On View ‘Design Can Be a Way to Say, “Be Careful”’: Creative Legend Gaetano Pesce on the Message in His New Furniture, and His Thoughts on the Future The pioneering Italian designer and architect is the subject of a new exhibition in Los Angeles, through March 31. By Lee Carter, Mar 6, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Orlando Museum Curator Retires Quietly Following the FBI Raid of Its Questionable Basquiat Show + Other Stories Plus, Kim Kardashian went shopping at Pharrell's Joopiter Auction and the Sheldon Solow Foundation loses its case against an alleged cybersquatter. By Artnet News, Mar 6, 2023
Pop Culture How ‘Inside,’ a Tense Tale of Survival Set in a Luxury Penthouse, Transforms Blue-Chip Art Into Willem Dafoe’s Unlikely Arch-Nemesis The anxiety-ridden film, which had its world premiere at the Berlinale film festival, even had its own curator. By Kate Brown, Mar 6, 2023
People Szabolcs Bozó’s Adorable Creatures Were an Antidote to Lockdown Blues. Now They’re Fetching Six-Figure Sums at Auction The artist’s “kawaii-”style paintings have won him fans in Asia. By Lucy Howie, Mar 6, 2023
Art History What Does It Mean to Be an Afrofuturist Now? Three Contemporary Artists on What the Term Means to Them Alisha Wormsley, Mequitta Ahuja, and Cauleen Smith all help move the conversation beyond Black science fiction tropes. By Melissa Smith, Mar 6, 2023
The Art Detective A Wall Street Billionaire Shot Himself in His Family Office. His Death Is Reverberating in the Museum World, and the Art Market The legacy of the late buyout tycoon and philanthropist Thomas H. Lee is in the process of being written. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 3, 2023
People ‘That Little Piece of Energy Is Magnified’: Artist Wangechi Mutu on Honoring the Spirit of the Natural World in Her Fantastical Works As part of a collaboration with Art21, hear news-making artists describe their inspirations in their own words. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 3, 2023
Law A U.S. Judge Dealt a Partial Victory to Sotheby’s in a Long-Running Fraud Case Brought by Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev The judge urged both sides to avoid an 'expensive, risky, and potentially embarrassing' trial. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2023
Auctions A Painting by a One-Eared Dog Named Van Gogh Just Sold for $10,000 at an Animal Rescue Benefit Auction The charity auction runs through the end of the month. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 3, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Doig Defection This week: a different type of Peter Doig solo show, a job posting for the ages, the quick COVID recovery of California's creative class, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 3, 2023
Gallery Network Here’s a Sneak Peek at a Few of the Art-Market Gems Heading to TEFAF Maastricht Next Week The 36th edition of the fair opens this month, showcasing everything from treasures of classical antiquity to highlights of contemporary design. By Artnet Gallery Network, Mar 3, 2023
Pop Culture Artist Cj Hendry’s Wildly Popular Art Scavenger Hunt Is the Subject of a New Documentary That Captures the Thrill of the Chase Step inside Cj Hendry's 'Copyright Infringement' global scavenger hunt. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 3, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Researchers Using Scanning Technology Have Discovered a Mysterious Hidden Chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid + Other Stories Plus, net art champion Peter Weibel has died and Gagosian announces representation of Derrick Adams. By Artnet News, Mar 3, 2023
NFTs Sarah Meyohas's Pioneering NFT Is Entering the Centre Pompidou’s Collection in a Landmark Acquisition of Digital Works It will join 17 other NFTs in the French national collection. By Min Chen, Mar 3, 2023
Art World Ukrainian Artists Fleeing War Find Refuge in Art Communities Abroad—But Their Gaze Stays on the Homefront More than a year after Russia began a wide-scale invasion of Ukraine, many of the besieged country's artists have found themselves living as refugees. By Dorian Batycka, Mar 3, 2023
