Auctions Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe. By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
NFTs Digital Art Platform Feral File Turns Two With a Starry Retrospective Featuring Works by Refik Anadol, Tyler Hobbs, and More The retrospective features 33 works gathered from Feral File's past shows. By Min Chen, Jun 27, 2023
Law & Politics A U.S. Judge Permanently Banned Digital Artist Mason Rothschild From Selling His ‘MetaBirkin’ NFTs, Handing a Win to Hermès Back in February, a jury found Rothschild had violated Hermes's trademark rights. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 27, 2023
People Pope Francis Welcomes Artists—Including Andres Serrano of ‘Piss Christ’ Fame—in a Ceremony Celebrating the Vatican’s Contemporary Art Collection The artist says the pontiff even gave him a 'mischievous smile.' By Brian Boucher, Jun 27, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Princess Diana’s Cheeky ‘Black Sheep’ Sweater Could Fetch $50,000 at Auction + Other Stories Plus, a jewel scammer gets jail time in Dresden and Yasufumi Nakamori will helm the Asia Society in New York. By Artnet News, Jun 27, 2023
Museums & Institutions A German Museum Came Up With an Insanely Low-Tech Solution to Protect Its Rembrandt Canvas From a Leaky Ceiling The Gemäldegalerie in Berlin draped a plastic sheet over its Rembrandt painting and set a bucket in front of it. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 26, 2023
Museums & Institutions Hermitage Amsterdam Rebrands as H’ART Museum After Severing Ties With the St. Petersburg Flagship Institution The Centre Pompidou, the British Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are on board as its new partner institutions. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 26, 2023
Crime A Tourist Was Caught on Camera Defacing the Colosseum With His Keys. He Could Face Serious Legal Consequences A stranger filmed the identified man scratching the words “Ivan + Hayley ‘23” on the historic landmark. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: South Korean Student Thought a Museum Wanted Him to Eat the $120,000 Duct-Taped Banana + Other Stories Plus, the New Museum puts the focus on Mire Lee and Damien Hirst raises funds for Uganda. By Artnet News, Jun 26, 2023
On View The Essentials: How to Understand Mark Bradford’s Evolving Approach to Art Through Four Stunning New Works “Mark Bradford: You Don't Have to Tell Me Twice” is on view through July 28. By Gabé Hirschowitz, Jun 23, 2023
NFTs Christie’s Is Selling Mind-Bending NFTs by Artists Mad Dog Jones, Nadya Tolokonnikova, and More to Benefit Psychedelic Research The sale hopes to raise $600,000 for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. By Richard Whiddington, Jun 23, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Private Parties This week, Perrotin's private equity partnership, Jordan Wolfson's lonely view of success, where private museums proliferate, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 23, 2023
Art & Exhibitions David Hockney Will Debut His First A.I. Artwork—a Computer-Generated Ode to Bohemian Life—at Glastonbury Festival This Weekend The digital work is based on the artist's 2014 painting, 'The Dancers V.' By Min Chen, Jun 23, 2023
Art World Banksy-Like Street Art Popped Up in Glasgow Just After an Official Show of His Work Opened in the City. The Artist Says They’re Fakes Yes, the images showed rats, one of Banksy’s trademarks, but no, they’re not the real deal, the studio says. By Brian Boucher, Jun 23, 2023
On View At 91, Painter Sally Cook Has Finally Shed Her Outsider Status. Why Did the Art World Take This Long to Embrace Her? A survey of Cook’s career is on view now at Eric Firestone Gallery in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 23, 2023