators and Market Frenzies Cornelius Annor is among a group of Ghanaian painters who have taken the market by storm in recent years—and now are giving back. By Julie Baumgardner, Apr 11, 2023
Auctions The Shoes That Led Michael Jordan to Victory in the 1998 NBA Finals Have Sold at Auction for a Record $2.2 Million The sneakers, signed in silver, are from the basketball legend's final year with the Chicago Bulls. By Artnet News, Apr 11, 2023
Auctions A Newly Rediscovered Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Comes to Auction—Along With Work by Three Other Women Old Masters The auction also includes works by Fede Galizia, Orsola Maddalena Caccia, and Diana De Rosa. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 11, 2023
Auctions Late Record Exec Mo Ostin’s $120 Million Art Collection Is Headed to Auction, Including Works by Magritte, Basquiat, and Picasso An industry legend, Ostin oversaw the signing of Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Artnet News, Apr 11, 2023
The Art Detective How Collector Alexander DiPersia Went From Being a C-Level Hollywood Actor to Making ‘Grownup, Big-Boy’ Moves in the Art Market A real-estate scion linked to a string of glamorous love interests, DiPersia is making an unexpectedly serious name for himself in the art business. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 7, 2023
Wet Paint Inside Andre Sakhai’s Legal Troubles Over an Anna Weyant Painting, a Satanic Artist Protests Palm Sunday in L.A., and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what dealer was spotted reading a classic book on salesmanship on the subway? And what gallery is opening at an Atlantis resort in Dubai? By Annie Armstrong, Apr 7, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Store of Value This week: an art-market logistics mystery, big trouble at big auction houses and museums, extra-sunny buyer psychology, and much more. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2023
Auctions A TikToker Bought a Vintage Purse for $1. It Turned Out to Be a 1920s Cartier Bag That Sold for $9,450 at Auction Chandler West's stunning discovery has gone viral on TikTok. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2023
Market How Does Data Give You the Edge in the Art Market? A Q&A With Artnet’s Head of Strategy and Chief Data Scientist About the New Price Database Artnet's chief strategy officer Albert Neuendorf, and chief data scientist Fabian Bocart weigh in. By Andrew Goldstein, Apr 6, 2023
NFTs Elon Musk Has Inexplicably Changed Twitter’s Logo to That of Dogecoin’s, Causing the Joke Cryptocurrency to Spike in Value Twitter replaced its bird icon with Dogecoin's dog and no one really knows why. By Richard Whiddington, Apr 6, 2023
Market New York’s Landmark Flatiron Building Will Go Up for Auction—Again—After the First Winning Bidder Failed to Pay a $19 Million Deposit Last month, an auction looked to clear up debates over the ownership of the iconic structure, but the sale only complicated the situation. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 6, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Hong Kong Evening Sale Brings In a Respectable $85.5 Million, Fueled by a Strong Demand for Ultra-Contemporary Art Artist records were set for Matthew Wong, Pang Jiun, Loie Hollowell, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2023
The Gray Market Don’t Believe the ‘Resistance-Is-Futile’ Hype When It Comes to A.I. and Art Our columnist looks at how a recent, precedent-setting legal case might lead us to rethink narratives about tech's world-devouring promises. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2023
Market Want to Dip a Toe Into the Blazing Market for Picasso? We Polled the Experts About Where the Smart Buys Are Demand has seldom been higher, but there are plenty of hidden gems to be scooped up at lower price points. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2023
