Wet Paint Dealer Shows at Russian State-Backed Fair After Condemning War in Ukraine, Chaos Among NADA Dealers, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what new gallery did Loie Hollowell just land? What New York City opening got shut down by the police? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 15, 2022
Auctions Phillips Announces a Record $746 Million in Auction and Private Sales for First Half of 2022, Another Sign of the Peaking Art Market The auction house also revealed the opening of its first Los Angeles outpost. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Rhythm and Seoul This week: Seoul’s global gallery scene, the culture sector’s post-COVID building boom, and Caroline Walker heats up the auction houses. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Jul 15, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Sold a Jean Prouvé Table for $1.6 Million Last Month—But Didn’t Mention It Might Contain Asbestos An eagle-eyed antique dealer realized there was more to the "Granipoli concrete" table than met the eye. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Artist Nicole Nadeau Surfs Her Way Through the Hamptons and Parties With the Art World on Long Island Nadeau takes us out onto the East End for a little bit of summer fun in the sun. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 14, 2022
Market Perrotin Will Open a Second Space in Seoul Ahead of Frieze’s Debut, as the Western Art Market Clamors for a Foothold in South Korea Galleries are racing to expand their footprints in Seoul, which is becoming the art world's main attraction. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in June 2022 From a Francis Bacon portrait to Jeff Koons's monkey, here are the top lots from last month. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 14, 2022
NFTs Screen Time Well Spent? Meet 6 Teenage NFT Superstars Whose Names—and Eye-Popping Prices—You Need to Know These artists suggests that a cultural shift is distinctly underway. By Dorian Batycka, Jul 14, 2022
NFTs In a Sign of Peak… Something, a 2017 Bottle of Champagne That Came With a Bored Ape NFT Just Sold for $2.5 Million Is the market for NFTs fizzling or fizzing? By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 13, 2022
NFTs The Calder Foundation Is Looking to Gamify Art History With a New Web3 Experience That Awards Official NFTs to Winners Proceeds from the NFTs will be used to fund conservation of Calder's sculptures. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 13, 2022
NFTs How a Goblin-Themed NFT Inspired a Viral Online Forum for Crypto Crash Victims to Literally Just Scream in Fury Users are posting their own screeches, moans, and wails as a way to cope. By Dorian Batycka, Jul 13, 2022
NFTs A Collector Spent $104,000 on an NFT of a Leonardo Painting That May Have Been Forged. So What’s the NFT Really Worth? The NFT of 'La Bella Principessa' consists of a 500 million-pixel hologram encased in crystal. By Dorian Batycka, Jul 13, 2022
The Gray Market Why Better Artist Resale Royalties Are an Opportunity for Better Business in the Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist explains why it hurts almost all market players to portray resale royalties as a zero-sum game. By Tim Schneider, Jul 13, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Reports Total Sales Hit $4.1 Billion in the First Half of 2022, Its Best Performance Since 2015 Still, clouds were gathering on the horizon with respect to Asian buyers and NFT sales. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2022
Auctions Pop Star Halsey Is Auctioning Off Five Drawings She Made Live Onstage to Benefit Reproductive Rights The works are expected to fetch around $7,000 each at Sotheby's. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 12, 2022