Auctions Sotheby’s Faces a ‘More Sober’ Market With a Modern Art Marathon—and Comes Away With $427 Million The evening began with the cream of the Mo Ostin collection before moving to (mostly) modern works. By Katya Kazakina, May 17, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Must-See Booths at Independent New York, From Vietnam Protest Photos to a Racy Film Inspired by Yayoi Kusama Despite the recent boom of all things digital, Independent is a highly analog affair. By Richard Whiddington, May 12, 2023
Art History How Much of a Character Was Alice Neel? Just Look at ‘The Big Clock,’ the Classic Film Noir Partly Based on the Artist’s Notoriety The painter's bohemian ways inspired a key character in the hit 1948 movie. By Ben Davis, May 8, 2023
Reviews What I’m Looking At: Cavorting Human-Duck Hybrids, a Tribute to a Legendary Alt-Art Magazine, and Other Things at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, May 5, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: What Is ‘Quantitative Aesthetics,’ and How Is It Changing Art? This week, national art critic Ben Davis joins Andrew Goldstein to discuss a fascinating new trend within the art world. By Artnet News, May 4, 2023
Law & Politics KAWS Has Won a Key Victory in His Lawsuit Against a Singapore Counterfeiter Churning Out Knockoffs of His Toys and Art KAWS won $900,000 in damages. By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2023
Opinion Is Crafting ‘Super Prompts’ for A.I. Generators the Art of the Future? Probably Not A.I. Clement Greenberg would like to have a word. By Ben Davis, Apr 27, 2023
On View Counterpublic’s 2023 Exhibition in St. Louis Shakes Up the Formulaic—and Often Problematic—Shape of American Triennials Projects by David Adjaye, Raven Chacon, and Torkwase Dyson highlight this year’s exhibition. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 26, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: How Roy Lichtenstein Became a Super-Villain to Comic Book Artists This week, a new documentary considers if Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein appropriated or stole imagery from comic book artists. By Artnet News, Apr 13, 2023
The Gray Market Donald Trump Is Leading the News Again. Get Ready to See Him All Over the Art World Again, Too Our columnist fears that what's powering Trump back to the top of the news cycle will also power his image back into the art market. By Tim Schneider, Apr 12, 2023
The Gray Market Don’t Believe the ‘Resistance-Is-Futile’ Hype When It Comes to A.I. and Art Our columnist looks at how a recent, precedent-setting legal case might lead us to rethink narratives about tech's world-devouring promises. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2023
Reviews What I’m Looking at: Racy Paper-Cuts From China, a Video-Essay Takedown of Decentraland, and Other Stuff at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, Apr 4, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: Are Climate Activists’ Art Attacks Helping or Hurting Their Cause? [Re-Air] Author Farah Nayeri joins the Art Angle to discuss the history of activism and what the stakes of the new climate protests truly are. By Artnet News, Mar 30, 2023
Opinion How We Ended Up in the Era of ‘Quantitative Aesthetics,’ Where Data Points Dictate Taste The Humanities Crash and the McNamara Fallacy in culture. By Ben Davis, Mar 30, 2023
People Hito Steyerl on Why NFTs and A.I. Image Generators Are Really Just ‘Onboarding Tools’ for Tech Conglomerates "This is the Future" has just opened at the Portland Art Museum. By Kate Brown, Mar 10, 2023