Auctions This Piano—Purchased by John Lennon, Gifted to Sam Green, Then Loaned to Andy Warhol—Could Ring Up $3 Million at Auction Lennon and Yoko Ono composed songs for their 1980 album, "Double Fantasy," on the piano. By Adam Schrader, Aug 7, 2023
Gallery Network Independent 20th Century Returns to New York This September With an Eye-Opening Focus on Self-Taught Artists The much anticipated, invite-only fair continues its mission of championing artists and movements from the last century. By Artnet Gallery Network, Aug 4, 2023
What I Buy and Why Curator Roya Khadjavi on Celebrating the Next Generation of Iranian Women Artists, One Work at a Time Khadjavi began working with Iranian artists in 2008, after visiting the country for the first time since leaving some 30 years prior. By Lee Carter, Aug 1, 2023
Art & Tech A Global Project Is Sending Time Capsules to the Moon Containing Artworks and Objects by More Than 30,000 Creatives The works will be sent in commercial shipments in tandem with NASA's Artemis missions. By Adam Schrader, Jul 31, 2023
Wet Paint Has the Art World Forgotten How to Take Summer Off? Plus, The Famous Art Dealers Behind These Mystery Artworks, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what artist worked as Tom Holland's hand double in a recent tv show? Which systems-loving artist shut down a party in NoLIta? By Annie Armstrong, Jul 28, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: It’s Gogo Time This week: Larry’s life and legacy, Zwirner on Zwirner, cultural infrastructure accounting, and much more. By Artnet News, Jul 28, 2023
Pop Culture ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Are Facing Off at the Movies and in Memes—But It’s the Unexpected Similarities That Tell Us Something About Culture Now Underneath the warring aesthetics, the films have a lot in common. By Kate Brown, Jul 27, 2023
Art World Is the World Ready for the Chameleonic, Virtuosic Legacy of Artist Juan Pablo Echeverri? Here’s His Story The artist posed for a passport photo everyday for 22 years. Two concurrent posthumous exhibitions prove the genius behind his jest. By William Van Meter, Jul 24, 2023
Pop Culture Who Was Edward Brezinski? Nobody Really Knows. But a New Documentary About the ’80s Artist’s Failure to Find Fame Could Change That Edward Brezinski was there when Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring skyrocketed to fame and fortune. His story is very different. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2023
Pop Culture Barbie on the Brain? Here Are 7 Artworks Featuring the World’s Most Famous Doll as Model and Muse Barbie has been a potent source of inspiration for artists since her debut. By Annikka Olsen, Jul 21, 2023
Books Looking for a Smart Beach Read? Here Are 15 of the Most Gripping New Art-World Books to Crack Open This Summer From the stranger-than-fiction tale of the world's biggest art theft to an ambitious meta-fiction of an enigmatic art star with a secret history, here is what we are reading this season. By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023
Art World Prominent Collector and Dealer Adam Lindemann Arrested After Alleged Altercation at His Montauk Neighbor’s Art ‘Ranch’ The dealer allegedly trespassed onto Max Levai's art gallery in Montauk, The Ranch. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 19, 2023
Gallery Network 7 Questions for Dealer Nikolaus Leskovar on His Advice for Collectors, and the Artworks That Bring Tears to His Eyes Leskovar, who is based in Austria, discusses his lifelong passion for collecting, and offers succinct advice for collectors. By Artnet Gallery Network, Jul 19, 2023
Art World Day in the Life: Art Advisor Heidi Lee Komaromi Brought Us Along as She Scoped Out the Hamptons Fine Art Fair Komaromi got down to business, scouring the fair for overlooked historical gems for her clients. By Heidi Lee Komaromi, Jul 17, 2023
Art World ‘Magma,’ a New, Limited-Run Annual Featuring Original Works, Brings Artists and Writers Into Dialogue The hardcover debut, sponsored by Bottega Veneta, showcases artists such as Lucas Arruda, Sophie Calle, and Agnès Varda. By Annie Armstrong, Jul 14, 2023