Ask an Art Advisor Is It Better to Invest in Art or Stocks? Here’s What a Veteran Professional Art Advisor Suggests Plus, when is the best time to insure your art, and how do I get an invite to a gallery dinner? By Wendy Goldsmith, Aug 2, 2022
NFTs An Italian Artist Claims to Be Pak, Maker of the Most Expensive NFT of All Time. Is It Really Him or Just a Conceptual Joke? It could also be Paris Hilton, who knows? By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 1, 2022
Art Fairs Design Miami Is Canceling Its First Paris Edition After French Police Nixed Its Planned Location for Fear of Potential ‘Social Movements’ Police said they are concerned about security in the public square. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 1, 2022
Art Fairs ‘The Public Is Ready’: A New Art Fair in a 5-Star Hotel in Warsaw Hopes to Draw In Poland’s Bright, Young Base of Collectors An iconic art deco building will host the inaugural fair as the war thunders on next door in Ukraine. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 1, 2022
Artnet News Pro Have Patience. Sweat It Out. Never Manipulate. A Q&A With JTT’s Jasmin Tsou on Her Lessons for Surviving the Young Dealer Grind As she settles into a bigger space, the gallerist talks the pressure to grow or go and other challenges facing young galleries. By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 1, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Artist Genevieve Goffman Art-Handles Her Own Work and Confronts a Three-Headed Death Hound Goffman offers us a peak into her world. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 29, 2022
Wet Paint Inside Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont’s Profit-Sharing Arrangement, a Vibe Check on Upstate Art Weekend, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what art opening was Julia Fox spotted at? What art-world scion is Vincent Gallo palling around with? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 29, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Northeastern Promises This week: Maine’s market moment, Barbara Kruger’s auction ascent, European biennials barge back into the news cycle, and more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Jul 29, 2022
The Art Detective The U.S. Dollar Is the Strongest It’s Been in Two Decades. So What Does Its Growing Power Mean for the Art Market? Americans' buying power is growing fast—at least for now. By Katya Kazakina, Jul 29, 2022
Auctions Pew! Pew! Han Solo’s Original ‘Blaster’ Gun From ‘Star Wars’ Is Heading to Auction, With an Ewok-Sized Low Estimate of $300,000 The prop DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol is estimated to go for up to half a million—but could fetch much more. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 28, 2022
Market The Little-Known Story of How a Brash Duchess Convinced Wealthy Americans to Invest in Sculptures by Auguste Rodin The Clark Art Institute's summer show details how he became the most famous French sculptor in America. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 28, 2022
NFTs A Law Firm Is Seeking Disgruntled Bored Ape Yacht Club Investors for a Class Action Suit Alleging Yuga Labs Overpromised on Returns The law firm aims to prove that Bored Ape NFTs act as financial tools, rather than unique artworks. By Amy Castor, Jul 27, 2022
The Gray Market Why Artists and Curators Are Essential to Building a Metaverse That Will Do More Than Make Mark Zuckerberg Rich (and Other Insights) Our columnist explains the folly of letting better headsets and other products determine when we're officially living rich virtual lives. By Tim Schneider, Jul 27, 2022
NFTs Burn, Baby, Burn! Damien Hirst Will Set His Own Drawings Aflame in the Culmination of His Grand NFT Experiment ‘The Currency’ What happens when a YBA crosses paths with NFTs? By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2022
The Appraisal Does Barbara Kruger’s New Relevance in a Post-Truth America Mean Her Market Is Heating Up, Too? We Looked Into the Data We took to Artnet's Price Database to investigate. By Naomi Rea, Jul 26, 2022