The Gray Market Why the Art Market Is Colliding With Investors’ Biggest, Weirdest New Fixation (and No, It’s Not Crypto) Our columnist connects the dots between SPACs, NFTs, Paul Ryan, Emily Ratajkowski, and, of course, New Jersey’s Hometown Deli. By Tim Schneider, May 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Meet the New Generation of Young, Obscenely Wealthy, and Totally Obsessed Collectors Who Are Upending Asia’s Art Market Work by young international artists is going gangbusters in Hong Kong. The demand is largely fueled by collectors under 45. By Vivienne Chow, May 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Who Bought Elizabeth Peyton’s $2.1 Million David Bowie Portrait at Sotheby’s? This NFT Collector Diversifying Into Blue-Chip Art Dealers and auction houses hope that more crypto millionaires will transition into traditional collecting categories. By Katya Kazakina, May 18, 2021
Artnet News Pro Hot Lots: 6 Artworks That Completely Upended Expectations During Last Week’s New York Day Sales The evening sales get all the attention. But it's at the day sales where market stars are born. By Nate Freeman, May 18, 2021
Kenny Schachter Are NFTs a Shrinking Market… or the Next Amazon? Kenny Schachter Wages War With Crypto-Cynics and One Incomprehensible NFT Terrorist Our columnist is back with his first outing on Artnet News Pro—and, don't you know it, he has some thoughts to share on NFTs. By Kenny Schachter, May 17, 2021
Artnet News Pro Who Won New York’s Spring Auction Week? Here Are 9 Important Takeaways From the $1.3 Billion Resurgence of the Art Market From the emergence of a talented new auctioneer, to the biggest flop of the week, here are our parting observations from last week's extravaganza. By Artnet News, May 17, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: West Coast Power Broker David Kordansky Expands to New York, Cryptopunks Buyers Revealed, & More Art-World Gossip What consignor saw their Jonas Wood increase in value by 14,000 percent? What fair has a new Asia edition to reveal next week? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 14, 2021
The Art Detective Revealed: The Biggest Consignors to This Week’s Spring Auctions, From a Blue-Chip Artist to a Financier Offloading 19 Works We bring you the inside scoop on who is selling what. By Katya Kazakina, May 13, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘He’s Like a Puppet-Master’: How Frank Bowling Is Directing the Production of His Art—and His Market—in His Twilight Years Bowling's market is expected to reach new benchmarks as he debuts with mega-gallery Hauser & Wirth. By Naomi Rea, May 12, 2021
The Gray Market What Spotify’s Broken Artist-Royalty Model Can Teach Us About Inequities in the Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist investigates the British government's dust-up with the music-streaming service and what it can teach the art world. By Tim Schneider, May 12, 2021
Artnet News Pro Looking for the Next Big Thing? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists to Seek Out at Frieze New York 2021 We scoured the aisles at Frieze New York to find the most exciting emerging figures. By Julia Halperin & Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella, May 7, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: Ken Griffin Buys Barnett Newman Masterpiece, In-Demand Painter Opens Downtown Gallery, & More Art-World Gossip What artist got a studio visit from Drake? What actress has a painting show at a gallery in the California desert? Read on to find out. By Nate Freeman, May 7, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database Offer a Snapshot of the Market. Here Are the Top 300 From April 2021 We offer you the full list—plus a breakdown of who is rising quickly. By Julia Halperin, May 6, 2021
The Art Detective Inside the Pandemic-Era Divorce Boom—and the Windfall It’s Creating for the Art Market Divorce attorneys recall how some clients have used art to 'torture' one another. By Katya Kazakina, May 6, 2021
The Gray Market The Gray Market: Why NFTs Aren’t the Solution to Museums’ Deaccessioning Dilemmas or Any Other Big Problems, Either (and Other Insights) Our columnist explores the prospect of major U.S. museums fundraising by issuing NFTs of world-renowned works—and why it's a distraction. By Tim Schneider, May 5, 2021
