Auctions Michael Jordan’s Game-Worn Chicago Bulls Jersey From His Final NBA Championship Run Could Fetch $5 Million at Sotheby’s Jordan wore the jersey during the Chicago Bulls's "last dance" run at a title, which resulted in a win over the Utah Jazz. By Artnet News, Aug 10, 2022
The Gray Market How a Scandal in the Record-Collecting Industry Illuminates Why the Art Trade Is So Often Backward-Looking (and Other Insights) Our columnist excavates an evergreen lesson for the art world from an "existential crisis" in the market for high-end vinyl. By Tim Schneider, Aug 10, 2022
The Appraisal Is Damien Hirst Still a Good Investment? Here’s What the Data Says About the State of the Famed Artist’s Market We looked into the Artnet Price Database for answers. By Naomi Rea, Aug 9, 2022
NFTs OpenSea Just Gave $100,000 to the Buzzy DAO Friends With Benefits to Take Over Its Homepage With ‘Phygital’ Art Commissions The hip DAO is also set to make a splash in the phygital realm this week with the inaugural FWB Fest. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2022
Auctions Auction Veteran Simon de Pury Explains the Bold Business Model for His Latest Auction, Designed to Benefit Artists Above All The auction presents works exclusively by women artists made in the past three years. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2022
Artnet News Pro What Will Be Asia’s Next Art-Market Capital? A Q&A With Hong Kong Collector Alan Lo on Where the Smart Money Is Headed Lo says it's to the benefit of everyone that new markets become established in Asian cities outside Hong Kong. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Aug 8, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Miami Dealer Katia Rosenthal Installs a Show in Her Sandals and Chats Up Tennis Stars Check out a week in her life. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 5, 2022
Wet Paint NFT Envy Allegedly Leads to a Dust-Up in the Hamptons, Nicolas Party Knocks Off His Own Work, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist forgot to pay an outrageous bar tab? What painter just got hitched at the Cooper Hewitt? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 5, 2022
NFTs After More Than a Year of Keeping Their Faces Hidden, the Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Appear on Camera for the First Time Feverish speculation has swirled around the identities of the men behind the hit NFT collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 5, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Dollar Days This week: the U.S. dollar flexes its muscle, the Hamptons get scandalous, "The Currency" maths out, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Aug 5, 2022
The Art Detective A 54-Year-Old History Teacher in Connecticut Just Became One of the Art Market’s Fastest-Rising Stars It helps that Rob Ober was previously a collector and dealer. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 5, 2022
Galleries Two Young Women Took a Gamble and Opened an Art Gallery in Remote Kosovo. It Is Now One of the Most Talked-About Galleries in Europe Last month, Lambalambdalambda opened its second space in Prishtina. By Hettie Judah, Aug 4, 2022
NFTs Damien Hirst’s ‘The Currency’ Was a Referendum on NFTs Vs. Traditional Art. The Result? A Resounding Preference for Traditional Art Hirst's collectors aren't so sure NFTs are the future of art, it seems—even if Hirst himself is. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 3, 2022
NFTs Tiffany and Co.’s News That It Will Produce Customized CryptoPunk Pendants Sets Off 2,200 Percent Leap in the NFT’s Trading Volume Punk owners will be able to get a wearable, diamond-encrusted likeness for $50,000. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 3, 2022
Analysis In 2020, Blue-Chip Art Businesses Flocked to the Hamptons. Are They in It for the Long Haul? "It's a thing," said one veteran dealer of the newly energized Hamptons art scene. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 3, 2022