Books 17 Riveting Books About Art to Read Right Now, From a Novel About the New York Art Scene to a Compendium of Startling Art Crimes Here's what we're reading on the beach. By Artnet News, Jul 19, 2022
Art & Tech Christie’s Is Getting Into Venture Capital With a New Fund for Tech Startups Making Financial Tools for the Art Market The first company it will fund is LayerZero Labs. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2022
Art & Exhibitions The Head of Documenta Has Resigned Amid an Ongoing Antisemitism Scandal as the Mega-Exhibition Seeks to Regain Lost ‘Trust’ Sabine Schormann, director general of Documenta, has resigned from her post on short notice. By Kate Brown, Jul 18, 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
Art World What Makes for a Successful Studio Visit? 4 Veteran Art Professionals Offer Real, Actionable Advice for Young Artists Here are some tips on how to stand out from the pack. By Melissa Smith, Jul 13, 2022
Reviews The Investigative Mode of the Berlin Biennale Raises an Uncomfortable Question: Who Is All This Research Really for? Several of the works on view rehearse well-documented stories, suggesting that facts speak for themselves. They don't. By Ben Davis, Jul 12, 2022
Art World We Asked Leading Video Artists How Best to Enjoy the Medium—and, Yes, It’s OK to Leave in the Middle (and to Be Confused) Don't be put off by the long runtimes, uncomfortable seating, or a lack of narrative. By Melissa Smith, Jul 11, 2022
Reviews Documenta 15’s Focus on Populist Art Opens the Door to Art Worlds You Don’t Otherwise See—and May Not Always Want to There are conversations—about NGO aesthetics and the genuinely engaging parts of the show—that will be lost amid Documenta's current controversy. By Ben Davis, Jul 6, 2022
The Gray Market Corporations Are Writing the Rules of the Metaverse as We Speak. If the Art World Wants a Say, It Needs to Hurry Up (and Other Insights) Our columnist unmasks the risks to culture hidden in the dominant vision of the metaverse now being sold to the public. By Tim Schneider, Jul 6, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Stiff Upper Lip London’s eye-of-the-beholder auctions, Aboudia’s serious fanbase, crypto art’s next rising star, and much more By Tim Schneider & Julia Halperin, Jul 1, 2022
People As Artists Look for Alternatives to the ‘Limiting’ Aspects of Figuration, Art Historian David Getsy Surveys the Landscape of Queer Abstraction “I've been interested in figuring out the histories of queer art that do not immediately announce themselves as queer," Getsy said. By Osman Can Yerebakan, Jun 30, 2022
Style Ferragamo Launches a New Soho Concept Store Featuring an Interactive NFT Collaboration With Digital Creator Shxpir Visitors can immerse themselves in their own NFT at the futuristic outpost. By William Van Meter, Jun 28, 2022
People Painter Sam Gilliam, Celebrated for His Boldly Colored Draped Canvases, Has Died at 88 The abstract painter died at his home in Washington, D.C. By Helen Stoilas, Jun 27, 2022
NFTs If NFT.NYC Represents the Future of Art, Then Why Was It So Boring? The organizers of this year's conference brought in no fewer than 1,500 speakers—and a lot of marketing gimmicks. By Ben Davis, Jun 27, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Has the Art Market Peaked? This week: How to tell if the market is headed for recession, a collector’s battle with a fruit company, the Asian market’s newest darling, and more. By Julia Halperin, Jun 24, 2022